renewable resource, a resource that can be replaced at the same rate that it is consumed. For example, wind energy, nonrenewable resources, natural resources that are used faster than the rate at which they form. For example: minerals and fossil fuels, pollution, Anything added to the environment that has a negative effect on the environment or its organisms, smog, a type of air pollution caused by the interaction of sunlight with pollutants produced by fossil fuel emissions., acid rain, When air pollutants such as nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides react with water, sulfuric and nitric acids are produce, making the pH of the rain drop below 5.6, greenhouse effect, The process where gases in Earth's atmosphere trap heat and keep Earth's temperature warm enough to support life., greenhouse gases, Gases like carbon dioxide and methane that trap infrared energy in the atmosphere and warm the air.

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