Our Cafeteria Food Part 1 Vocab

the modification of one or more resources into a product (combining different things to make something new)

• Carbon Footprint

• Emissions

• Processing

• Fracking

the total carbon dioxide emissions produced by an individual, group, or location

• Carbon Footprint

• Emissions

• Processing

• Fracking

Pollution released into the atmosphere by human activity (gases released into the air, especially by cars and factories)

• Carbon Footprint

• Emissions

• Processing

• Fracking

fracturing of underground rock with the use of drills and chemicals sprayed at high pressure, in order to release the resources below ground. (Mainly Natural Gas)

• Carbon Footprint

• Emissions

• Processing

• Fracking

Gases in Earth's atmosphere that trap heat near the surface

• Carbon Footprint

• green house gases

• Processing

• Fracking

A substance intoduced into the atmosphere that has undesired effects or negatively affects the usefulness of resources.

• Carbon Footprint

• green house gases

• Pollutant

• consumption

the using up of a resource (this leads to its deterioration)

• Carbon Footprint

• green house gases

• Pollutant

• consumption

the variety of different life forms that exist in an area

• Biodiversity

• green house gases

• Pollutant

• consumption

the ability for something to continue to occur (happen)

• Biodiversity

• sustainability

• Agricultural Productivity

• Pesticides

how much crops can be produced based on the amount of resources needed for the production.

• Biodiversity

• sustainability

• Agricultural Productivity

• Pesticides