🌊Eutrophication

Nutrient enrichment of water causing excessive plant growth.

💀Extinction

The permanent loss of a species from Earth.

🌾Fertilizer

A substance added to soil to increase plant growth.

🌊Flood

An overflow of water onto normally dry land.

🛢️Fossil Fuel

A fuel formed from ancient organic matter such as coal, oil, or gas.

🧊Glacier

A large persistent body of dense ice moving slowly over land.

🌡️Global Warming

The long-term increase in Earth's average surface temperature.

💡Green Technology

Technology designed to reduce environmental impact.

🏭Greenhouse Gas

A gas that traps heat in the atmosphere and warms the planet.

🏠Habitat

The natural environment where a particular organism lives.

🌿Herbicide

A chemical used to kill unwanted plants.

🌀Hurricane

A powerful tropical storm with high winds and heavy rain.

❄️Ice Cap

A dome-shaped mass of ice covering a land area.

🚮Landfill

A site where waste is buried and compacted.

💡Light Pollution

Excessive artificial light that disrupts ecosystems and night skies.

🌴Mangrove

A coastal tree community that protects shorelines and supports wildlife.

🐄Methane

A potent greenhouse gas emitted by agriculture and natural sources.

🔬Microplastic

Tiny plastic particles that contaminate water and soil.

🌪️Natural Disaster

A catastrophic event caused by natural processes.

🌍Natural Resource

Materials or energy from nature used by humans.

🌳Nature

The physical world including plants, animals, landscapes, and natural phenomena.

🔊Noise Pollution

Excessive unwanted sound that disrupts human or animal life.

🚫Non-Biodegradable

Materials that cannot be decomposed by natural biological processes.

🌧️Nonpoint Source Pollution

Pollution that comes from many diffuse sources rather than a single identifiable point.

🛢️Nonrenewable Resource

A resource that cannot be replenished within a human timescale.

🌊Ocean Acidification

The decrease in ocean pH caused by absorbing carbon dioxide.

🕳️Ozone Depletion

The thinning of Earth's ozone layer by human-made chemicals.

🛡️Ozone Layer

A layer of the stratosphere that absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation.

🌍Paris Agreement

An international treaty aiming to limit global temperature rise.

🔬Particulate Matter

Tiny solid or liquid particles suspended in the air.