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Global Warming
Social Studies
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6th Grade
09/26/2011

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Term
Global Warming
Definition
An increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere.
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Greenhouse Effect
Definition
The trapping of the sun's heat by gases in the Earth's atmosphere.
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Greenhouse gas
Definition
any gas in the atmosphere that contributes to the greenhouse effect
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Fossil fuels
Definition
Fuels such as coal, oil, and gas.
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Desertification
Definition
The process in which farmland becomes less productive because land is degraded.
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Sustainable
Definition
using natural resources in a way that they exist for future generations.
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Carbon Dioxide
Definition
a gas composed of carbon and oxygen.
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Emissions
Definition
Substances discharged into the air.
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Degraded
Definition
of lower quality.
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Atmosphere
Definition
the layer of air that surrounds earth. It consists mainly of oxygen. Nitrogen and carbon dioxide.
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Energy conservation
Definition
The careful management of energy so that less energy is used.
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Nuclear energy
Definition
energy released from the splitting of atoms.
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Solar Energy
Definition
energy from the sun.
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