Computer program that is designed for a particular purpose
Application
A wall built across a river that stops the river's flow and collects the water, especially to make a reservoir (artificial lake) that provides water for an area (noun)
Dam
A device that changes energy from the sun into electricity
Solar panel
A substance in a form like air that is neither solid nor liquid
Gas
A substance that has been made pure by removing other substances from it is... (adj)
Refined
The sound that a phone makes, especially a mobile phone when someone calls it
Ringtone
Form of energy that can be produced as quickly as it is used (adj)
Renewable
One of several gases, especially carbon dioxide, that prevent heat escaping into space, causing the greenhouse effect
Greenhouse gas
To put electricity into an electrical device such as a battery (verb)
Charge
What is the meaning of "breakthrough"?
An important discovery or event that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem
Protection of plants and animals, natural areas, and interesting and important structures and buildings, especially from the damaging effects of human activity (noun)
Conservation
Food that has had some sort of chemical or industrial treatment in order to cook it, preserve it, or improve its taste of appearance is... (adj)
Processed
Mistake or problem in a computer program
Bug
Meaning of "in doubt"
When something is unlikely to continue or be successful
Information, especifically facts or numbers, collected to be examined and considered and used to help decision-making, or information in an electronic form that can be stored and processed by a computer
Data
Meaning of "in progress"
Happening or being done now
Positioned or relating to the coast (adj)
Coastal
Unwanted matter or material of any type, especially what is left after useful substances or parts have been removed
Waste
Meaning of "bear in mind"
Remember a piece of information when you are making a decision or thinking about a matter.
Smallest unit of any chemical element, consisting of a positive nucleus surrounded by negative electrons. They can combine to form a molecule.
Atom
Meaning of "in all"
With everything added together to make a total
Weather that is not very cold or not as hot as usual (adj)
Mild
Type of computer that is small enough to fit on the top of a desk
Desktop
A thick layer of ice that permanently covers an area of land
Ice cap
Not strong or clear, slight (adj)
Faint
When a computer or system suddenly stops operating (verb)
Crash
Very advanced, that works in a clever way (adj)
Sophisticated
A computer screen that you touch to get information, buy something, etc.
Touchschreen
A powerful effect that something, especially something new, has on a situation or person
Impact
A record of the address of an internet document or webpage on your computer so that you can find it again easily
Bookmark
Alive now (adj)
Living
The way the world's weather is changing
Climate change
Measurement of the amount of carbon dioxide that their activities produce
Carboon footprint
To walk around a shop looking at several things; to look at information on the internet (verb)
Browse
The smallest basic unit of a plant or animal
Cell
From or relating to the area between two tropics (adj)
Tropical
Meaning of "in practice"
In reality rather than what is meant to happen
Used on social media for describing the general subject of a Tweet or other post
Hashtag
Fuels, such as gas, coal and oil, that were formed underground from plant and animal remains millions of years ago (noun)
Fossil fuel
To show that something is true (verb)
Prove
A system that makes it possible for many messages or large amounts of information to be sent at the same time and very quickly between computers or other electronic devices
Broadband
Meaning of "in the meantime"
Until something expected happens, or while something else is happening
A simple substance which cannot be reduced to smaller chemical parts, e.g. hydrogen
Element
A type of service available on the internet that allows you to exchange written messages with someone else who is using the service at the same time
Instant messaging
A picture of photograph, especially one shown on a computer or television screen
Image
An official rule that controls how something is done
Regulation
What is a "think tank"?
A group of experts brought together, usually by a government, to develop ideas on a particular subject and to make suggestions for action.
Process of finding information, a place or object, especially for the first time, or the thing that is found
Discovery
Scientific study of electric current and the technology that uses it
Electronics
To support or approve something (exp)
To be in favour
Meaning of "in due course"
At a suitable time in the future
A gradual increase in world temperatures caused by polluting gases such as carbon dioxide which are collecting the air around the Earth and preventing heat escaping into space
Global warming
Having a lot of mountains (adj)
Mountainous
Opposite of "do"
Undo
Electricity produced by using the energy from the sun
Solar power
How do you say "multiplied by"? (example: 9x3)
Times
The system used for keeping the air in a building or vehicle cool
Air conditioning
What is the meaning of "guideline"?
Information intended to advise people on how something should be done or what something should be
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