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| an increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere |
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| a gas composed of carbon and oxygen |
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| the trapping of the Sun's heat by gases in the Earth's atmosphere |
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| any gas in the atmosphere that contributes to the greenhouse effect |
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| fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas |
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| the process in which farmland becomes less productive because the land is degraded |
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| using natural resources in a way that they exist for future generations |
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| substance discharged into the air |
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| The layer of the air that surrounds Earth. It consists mainly of Oxygen, Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide |
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| The careful management of energy so that less energy is used |
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| Energy released from the splitting of atoms |
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