A combination of bodily waste, waste water and rain water
Sewage
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Rainfall that is acidic due to the dissolved gases, such as sulphur dioxide, produce by burning fossil fuels
Acid rain
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Something that cannot be replaced when used up
Non-renewable
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The trapping of infrared radiation from the sun as a result of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, in the earths atmosphere
Greenhouse effect
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The process by which excessive nutrients in water lead to very fast plant growth. When the plants die they are decomposed and this uses up a lot of oxygen so the water can no longer sustain animal life.
Eutrophication
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Warming of the earth due to greenhouse gases in the atmosphere trapping infrared radiation from the surface
Global warming
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Rainfall that is acidic due to the dissolved gases, such as sulphur dioxide, produce by burning fossil fuels
Back
Acid rain
Card 3
Front
Something that cannot be replaced when used up
Back
Card 4
Front
The trapping of infrared radiation from the sun as a result of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, in the earths atmosphere
Back
Card 5
Front
The process by which excessive nutrients in water lead to very fast plant growth. When the plants die they are decomposed and this uses up a lot of oxygen so the water can no longer sustain animal life.
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