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Thebiggestenergysourceonthesurfaceoftheearthis Theacidfoundinsoilis Burningoffossilfuelsreleases TheplacereferredtoastheValleyofDeathis TheValleyofFlowersislocatedat Theelementfoundabundantinthecrustoftheearthis 99percentofthecrustofearthiscomposedof Thecrustoftheearthiscalled Thetypeofsoilfoundinthedessertis Acidrainwasdiscoveredby Thesimplestandleastpollutingwayofderivingenergyis Junkofappliancesandvehiclesisknownas Oceansareecologicallydividedintohowmanyregions Uraniumminersmorefrequentlysufferfrom Textileworkersmorefrequentlysufferfrom Coalminersmorefrequentlysufferfrom Thetypeoflivingbeingsmoresensitivetonuclear radiationsare

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Solarradiation Humicacid Carbon-di-oxide CubataoinBrazil GarhwalinHimalayas Oxygen Elements Lithosphere Aridisols R.A.Smith Solarenergy SolidWaste Five Cancer Byssinosis Blacklungdiseases Mammals

Themostacutepollutionproblemfacedbynuclearpower Disposalofnuclearwaste industryis Excessiveinhallingofmanganesecauses Hayfeverisduetothepresenceofwhichthingintheair Themetalwhichcausessystemicpoisoninginmanis Dustcontainingsilicacauses Intensiveuseofnitratefertilizerscauses Themosteconomicandpollutionfreeformoftransportis Themainsourceofharmfulradiationsinourhousecan bedueto Themostrecentlydiscoveredecosystemis Themostbiologicallyproductiveecosystemis Ecologistsdividedividelakesintohowmanyzones Deathvalleyislocatedinwhichdessert Pnemonia Pollen Lead Silicosis Methemoglobinemia Bicycle Televisions Vent Alluvialplains Three Nevada

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30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 Manfirstcultivatedcropsinwhichage Sheepwereinitiallydpmesticatedfor Theindustrialchemicalwhichincreasesthechanceof developingLeukemiais TheRoyalsocietyfortheProtectionofBirdswasformed in `ManandtheBiosphere'anecologicalprogrammewas launchedby Chemicalswhichgetridofpestsarecalledas Thelivingbeingswhichareknownasteritaryconsumers are Amotorcarproducesleastamountofpollutionwhile Thefirstlivingbeingswhoestablishedthemselveson rockyslopeswere Birdsevolvedonearthduringthe Watercoversabouthowmanypercentoftheearth's surface Oxygenwasdiscoveredby Oxygenwasdiscoveredin Theword`Oxygen'wascoinedby Whensomethingburnsinair,itcombineswithoxygen andtheprocessiscalled Whenwebreather,oxygencombineschemicallywith glucoseinthebodytocreate Thetwomajorcomponentsofairareoxygenand Neolithic Meatandmilk Benzene 1889AD UNESCO Pesticides Meat-eatinganimals Moving Lichens Jurassicperiod Seventy JosephPriestley August1774 AntonieLevoiser Oxidation Energy Nitrogen

TheFrenchchemistwhoshowedthatairwasthesameall HenriRegnault aroundtheworldwas WilliamRamsaydiscoveredthatairalsocontainedtiny tracesof Thegaseswhichareslowtoreactwithotherchemicals arecalled Theairsurroundingtheearthisforeveronthemove becauseof Aspacewithnothinginitiscalled Airpressureisrelatedtodensityofair.Thiswas discoveredbywhomin1662AD Earth'satmospherehashowmanylayers Moongetsveryhotandverycoldasithasno 78percentoftheatmosphereis 21percentoftheatmosphereis Theatmosphericlayerimmediatelyaroundtheearthis called Inertgases Inertgases Sun'sheat Vacuum RobertBoyle Five Atmosphere Nitrogen Oxygen Troposphere

