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| the burning of solid waste |
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| heat from Earth's interior |
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| human-made gases containing chlorine and fluorine |
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| polluted liguid produced by water passing through burried wastes in a landfill |
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| the process by which water, wind, or ice moves particles of rock and soil |
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| an energy-rich substance (such as coal, oil) |
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| electricity produced using the energy of flowing water |
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| a cordless, odorless radioactive gas |
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| pollutants that are released into the air |
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| wood that belongs to a group of fuels that are made from living things |
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| a practice to reduce energy |
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| a chemical that kills crop destroying organisms |
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| a material that can be harmful if it is not properly disposed |
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| the advance of desert-like conditions into areas that previously were fertile |
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| the situation that rises when more soil nutrients are used then decomposers can supply |
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| a condition in the Earth's atmosphere in which a layer of warm air traps polluted air close to Earth's surface |
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| capable of being broken down by bacteria and other decomposers |
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