Environmental Science Terms

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Air quality

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A measure of how clean the air is

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Ozone

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A gas found in the atmosphere and at ground level

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Clean energy

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An energy source that does not produce pollution

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Contaminated land

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Land that contains harmful chemicals or other pollutants

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Biodegradable

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Describes materials that decay by bacteria or microorganisms and return to the soil

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Landfill

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A place where trash is dumped and buried underground

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Crop rotation

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The practice of planting different crops in different seasons so as not to deplete the nutrients in the soil

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Green space

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Land that is set aside and left without buildings

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Ecosystem

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All living and nonliving things that live and interact in the same area

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Interaction

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A relationship between living things in which they depend on each other