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science
resources that can be replaced easily
renewable resources
resources that cannot be replaced easily
nonrenewable resources
introduction of harmful substances to the environment
pollution
formed from chemicals produced from burning fossil fuels
smog
materials added to air are called?
pollutants
declares that the state recognizes that a clean and healthy environment is for the good of all
and should ,therefore, be the concern of all
republic act 8749
contamination of land surfaces which may be direct or indirect
land pollution
things you throw away
litter
process of re-using a given product
recycling
use by humans does not affect their volume
perpetual resources
soil that remains on their parents' rock
residual soil
soil being carried away by water or wind
transported soil
farming that prevents soil erosion on the mountain sides
contour farming
results to algal bloom
eutrophication
thick blanket of gas
atmosphere
layers of the atmosphere
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
a layer of electrically charged particles
ionosphere
radiation layer formed by the concentration of particles of solar winds that are held in place
by earth's magnetic field
Van Allen Belt
pressure that air exerts on earth
air pressure
measures air pressure
barometer
consists of a glass tube about one meter long closed at one end
mercury barometer
consists of airtight metal box from which most of the air has been removed
aneroid barometer
where is prime meridian located
Greenwich, England
quantity of water vapor in the air
humidity
study of the weather
meteorology
weather condition of a place over a long period of time
climate
climate that has low humidity and higher temperatures
arid climate
has a maximum wind speed of less than 63 kph
tropical depression
used to control precipitation/ weather
cloud seeding
referred that animals that produce shocks are called "thunder of nile"
egyptian philisopers
torpedo rayfish and catfish cures migraine and gout
pliny the elder
amber rubbed into an object produces static electricity
thales the miletus
book made by william gilbert
pseuclodoxia epedemica
produces scientific study on electricity (iodestone effect)
william gilbert
tale of the kite in the thunderstorm
benjamin franklin
discovered bio electicity
luigi galvani
invented the first effective motor
michael faraday