Health of the Atmosphere
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 greenhouse | climate change due to increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is called the _____ effect. |
| ozone | The _______ Hole is the thinning due to the release of man-made cfcs. |
| acid rain | precipitation absorbs carbon dioxide and becomes acidic. |
| Point | a direct source of pollution such as car exhaust, smoke stack and leaking storage tanks is called a _____ source. |
| non-point | runoff of pollution from a wide area |
| carbonic | acid formed when carbon dioxide forms acid rain |
| footprint | your carbon _______ is the amount of carbon dioxide you release to the atmosphere. |
| carbon dioxide | released to the atmopshere by burning fossil fuels such ad coal and oil |
| climate | average temperature and precipitation for an area |
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