Human Impact on the Environment Vocabulary

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Atmosphere

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A layer of gases surrounding a planet, star, or moon.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

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Deforestation is...

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the action or process of clearing forests.

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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What are emissions?

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Things that are produced and given off as part of a process.

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Ice sheet

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a thick layer of ice that covers a large area of land.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

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Global warming

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An increase in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans, especially one great enough to change the climate.

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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Renewable Energy is...

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energy from a natural resource, such as wind or sunlight, that can't be used up.

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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Pollution is...

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the act or result of putting harmful substances into the air, water, or soil.

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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carbon dioxide

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An invisible gas that is formed by the chemical breakdown or burning of organic substances such as fossil fuels.

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Glacier

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A large body of accumulated ice and compacted snow that is found year-round and that slowly moves downward and outward.

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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Environmentalist

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People concerned with keeping Earth's ecosystems healthy.

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4