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Examples of renewable resources
Oxygen, wood, water, sunlight, wind
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Examples of nonrenewable resources
Fossil fuels, metal, plastic
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Goal/pro/con of agricultural tech
Goal: increase food productivity
Pro: fertilizers
Con: farm machinery pollutes
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Goal/pro/con of alternative energy tech
Goal: provide “clean” energy to power society without negatively influencing the atmosphere
Pro: decreases burning of fossil fuels
Con: expensive
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Goal/pro/con of industrial tech
Goal: increase manufacturing efficiency, transportation, and communication
Pro: cheaper industries
Con: burning of fossil fuels
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Two key contributors to global warming
CFCs depleting ozone layer, fossil fuels increasing greenhouse gases
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Three ways humans threaten biodiversity
Habitat destruction and fragmentation
Pollution
Invasive Species
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Vocab: sustainability
A balance between Earth’s resources, human needs, and the needs of other species
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Vocab: carbon footprint
The amount of carbon emitted and its environmental impact
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Vocab: greenhouse effect
The normal warming effect when gases trap heat in the atmosphere
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Vocab: invasive species
Non-native species introduced to an ecosystem that negatively harms it
