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Environment Vocabulary

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  • I tried to reduce my____________of gasoline by riding my bike instead of driving my car.
    consumption
    fuel
    emission
    carbon footprint
  • What do greenhouse gases cause?
    global warming
  • What do we call polluted precipitation that damages plants and animals when it falls?
    acid rain
  • What's this?
    Solar energy
  • What is the undeveloped area around cities called?
    the green belt
  • What's the word for this type of alternative energy?
    hydroelectricity
  • What are these called?
    emissions/exhaust fumes
  • What is this type of energy called?
    geothermal
  • Who are they?
    environmentalists
  • What is this?
    rain forest
  • What do we call food that has been changed at the molecular level?
    Genetically modified/GM foods
  • When I think of the big problem of global warming, the little things I do to reduce my carbon footprint often seem like_________________.
    a drop in the bucket
    a bull in a china shop
    an elephant in the room
    a fish out of water
  • What are these?
    fossil fuels
  • What's another word for hunting illegally?
    poaching
  • What word do we use to describe the relationship between plants and animals in a particular environment?
    ecosystem
  • How do we describe something which can be easily broken down or decomposed naturally?
    biodegradable
  • What do we call animals which are close to extinction?
    endangered species
  • What is this?
    a wind turbine/windmill
  • Newer, more________cars use less fuel than old cars.
    energy-efficient
    transported
    collectively
    technology
  • __________from burning coal increase greenhouse gases.
    consumption
    resources
    emissions
    greenhouse gases