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| an increase in the average temperatue of the Earth's atmosphere |
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| the trapping of the sun's heat by gasses in the Earth's atmosphere |
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| any gas in the atmosphere that contriubutes to the greenhouse effect |
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| fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas |
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| using natural resources in a way that they exist for future generations |
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| a gas composed of carbon and oxygen |
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| substances discharged into the air |
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| the layer of air that surrounds Earth. It consists mainly of oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide. |
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| the careful management of energy so that less energy is used |
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| energy released from the splitting of atoms |
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