Environmental Science Review

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What is a major cause of permanent habitat destruction due to human impact?

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Clearing land to grow food and build businesses and homes.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Is oil a renewable or nonrenewable resource?

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Nonrenewable.

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What has caused the average temperature on Earth to increase in the last century?

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More carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

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Is chicken a renewable or nonrenewable resource?

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Renewable.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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What is one way people can reduce emissions that contribute to smog and warmer temperatures?

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Take public transportation.

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Define renewable resource.

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A resource that can be replenished naturally over time.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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Define nonrenewable resource.

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A resource that cannot be replenished in a short period of time.

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What is the greenhouse effect?

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The warming of Earth's surface due to trapped heat from the sun by greenhouse gases.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

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Name a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming.

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Carbon dioxide (CO2).

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What is habitat destruction?

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The process in which natural habitat is rendered unable to support the species present.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5