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Term	Definition
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
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
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
Depend	Depend is to be controlled or determined by or rely on
Modify	make partial or minor changes to (something), typically so as to improve it or to make it less extreme
Acid Rain	rainfall made sufficiently acidic by atmospheric pollution that it causes environmental harm, typically to forests and lakes
Deforestation
Natural Disaster

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