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Solving Ecological Problems
Chapter 32
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Biology
9th Grade
11/14/2010

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acid
Definition

liquids that have pH values lower than 7

 

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acid

rain

Definition
rain that has a pH between 1 and 5.5
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base
Definition
liquids that have pH values greater than 7
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biodegradable
Definition
something that can be broken down by microbes into harmless chemicals and used by other living things
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endangered
Definition
a species of living thing that is in danger of becoming extinct
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erosion
Definition
the wearing away of soil by wind and water
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fossil

fuel

Definition
the remains of organisms that lived millions of years ago
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greenhouse

effect

Definition
the trapping of heat near Earth's surface by a layer of carbon dioxide
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natural

resource

Definition
any part of the environment used by humans
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ozone
Definition
a molecule made of three oxygen atoms that forms a layer high above Earth's surface
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pesticide
Definition
chemicals used to kill unwanted pests
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pollution
Definition
anything that makes the surroundings unhealthy or unclean
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radon
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a gas found in the ground that gives off radiation
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recycling
Definition
the re-using of resources
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sediment
Definition
material that settles on the bottom of a body of water
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smog
Definition
a combination of smoke and fog
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threatened
Definition
a species of living thing that is close to being endangered
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toxic
Definition
poisonous
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