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Biodiversity
human impact
Question | Answer |
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Nonrenewable resource | we cannot get more of it once it is all gone (coal, oil, natural gas – fossil fuels) |
Biodiversity | variations in types of life on in an area |
Endangered Species | in danger of extinction in the foreseeable future |
Extinction | when no living members exist anymore |
Fauna | the animal life |
Flora | the plant life |
Global Warming | an increase in the earth's average temperature due to CO2 (carbon dioxide) |
Acid Rain | caused by air pollution (sulfur and nitrogen oxides) |
Air Pollution | comes from burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) |
Renewable Resource | we can get more of it (solar power, trees, water power) |