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58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 Thesecondatmosphericlayeriscalled Thethirdatmosphericlayeriscalled Thefourthatmosphericlayeriscalled Thefifthatmosphericlayeriscalled Humanbeingsinhalewhatandgiveoutwhat Plantsinhalewhatandgiveoutwhat Bubblesinsodawaterisduetopresenceof Ozoneisactuallyaformof Weareprotectedfromultravioletradiationfromthesun duetothepresenceof Themainculpritwhichisdestroyingtheozonelayeris Themaingreenhousegasis Asonegoeshigherintheatmosphere,airpressure AsperDanielBernoulli,wheneverairmoves,itspressure Themostcommoncompoundonearthis Lifeoriginallyemergedfrom Abouthowmanypercentoftheworld'swaterissolid Stratosphere Mesosphere Ionosphere Exosphere Oxygen,carbondioxide Carbondioxide,oxygen Carbondioxide Oxygen Ozonelayer CFCgases Carbondioxide Decreases Drops Water Water Two

Lessthanhowmanypercentoftheworld'swaterisfresh Three water Theamountofwatervapourintheatmosphereisknown as Anysubstancethatdissolveinthewatervapourit absorbsissaidtobe HenryCavendishprovedthatwaterwasacompound whichincluded Thefrenchchemistwhoshowedthatwaterwasasimple compoundofhydrogenandoxygenwas Incaseofheavywater,oxygencombineswith Aspecialtypeofhydrogenwithanextraneutroninits nucleusis Humidity Deliquescent Hydrogen AntoineLavoiser Deuterium Deuterium

Heavywatercanbeextractedfromordinarywaterbythe Distillation processof Ineverywatermolecutl,therearehowmanyhydrogen atomsandhowmanyoxygenatoms Waterexpandswhenitis Oxygencondensesatatemperatureof Theultimatesourceofnearlyallourenergyisthe Solarcellsturnlightenergyfromthesuninto Twotypesofbasicenergyis Two,one Frozen -183.c Sun Electricalenergy Potentialenergy,kineticenergy

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88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 Energythatisnotdoinganythingbutissimplystoredfor Potentialenergy actioniscalled Energyinthenucleusofanatomiscalled AspertheLawofConservationofenergy,energycan neitherbenorbe Inallenergyconversions,heatisproducedas Coal,Oil,naturalgas,etc.areknownas Atthepresentrateofconsumptionofcoal,itisestimated thatitwilllastabout Atthepresentrateofconsumptionofcoal,itisestimated thatitwilllastabout Nuclearenergyisreleasedbyaprocesscalled Itisestimatedthatnuclearpowerstationsarepresently producingabouthowmanypercentofworld'selectricity Jouleprovedthatheatwasaformof Thesunheatstheearthbyaprocesscalled Nuclearradiationscancauseaneyediseasecalled ALandfillproducesapollutantgas, Thegasesthatproduceacidrainare Hydrogenbombwastestedona TheEuropeanriverRhinewastillrecentlycalledas Ultravioletradiationsfromthesuncancause Whenlakesbecomeacidic,thesubstanceusedto counteracttheacidityis WaterResourcesInstituteislocatedat Thescienceofhumansettlementsiscalled BhopalGastragedyoccuredin Thecitywhichhasthehighestsulphurdioxidepollutionis CITESisaninternationallawconcernedwith CITESstandsfor NCEPCstandsfor ProjectJAWSdealswith JAWSstandsfor ProjectFAMOUSdealswith FAMOUSstandsfor PollutionControlResearchInstituteislocatedat InternationalEnvironmentalPrizeisawardedby Nuclearenergy Created,destroyed Waste Fossilfuels 200 40 fission 20 Energy Radiation Cataract Methane Sulphurdioxideandnitrousoxide Pacificatoll Europe'sindustrialsewer Skincancer Lime WashingtonD.C. Ekistics 1984AD Milan Endangeredspecies ConventiononInt.TradeinEndangered Species NationalCommitteeonEnvironmental PlanningandCo-ordination Winds JointAirportWeatherStudies Oceanbeds French-AmericanMidOceanUnderSea Study Hardwar UnitedNations

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119 120 121 122 TheuseofDDTforagriculturalpurposeswasbannedin Indiaintheyear ThemajorsourceoffuelinruralIndiais Asia'slargestslumislocatedat TheDepartmentofEnvironmentwassetupin 1985AD Fuelwoodandcharcoal Mumbai 1980AD

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