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Term	Definition
Deforestation	make partial or minor changes to (something), typically so as to improve it or to make it less extreme
Pollution	the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects
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
Depend	Depend is to be controlled or determined by or rely on
Natural Disaster	a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation
Adapt	make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose
Acid Rain	rainfall made sufficiently acidic by atmospheric pollution that it causes environmental harm, typically to forests and lakes
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, chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants
Greenhouse Gases
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typically	make partial or minor changes to (something), _____ so as to improve it or to make it less extreme	1	1	true
Pollution	Definition: the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects	2	0	false
Greenhouse Effect	Definition: 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	3	0	false
Depend	Definition: Depend is to be controlled or determined by or rely on	4	0	false
greenhouse	a gas that contributes to the _____ effect by absorbing infrared radiation	5	1	true
Adapt	Definition: make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose	6	0	false
sufficiently	rainfall made _____ acidic by atmospheric pollution that it causes environmental harm, typically to forests and lakes	7	1	true
Global Warming	Definition: 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, chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants	8	0	false
Greenhouse Gases	Definition:	9	0	false
Modify	Definition:	10	0	false