| A | B |
|---|
| The prefix bio means | life related |
| non renewable resource | not able to be created again, like oil and coal |
| fossil fuels | provide most of our energy as humans |
| geothermal energy | energy from within the earth |
| the prefix geo means | earth related |
| water found below the surface of the earth is called | ground water |
| upper layer of soil | topsoil |
| wind and water cause. . . | erosion |
| species pass out of existence and are coined as this | extinct |
| most of the animal population lives in this biome | Tropical Rain Forest |
| The prefix auto means | self |
| the process in which water turns into a gas form, known as vapor | evaporation |
| Cool air is underneath warm air in | temperature inversion |
| one type of species makes up an entire | population |
| many different kinds of species make up a | community |
| the introduction of harmful or unwanted substances into the environment is | pollution |
| physiological refers to | our inner bodies |
| the key word in any kind of adaptation is | help |
| It takes 2-5 weeks for this to disintegrate into the ground | paper, orange peel |
| it takes 80-100 years for this to decompose into the ground | aluminum can |
| acid rain is a form of | air pollution |
| land pollution discarded in an inappropriate place is | litter |
| an organism's role, job, or function in a community | niche |
| both of these kinds of soil conservation control the runoff of water | contour farming and terracing |
| this kind of soil conservation plants trees inbetween rows of crops to protect them from the wind | windbreaks |
| this kind of soil conservation moves crops around to different fields to provide the soil with essential nutrients | crop rotation |
| 4 seasons characterizes this biome | Temperate Deciduous Forest |
| the release of heat into an environment is called | thermal pollution |
| fog and smoke combined | smog |
