| A | B |
| Acid Rain | Rain that is caused by pollution and is harmful to organisms because it is acidic. |
| Biodiversity | The total of all life on the earth. |
| Biogeology | The study of the interaction between living and nonliving parts of the environment. |
| Chemical Runoff | The chemical waste produced on land that enters water sources. |
| Conservation Biology | The science of using ecological information to help reduce damage to the environment. |
| Deforestation | The removal of forest ecosystems for land development. |
| Land Development | The changes people make to natural land so it becomes land for farming or living space. |
| Landfill | An area where trash is collected. |