The conversion of renewable energy from sunlight into electricity.
Solar power
Agricultural countries that are seeking to become more advanced economically and socially.
Developing countries
If we are to stop global warming, we must urgently reduce our ________ ________.
Carbon emissions
Solar, wind and tidal are all examples of ________ ________.
Renewable energies
A country that has a highly developed economy and advanced technological infrastructure.
Industrialised countries
The gases in our atmosphere trap heat and block it from escaping our planet. This is called the ________ ________.
greenhouse effect
An ecological or environmental area where a specific species lives. The place in nature that particular species calls home.
Natural habitat
The use of nuclear reactions to produce electricity.
Nuclear power
Thick layers of ice and snow that cover large areas of land. You’ll usually find them in the North and South Poles of the Earth.
Ice caps
________ ________ refers to a large-scale, long-term shift in the planet's weather patterns and average temperatures.
Climate change
The primary greenhouse gas emitted through human activities.
Carbon dioxide
The rise of ________ ________ is caused primarily by two factors related to global warming: the added water from melting ice sheets and glaciers and the expansion of seawater as it warms.
sea levels
A gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere, generally attributed to the greenhouse effect.
Global warming
Coal, oil and natural gas are all examples of ________ ________.
fossil fuels
Carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide are all examples of ________ ________.
greenhouse gases
A species of animal or plant that is seriously at risk of extinction.
Endangered species
A period of unusually hot weather that typically lasts two or more days.
Heat wave
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