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What is acid rain?
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Rain that has been made acidic by certain pollutants in the rain.
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What is the Clean Air Act?
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A federal law enacted by the United States to control air pollution.
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What are the sources of clean water?
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Springs and aquifers
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How does greenhouse gasses effect the planet?
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glaciers melt, sea levels rise, and drought
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What is deforestation?
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Loss of trees and forest.
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What is urban sprawl?
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When a city overpopulates and the people spread out and move away.
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What resources are nonrenewable?
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Fossil Fuels (natural gas, coal, petroleum, water)
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What are renewable resources?
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Forests and soil (mulch)
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What are reusable resources?
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Air, Water, Copper
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3 R's?
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Renew, Reuse, and Recycle.
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What are hybrids?
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machines that have more than one power source.
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What is Bio-fuel?
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Wide range of fuels which are in some way derived from biomass.
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