Environmental Science Vocabulary

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environment

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everything that surrounds a living thing in the natural world

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organism

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a living thing

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ecosystem

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a community of living and nonliving things with their environment

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habitat

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the natural environment of an animal or plant

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watershed

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the area of land from which water drains into a river, river system, or lake

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wetland

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low land that is always wet

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natural resources

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materials found in nature that people can use

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agriculture

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the science and work of raising crops and farm animals

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pollution

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waste or poison that hurts the Earth

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litter

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waste left on the Earth