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What is the negative impact of fossil fuels on the environment

Fossil fuels are bad cause they release CO2
CLIMATE Change
Surface mining scars the land

What are some alternative fields

do you mean fuels? nuclear energy is the best alternative energy source.

What is A natural resource that can be used and then replaced over a short period of time

nonrenewable

What elements are key ingredients in both proteins and nucleic acids

Proteins and nucleic acids are different molecules. Amino acids are building block of proteins whereas nucleic acids are composed of nucleotides. The elements in both are carbon, hydrogen, oxygen , nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur.

Through what process does groundwater form

filtration

Which best explains how greenhouse gases heat the earth apex

They trap the heat from the sun that is reflected by Earth

How has technology been used to address issues related to sewage

The Roman Empire built large systems of waterworks to both supply water and remove sewage from their cities, unfortunately Roman sewers usually just emptied into the nearest river polluting it.

It was not until the middle to late 1800s that Europe again created similar systems for handling sewage and not until the early 1900s that the addition of sewage treatment plants became common to minimize the pollution of the rivers the sewage was being dumped into.

Which advancement technology has helped cut down on Waste

electronic storage of files. apex

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