| A | B |
|---|
| environment | living and nonliving surrounding |
| habitat | place where a plant or animal lives |
| crops | plants that people grow to eat or make clothing |
| temperate | not very hot or very cold. in the middle |
| pollution | dirty air, water or land |
| dump | place where people put their garbage |
| pesticides | chemicals used to kill living things that eat crops like bugs |
| fertilizer | food added to soil to help plants grow |
| groundwater | water beneath Earth's surface that fills wells and springs |
| fossil fuel | energy resources like oil, coal and natural gas |
| acid rain | polluted precipitation |
| harvest | when you pick the crops like tomatoes, corn in the fall |
| greenhouse gases | substances in the air that keep Earth warm |
| sea level | the height of ocean water where it meet the land |
| absorb | take in or soak up |
| atmosphere | layer of air that surround Earth |
| radiation | energy that travels through space |
| reflects | bends or turns back |
| preserve | keep whole or safe |
| conserve | use carefully so that some is left |
| recycle | use material again and again |
| restore | put back or make as good as new |
