Answer:
<u><em>https://ecowarriorprincess.net/2019/02/philippines-major-problem-plastic-pollution-heres-what-theyre-doing-about-it/</em></u>
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Thermal energy could be an answer
Decreases... barely any energy is transferred to the next level and most of it is lost through heat
Temperature is a quantitative measurement because it can be "measured". Quantitative data is where you record data that is measurable. Qualitative data is research collected from observations.