8001: Human Impact & Evolution
Renewable resource
A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed
Endangered species
A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future
Extinction
A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals.
carbon dioxide
CO2; gas that is given off as waste and is a greenhouse gas
Fossil fuels
Coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals.
Greenhouse Effect
Natural situation in which heat is trapped in Earth's atmosphere by carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, and other gases
Pollution
Release of harmful materials into the environment
Climate
The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
Deforestation
The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.
Sustainability
The use of Earth's renewable and nonrenewable natural resources in ways that do not prevent resource use in the future
Eradicate
to wipe out; to destroy