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Healthy Earth, Sick Earth
Earth Day Story Vocabulary
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Environmental Studies
Beginner
04/13/2020

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Conserve
Definition
Using less of something to protect it from being used up, lost, or damaged
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Pollution
Definition
Putting harmful contaminants into an environment where they do not belong
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Think Green
Definition
Thinking and making decisions in a way that keeps the environment healthy and safe
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Global Warming
Definition
An increase in the earth’s temperature caused by the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere
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Ice caps
Definition
The large sheets of ice that cover both the North and South Pole
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Solar energy
Definition
A renewable resource that uses the sun’s heat and light to create energy
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Hurricane
Definition
Severe tropical storms with high winds and precipitation that can cause a lot of damage
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