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The environment

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    Find out what the year 9s already know
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  • Gradual increase in temperature of the surface of the Earth over decades is called....
    Global warming
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  • What are the 3 R's for the environment?
    Reduce, reuse, recycle
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  • The Earth's atmosphere trapping heat is called the ___________ effect
    Greenhouse
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  • Why are fossil fuels running out?
    We use them up faster than they are created (it takes millions of years!)
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  • Which fossil fuel do we make plastics out of?
    Crude oil
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  • What does biodegradable mean?
    It can be broken down by the environment, usually by microorganisms
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  • What do we use Life Cycle Assessments for?
    To decide which products are least harmful for the environment
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  • A carbon based substance that provides energy and was formed in the geological past by the remains of living organisms
    Fossil fuels
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  • What is melting causing the sea levels to rise?
    Ice caps
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  • Burning fossil fuels releases this gas into the atmosphere
    Carbon dioxide
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  • Name a greenhouse gas
    Water, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, CFCs, methane
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  • Why is it difficult to recycle crisp packets?
    They have a plastic and a foil layer stuck together which is not easily separated
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  • Are metals (like aluminum for cans) renewable or finite resources?
    Finite
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  • Is cotton synthetic or natural?
    Natural
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  • Is polystyrene synthetic or natural?
    Synthetic
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  • How does deforestation effect CO2 levels?
    Less trees to use the carbon dioxide for photosynthesis
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