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What are Earth summits?
Where international leaders meet to reach agreements about how to protect the planet -
What is the scientific explanation for the origins of life?
The big bang
Planets are formed
Simple life is formed from proteins and acids
Evolution
Humans 5 million years ago -
What is the Bible's explanation for the origins of life?
Day 1 - Night and Day
Day 2 - Heaven
Day 3 - Land and plant life
Day 4 - Sun, moon and stars
Day 5 - Fish and birds
Day 6 - Animals and humans -
Why do Christians support the creation story?
The beauty of the Earth had to be created by someone
Someone must've designed the Earth
Something from nothing -
What problems does pollution cause?
River become polluted and fish die
Land is filled with litter
Air is polluted and causes acid rain and global warming
Extinct species -
What solutions are there to pollution?
Cut the levels of toxic waste
Recycle
Walk, don't drive
Use cleaner fuels -
What problems are caused by global warming?
Ice caps melt
Sea levels rise
Floods
Droughts
Animal habitats are lost -
What solutions are there for global warming?
Use less energy
Use renewable energy
Recycle -
What solutions are there for destroying natural habitats?
International agreements to protect areas -
What problems does modern living cause?
Rubbish used
Lots of energy used
Pesticides
Meat comes from land that used to be forest
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