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advanced science
vocabulary words: sun, moon, earth system
Term | Definition |
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pollution | a harmful change of the environment caused by human activity. -leading cause of pollution is the production and use of fossil fuels. |
environment | the external factors including all of the biotic and abiotic factors that surround and affect the survival of living things |
ecosystem | a system that includes all the living organisms in a given area as well as its physical environment functioning together as a unit |
fossil fuel use | |
human overpopulation effects | loss of freshwater, species extinction, depletion of natural resources |
mass extinction | humans are currently causing the greatest mass extinction of species since the dinosaurs 65 million years ago |
poaching | the illegal hunting, killing, or capturing of any protected wildlife in violation of international wildlife management laws |
pollinator decline | |
invasive species | a species that is nonnative to an ecosystem and introduced there by humans which damages the health and wildlife of ecosystems |
intensive farming | farming methods where massive amounts of pesticides and fertilizers are used to maximize harvest yield |
ocean acidification | |
coral reef bleaching | |
overfishing | |
pirate fishing | |
sea level rise | |
great pacific garbage patch | |
habitat loss | |
smog | |
acid rain | |
water pollution |