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Land Pollution
What type of pollution occurs when liquid or solid waste materials are being disposed either on the land surface or buried underground?
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At 74 years old, this famous cartoon character says, "Only you can prevent forest fires".
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Smog
This word that sounds like fog was used at London for the first time to describe intense air pollution consisting of smoke and fog
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3%
What percent of Earth's water is fresh?
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Antarctica
What is the cleanest continent on Earth?
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Renewable energy is made from resources that nature will replace, like wind, water, and sunshine.
Define Renewable Energy.
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Road transportation like cars
What is the biggest single air polluter?
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Coral bleaching
The term used to describe when corals turn white because of changes such as temperature
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Agriculture
What is the #1 cause of deforestation in the world?
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82%
Fossil fuels are the world’s dominant energy source, making up what of the global energy supply?
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Los Angeles, CA
This city has the worst air pollution in the United States
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Sea Turtles
Finding Nemo brought life to this groovy character, but sadly nearly all species of this animal are endangered
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One Million
How many bushels of garbage is thrown out of car windows by Americans each year?
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The process of injecting liquid at high pressure into subterranean rocks so as to force open existing fissures and extract oil or gas
What is fracking?
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Nitrogen (~78%) oxygen (21%), carbon dioxide (0.039%)
What is the primary gas that air is comprised?
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The Pacific
The ocean to the east of the U.S. is filled with so much garbage that it has earned the nickname "The Great ______ Garbage Patch"
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Soil erosion (which can cause floods and landslides),
Droughts (when an area becomes too dry due to lack of rain), Lack of biodiversity (the number of different species in an area becomes smaller), Habitat loss (animals and plants lose their homes), Climate change
Name 3 effects of deforestation.
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Around 6% of the world’s energy.
The U.S., France, and Japan are the leading producers of nuclear energy. What percent of the world is run on nuclear energy?
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Global Warming
This hot issue term means, "a gradual rising of Earth's temperature"
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Industrial waste,
Sewage water produced by households, Mining, Dumping trash into the oceans, Oil spills, Burning of fossil fuels like coal and oil, Chemical fertilizers and pesticides, Landfill leakage
Name two sources of water pollution
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