HEI Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Global Warming | a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide |
Greenhouse Gases | a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation |
Greenhouse Effect | the trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere due to the greater transparency of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation emitted from the planet's surface. |
Acid Rain | rainfall made sufficiently acidic by atmospheric pollution that it causes environmental harm, typically to forests and lakes |
Pollution | the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects. |
Adapt | make something suitable for a new use or purpose |
Depend | To rely, especially for support or maintenance |
Modify | make partial or minor changes to something, typically so as to improve it or to make it less extreme. |
Natural Disaster | A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard that affects the environment, and leads to financial, environmental and/or human losses |
Deforestation | the state of being clear of trees |
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