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Glossary
biodegrading the breaking down landfills pits where waste is
of waste by living things, such as dumped and then covered by
bacteria and fungi soil
carbon dioxide an invisible microfibers fibers too small to
gas in the air that is released be seen by the human eye
when fossil fuels are burned natural fabrics cloths made
climate change the change of from fibers found in nature,
Earth’s climate and weather either taken from plant parts
patterns, including the warming or animal hair
of Earth’s air and oceans, due to natural resources useful
human activities materials found in nature, such
coal a solid fuel found in the as plants, water, metals, and coal
ground that is made from the oil also called petroleum; a liquid
remains of animals and plants fuel found in the ground that is
that lived long ago made from the remains of dead
compost rotted food and other animals and plants
natural materials that can be plastic a material, usually made
used to feed soil from oil, that can be shaped
cotton a fabric made from when soft, then sets to be hard
the fluffy seed heads of the or flexible
cotton plant pollution any harmful material
fibers threads or strips from that is put into the ground, air,
which cloth is woven, braided, or water
or knitted recycle to collect, sort, and
fossil fuels fuels made from the treat waste so it is turned into
remains of animals and plants materials that can be used again
that lived long ago upcycled having turned old
fuel a material that can be burned materials or products into new
to make heat or power machines items
global warming an increase in
the temperature of Earth’s air
and oceans, largely caused by
human activities
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