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Human Impact (how we can help (don't over buy (tends to just be a…
Human Impact
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Atmosphere
global warming-a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere due to an increase in carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels (coal, oil)
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non point-source pollution- pollution that comes from many small sources and is difficult to control
Greenhouse Gases-a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation, e.g., carbon dioxide and chlorofluorocarbons.
Carbon Cycle- the series of processes by which carbon compounds are interconverted in the environment, chiefly involving the incorporation of carbon dioxide into living tissue by photosynthesis and its return to the atmosphere through respiration, the decay of dead organisms, and the burning of fossil fuels
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