Environmental Science Lecture Notes

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Vocabulary flashcards based on lecture notes about environmental effects, renewable energy, and atmospheric phenomena.

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Mineral Resource Extraction

The extraction and use of mineral resources can have negative environmental effects.

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Greenhouse Effect

A problem resulting from mineral resource extraction, contributing to rising global temperatures.

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Solar and Wind Power

Examples of renewable energy sources.

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Sea Ice Function

Sea ice acts as a barrier, preventing light from reaching deeper waters.

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Deforestation Impact

The process of reducing Earth's ability to absorb carbon dioxide.

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Mesosphere

Meteors burn up in this atmospheric layer.