ENVIRONMENT Worksheet

Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.
The act of preserving and protecting from loss, destruction, or waste.
The release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially the marine ecosystem, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution.
the natural environment of a plant or animal.
the warming trend on the surface and in the lower atmosphere of a planet, held by scientists to occur when solar radiation is trapped, as by emissions from the planet.
the continuous modification and adaptation of organisms to their environments through selection, hybridization, and the like.
a species of plant or animal that is in danger of becoming extinct.
no longer existing, as an animal species.
one who illegally hunts on another's property.
a haze caused by the effect of sunlight on foggy air that has been polluted by vehicle exhaust gases and industrial smoke.