| Term | Definition |
|---|
| bog | a swamp |
| greenhouse effect | warming of the Earth due to the insulating effect of gases in the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide and water vapor |
| habitat | the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs |
| smog | haze caused by the interaction of ultraviolet solar radiation with chemical fumes from automobile exhausts and other pollution sources |
| contaminate | pollute |
| nuclear power | nuclear energy regarded as a source of electricity for the power grid |
| preserve | a reservation where animals are protected |
| diversity | variety |
| acid rain | rain containing high amounts of chemical pollutants |
| fossil fuels | a nonrenewable energy resource that forms in the Earth's crust for millions of years |
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