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Environment Vocabulary

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  • What's this?
    Solar energy
  • What do we call animals which are close to extinction?
    endangered species
  • Energy produced from sources like the sun and wind that are naturally replenished and do not run out.
    Renewable energy
  • An overflow of water onto normally dry land.
    Flood
  • What do greenhouse gases cause?
    global warming
  • A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
    drought
  • What are these called?
    emissions/exhaust fumes
  • What is this?
    a wind turbine/windmill
  • What are these?
    fossil fuels
  • What do we call polluted precipitation that damages plants and animals when it falls?
    acid rain
  • What is this type of energy called?
    geothermal
  • Who are they?
    environmentalists
  • What's another word for hunting illegally?
    poaching
  • What do we call food that has been changed at the molecular level?
    Genetically modified/GM foods
  • How do we describe something which can be easily broken down or decomposed naturally?
    biodegradable
  • Emissions released into the atmosphere, often through human activity such as the burning of fossil fuels such as coal or gas.
    Carbon emission
  • What word do we use to describe the relationship between plants and animals in a particular environment?
    ecosystem