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Earth Day Vocab.

Vocabulary

TermDefinition
biodegradable anything that can be naturally broken down and returned to the Earth
compost a collection of biodegradable waste that is no longer used by people or which died on their own
consumption the act of eating, using, or taking in
ecological footprint a way of measuring how much of an impact a person or community has on the Earth
ecosystem a community of plants, animals, water, and air that depend on each other for survival
fossil fuel nonrenewable energy sources-coal, oil and natural gas-that formed in earth's crust over hundreds of millions of years
hazardous wastes waste materials, such as pesticides and leftover paints that are harmful to human health or poisonous to living organisms
pollutant substance that contaminates any part of the environment
recycling conservation method that is a form of reuse and requires changing or reprocessing an item or natural resource
natural resources part of Earth's environment that supplies materials useful or necessary for the survival of living organisms
nonrenewable energy energy that comes from sources that either can be used up or do not replace themselves
renewable energy energy sources which can be used over and over again without running out
conserve to avoid wasteful or destructive use of
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