Chapters 15 and 16 Word Scramble
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biosphere | all organisms and the part of Earth where they exist |
biota | collection of living things |
hydrosphere | collection of Earth's water bodies, ice, and water vapor |
atmosphere | air blanketing Earth's solid surface |
geosphere | features of Earth's surface, such as continents and the sea floor, and everything below Earth's surface |
climate | average long-term weather pattern of a region |
microclimate | climate of a specific location within a larger area |
nonrenewable resource | natural resource that is used more quickly than it can be formed |
renewable resource | resource that replenishes itself quickly enough so that it will not be used faster than it can be produced |
ecological footprint | amount of land necessary to produce and maintain enough food water, shelter, energy, and waste |
global warming | worldwide trend of increasing average temperatures |
sustainable development | practice of not using natural resources more quickly than they can be replenished |
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