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what are 4 main organic substances

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carbonhydraytes,protiens, fats,and liquids, nucelic acids and DNA.

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2
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what is an organic substance

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anything living or dead

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what is present in all organic substances

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carbon

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what are 5 examples of fossil fuels

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coal, natural gas, crude oil, shale, petrolium.

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why are fossil fuels called fossil fuels

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they used to be part of a living thing

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what is a pencil made up of

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wood, graphite, aluminum, and rubber

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7
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how is enviromental protection provided

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there are enough laws and policies that protect the environment

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8
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what is transpiration

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a process by which plants release excess water into the atmosphere

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what is surface water

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some of the water remains on the surface to form surface water

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10
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what are the 3 important areas to philosophy and sustainability

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economic development, social development and environmental protection.

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what is prciqitatetim

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when clouds become to heavy and rain, snow, hail, sleat, freezing rain,

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ground water

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when water penetrates the ground

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13
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what is sustainabillity

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a way of life that balances human activity to have less of an impact on the environment and protect the longativity

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14
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what is leachate

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toxic chemicals that arereleased from composted trash

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what is social devolopment

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the ways in which communities and people can have improved health and well being, better economic and socail security

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what is recycling

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a process of collection, processing, and reuse of materials that would otherwise be thrown away.

17
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how does the ocean get its salt

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the ocean gets its water from rivers, rivers get their salt from the minerals of rocks along the way

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what is the process of the water cycle

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evporporates from rivers to form water vapor then transpiration plant release excess water then water condenses and forms clouds then clouds ferticipate then they create ground/ surface water.

19
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what is economic devolopment

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the ways in which communities and people can make money without doing harm to the enviroment

20
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what forms clouds

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tiny water droplets come together and form clouds

21
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how do rivers start

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snow melts at the top of mountains and starts trickling down in the form water

22
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what a non-renewable rescoursce

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a rescourse hat cannot be replaced as fast as they are consumed, they are used faster then they can be renewed by nature

23
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3 examples of natraul rescousces

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animals, timber, and water

24
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what is disrupting the water cycle

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fossil fuels

25
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what are stomata

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small openings on the underside of the leaves where excess water leaves the plant.

26
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what is a renweable resource

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a rescoursce that can be replaced by natural proscess

27
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what is the water cycle

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the water cycle is the proscess by which water is continually renewed

28
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what is a natraul rescousre

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materials people use from the enviroment

29
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what makes up leachate

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toluene, phenols, benzene, ammonia, dioxins,
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), chlorinated pesticides and heavy metals

30
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why is water a renewable resource

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water is a renewable resource if its use is
carefully controlled.

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what is evaporation

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the process by which a liquid turns into a gas

32
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what is condensation

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the process where water vapor becomes liquid.

33
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what are the advantages of recycling

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ges of Recycling
1. Recycling reduces the release of dangerous or toxic substances into landfills. A lot of
household waste contains toxic chemicals, which would end up in a landfill and
possibly contaminate the ground water if not recycled.

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what is the definition of mining

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Mining is the process of extracting minerals, metals, and other valuable materials from the earth’s crust.

35
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\what is the definition of logging

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Logging is the process of cutting down trees and removing them from forests for commercial purposes, such as producing lumber or paper products.

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