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Pollution

3rd grade science - Pollution

TermDefinition
natural resources all of the "nature made" things that are useful in your environment
recycle the process of treating something so it can be used again
land pollution pollution created when farmers and gardeners damage the soil by using too many chemicals to fight weeks and harmful insects
weathering the destruction or discoloring action on resources caused by air, water, or frost, especially on rock or wood
contamination unnatural substance that causes pollution or makes our environment impure
conservation the act of protecting our resources
aerosol fine particles from some hairspray and deodorant cans
fluorocarbons a group of compounds of fluorine and carbon that can damage the ozone layer
ecosystem all of the living and nonliving things in a place
air pollution contamination of the air especially by industrial waste gases, fuel exhaust, or smoke
water pollution contamination that occurs when garbage, metals, and chemicals get into rivers, lakes, and oceans
litter trash and other items scattered about the environment by humans
environment things that make up an area like land, water, and air
ozone layer layer of the atmosphere located high above the earth and it shields the planet from dangerous rays of sun that can cause skin cancer
acid rain polluted precipitation caused from air pollution
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