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- 1. This kind of energy is sourced from natural materials instead of fossil fuels, making it more sustainable. Examples include solar panels and wind turbines.
- 5. Another term for climate change that describes the earth's increased temperatures (2 words)
- 7. The Smoky Mountains are most famous for this mammal.
- 8. A park uses this method when pushing back against the arrival of a new invasive species.
- 11. A park uses this method when helping a new plant grow in place of a dying one.
- 14. This type of trout pushed brook trout out of their natural habitats.
- 16. A web of relationships between living organisms and the natural world in a given area
- 17. Severe weather events like this, which dry up an area, are happening more intensely.
- 18. The type of species that is non-native to an area and disruptive to its ecosystem
- 19. Extremely small pieces of trash that become unhealthy debris in the environment
- 21. This chemical leaches out as water moves through the park's soil.
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- 2. When not set intentionally, these natural disasters can cause a lot of damage.
- 3. A park uses this method when pivoting the direction of a growing population.
- 4. NASA's word for preventing more damage to Earth
- 6. Three types of this mammal are endangered in the park. They use echolocation and are threatened by white-nose syndrome.
- 9. The Smoky Mountains have the most species of this amphibian.
- 10. This layer of the atmosphere has thinned to the point of a "hole" in it from greenhouse gases.
- 12. The first residents of the Smoky Mountains
- 13. Dropping this on the ground can hurt the park and its wildlife.
- 15. Unlike climate, this term refers to the conditions of a place at that given moment.
- 20. NASA's word for changing to suit one's environment