Energy
An energy source that can never be depleted
Renewable Energy
The study of Earth's atmosphere, climate, and weather patterns
Meteorology
The removal of forests for agricultural or industrial purposes
Deforestation
The conversion of waste products into usable materials
Recycling
An organism that exclusively eats plants
Herbivore
The energy source in which almost all life survives on
The Sun
A river that caught fire in 1969, raised awareness about aquatic pollution
Cuyahoga River
Degredation of land over time, caused by weather patterns and water
Erosion
A type of organism that scavenges dead organisms and produces nutrients for the soil
Decomposer
The collection of biotic and abiotic parts of an area, work together in a lasting cycle
Ecosystem
The process of energy transfer from organism to organism, starting with a producer and ending with an apex predator
Food Chain or Food Web
Largest source of marine pollution
Plastics
This biome is found stretching across the equator, contains much of the biodiversity on Earth
Tropical Rainforest
The conversion of food or organic waste into soil
Composting
When water evaporates from the surface of leaves
Transpiration
Plant-based fuels that can be used in place of gasoline and diesel
Biofuels
Term for the increase in acidity of the oceans on Earth
Ocean Acidification
Process in which land is sapped of nutrients and water
Desertification
The most common metal on Earth, can be infinitely recycled and used for a wide variety of applications
Aluminum
The first National Park
Yellowstone
A reactor for this type of power is being built in France, will test the feasibility of generating energy in the way the Sun does
Fusion Power
Extremely small organisms that live in water, incapable of moving on their own
Plankton
President that created the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
Richard Nixon
Using mushrooms to restore soils that have been polluted by radioactive waste, heavy metals, or other industrial pollution
Mycoremediation
The area of study ("ology") that relates to organisms and the environment they live in
Ecology