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- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Astronauts on the ISS drink recycled urine.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Shaking a carbonated drink increases carbon dioxide release.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Pencil lead contains carbon.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Polyploidy is common among fish and amphibian species and very common among plant species.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Acid in rainwater dissolves rocks that contain calcium carbonate.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Carbon isotope analysis can distinguish between terrestrial and marine ecosystems as sources of foodstuffs.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Legal markets for threatened species may stimulate black markets and overharvesting.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Dry ice effectively cools a room as it sublimates into carbon dioxide gas.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Carbon capture and storage can remove about 90 percent of carbon dioxide from power plant flue gas.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Lactobacilli species can inhibit the growth and proliferation of salmonellae and shigellae when grown together.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that BPA-free plastic containers are safe to heat in a microwave.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Plastic shopping bags persist in the environment for hundreds of years before degrading.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Pearls dissolve in vinegar because they are made of calcium carbonate.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Carbon dioxide traps heat in Earth's atmosphere by absorbing infrared radiation.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Electric cars produce lower lifetime greenhouse gas emissions than comparable petrol cars.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that 3D printers using ABS plastic emit ultrafine particles and volatile organic compounds.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Lithium-ion batteries can be recycled to recover cobalt, nickel, and lithium.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Wood smoke from wood-burning stoves is a benign form of pollution because it is natural.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Manufacturing an electric vehicle produces more carbon emissions than a gasoline car emits over its entire lifetime.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Paper grocery bags have a lower environmental impact than plastic bags.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Diesel cars emit less carbon dioxide per kilometre than equivalent petrol cars.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The white clouds rising from power plant cooling towers are smoke and harmful pollutants rather than water vapor.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that A peer-reviewed study published in 2026 attributes part of the worsening water shortages in the western United States to emissions from fossil fuel producers.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Ticks detect hosts by carbon dioxide.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Using timber for construction leads to deforestation.?
- CONTESTEDIs it true that The average depth of the ocean is about 12,000 feet.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The fashion industry is the second largest polluter of clean water.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Solar panels are recyclable.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Plastic bags are banned in many countries.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that There is a garbage patch of plastic in the Pacific Ocean.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species in 1859.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Sunlight causes plastic to become brittle.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Cap and trade reduces carbon emissions.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The 'happy face' spider is a real species.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Light pollution prevents seeing the Milky Way.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Bottom trawling damages ocean floor ecosystems.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Plastic is the main pollutant in oceans.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Radiocarbon dating is reliable for dating dinosaur fossils.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Solar panels produce more emissions than they save.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Carbonates, cyanides, and simple oxides like CO and CO2 are not classified as organic compounds.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) can accumulate in the fatty tissues of animals and humans through the food they consume.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Symbiosis is a close relationship between two species where at least one species benefits.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Cashmere wool is obtained from the domestic goat species Capra hircus laniger.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Ozone is a gas that acts as a major component of air pollution in cities.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Tidal flooding, saltwater intrusion, and storm-related wind and flooding can kill coastal forest trees.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Varroa destructor is a species of mite that attaches to the body of honeybees.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that In natural environments outside of laboratory settings, bacteria exist in communities composed of multiple bacterial species.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Saltwater crocodiles live in the ocean and swim across open sea between islands.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Residential wood burning is a major source of fine particulate air pollution.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Most plastic collected for recycling in the United States is not actually recycled.?
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