Environment vocabularyVersión en línea

To learn environment-related vocabulary.

por NURIA GARCIA ALLES
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Starts with A

rainfall made so acidic by atmospheric pollution that it causes environmental harm. TWO WORDS

Starts with B

the variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat.

Starts with C

the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere as a result of the activities of a particular individual, organization, or community. TWO WORDS

Starts with D

the clearing or thinning of woods by humans.

Starts with E

designed or operating in a way that does not harm the environment.

Starts with F

coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms. TWO WORDS

Starts with G

environmental problem caused by gases that increase the earth's temperature. TWO WORDS

Starts with H

causing or likely to cause harm.

Starts with I

economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories and very often responsible for pollution.

Contains K

An arrangement of windmills or wind turbines that generate electricity.

Starts with L

a place where rubbish is buried in a large deep hole. TWO WORDS

Starts with M

relating to or found in the sea.

Starts with N

the physical world and everything in it, plants, animals, etc, that is not made or caused by humans.

Starts with O

a thin part of the Earth's atmosphere that absorbs almost all of the sun's harmful ultraviolet light. TWO WORDS

Starts with P

the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance which has harmful or poisonous effects.

Contains Q

a sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.

Starts with R

use again.

Starts with S

able to continue over a period of time, often used to refer to energy sources such as wind or solar.

Starts with T

tendency

Contains U

thing from which something originates or can be obtained, for example energy.

Contains V

the opposite of waste.

Starts with W

the collection, processing, and recycling or deposition of the rubbish of human society. TWO WORDS

Contains X

the fact or process of a species, family, or other group of animals or plants dying out.

Contains Y

a colourless, odourless reactive gas, the chemical element of atomic number 8 and the life-supporting component of the air.