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Question		Answer
accountability start learning		a position when people have right to critize you
acid rain start learning		rain that contains a high level of acid
acidic start learning		containing acid
acidify start learning		to become an acid
affect start learning		to change or influance something
afforestation start learning		the process of planting many trees on an area of land
alkaline start learning		containing an alkali or consisting of an alkali
asthma start learning		a medical condition that makes it difficult to breathe
atmosphere start learning		the air round the earth or round another planet
biodegradable start learning		decaying naturally in a way that is not harmful to the environment
biodiversity start learning		the variety of types of living thing in particular region
biomass start learning		plant and animal substances used for fuel
biome start learning		a region that is classified by its climate and the types of animals and plants that are living in it
biosphere start learning		the parts of the earth's surface and atmosphere where living things can exist
breathe start learning		to takie air into your lungs
bronchitis start learning		an illness affecting your bronchial tubes in which you cough and find breating difficult
burn start learning		to demage or destroy something with fire
cancer start learning		a serious illness caused by a group of cells in the body increasing in an uncontrolled way
canopy start learning		the highest leaves and branches in a forest
carbon dioxide start learning		gas without color or smell, produced when you breathe out
carbon emissions start learning		carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide that vehicles ans factories produced into the atmosphere
catalytic converter start learning		a piece of equipment fitted to a car that reduces the amount of poisonous gases
causal start learning		if there js a causal connection or relationship beetwen two events
cause start learning		an event, thing, or person that makes something happen
cfc start learning		chlorofluorocarbon: a gas used in refrigerstors and in some aerosols
chemical dumping start learning		the procesa of getting rid of used or waste chemicals in a particular area
climate change start learning		important and possibly harmful changes that some scientists believe are taking place in the world's weather beacuse of increased pollution in the atmosphere
coal start learning		a hard black substance that is dug from the ground and burned as fuel to provide heat
concentrated start learning		concentrated liquids or substances have been made stronger by having water removed
consequence start learning		a result or effect of something
conservation start learning		the management of land and water in ways that prevent them from being damaged or destroyed
conservationist start learning		someone who works to protect the environment from damage or destruction
contaminated start learning		made dirty, polluted, or poisonous by the addition of a chemical, waste, or infection
controversy start learning		a disagreement, especially about a public policy or a moral issue
critic start learning		someone whi does not like something and states their opinion about it
cyanide start learning		a very poisonous chemical
damage start learning		physical harm caused to something so that it is broken, spoiled or injured
dangerous start learning		likely to harm or kill someone
deadly start learning		able or likely to kill people
debate start learning		a discussion in which people or groups state different opinions
decommission start learning		to stop using somethinng such as a weapon, ship or nuclear power station
deforestation start learning		the process of cutting down and removing trees, especially from large areas of land
degradation start learning		the process by which the land or the environment becimes damaged or polluted
desertification start learning		the process of land becoming so dry that it cannot be used for farming
destroy start learning		to damage something so severly that it no longer exists or can never return to its normal state
devastate start learning		to seriously demage or completely destroy something
dioxin start learning		a poisonous chemical produced during process of making chemicals for killing plants
discharge start learning		liquid or gas that comes out of a place, or the process of coming out into water or the air
disposal start learning		the process of getting rid of something
droplet start learning		a very small drop of liquid
ecological start learning		relating to the environment and the way organisme affect each other
ecology start learning		the study of the environment and the way organisms affect each other
ecosystem start learning		all the plants, animals and other organisms in a particular area
ecotourism start learning		the business of organizing and selling holidays that cause as little damage to the environment as possible
effect start learning		a change that is produced in one person or thing by another
effluent start learning		liquid waste that a place such as a factory or farm allows to flow into river or the sea
emission start learning		a substance, especially a gas, that goes into the air
emit start learning		to send something out into the air, espacially gas
endangered species start learning		a type on animal or plant that may soon become extinct
energy start learning		electricity and other forma of power used for making things work
enforced start learning		happening because of a situation that you cannot control or prevent
environment start learning		the natural world, including the land, water, air, plants and animals
environmental start learning		relating to the natural world ans the effect that human activity has on it
environmentalist start learning		someone who wamts to protect the enviroment
environmentally friendly start learning		not harming the natural environment
exhaust start learning		gases or steam produced by an engine as it works
famine start learning		a serious lack of food that continues for a long time
flooding start learning		a situation in which water from a river or from rain covers large areas of land
forested start learning		covered with trees
forestry start learning		the science of caring for forest
fossil fuel start learning		a fuel such as coal, oil or natural gas made from decayed material material from organisms that lived many milions of years ago
fuel start learning		a substance such ae oil, gas, coal or wood that prosuces heat or power when it is burned
fumes start learning		smoke or gad that has an unoleasent smell, especially harmful smoke or gas
gas start learning		a substance such as aie that is neither a solid nor a liquid
generate start learning		to produce power
the greenhouse effect start learning		the process by which the earth's surface and lower atmosphere is getting warmer as a result of pollution by gases such as carbon dioxide
greenhouae gas start learning		a gas that stops heat from escaping from the earth's atmosphere and causes the greenhouse effect
habitat start learning		the type od place that a particular organism usually lives in
hazardous start learning		dagnerous, especially to people's health or safety
hydroelectric start learning		using water power to produce electricity
illness start learning		the state of feeling ill or having a disaese
impact start learning		an effect, or an influence
incinerate start learning		to burn something completely
interfere start learning		deliberately become involved in a situation and try to influence the way that it develops, although you have no rights to do thia
intervene start learning		to become involved in a situation in order to try to stop or change it
landfill site start learning		a large hole in the groun where rubbish from people's homes or from industry is burried
leach start learning		to remove a chemical or mineral from something such as soil as a result of water passing through it
lead start learning		a soft heavy grey metal used especially in the past for making pipes, covering roofs
leaded start learning		containg lead
leakage start learning		the process of leaking a liquid or gas
logging start learning		the act of cutting down trees for wood
malnourished start learning		weak or ill beacuse you do not eat enough
methane start learning		a gas with no colour or smeel that is used as a fuel
natural disaster start learning		something that halpens in nature and causes a lot of damage
nitrate start learning		a chemical substance containing nitrogen, used for inoroving the quality of soil
noise pollution start learning		dangerous or annoying levels of noise
non-biodegradable start learning		not sbke to decay naturally and therefire harmful to the environment
non-renewable start learning		non-renewable energy, fuel, or other raw materials exist in limited amounts only and cannot be replaced one they have been used
nuckear radiation start learning		a form of energy prosuced during a nuckear reaction that is used for makijy electrical powrr but can also kill or harm humans who receive too much if it
objector start learning		someone who disagrees with something
oil slick start learning		a layer of oil on the surface of a large area of water
organic start learning		used for describing methods of farming and food production that do not use artificial chemicals
organism start learning		a living thing such as a person, animal or plan
overgrazing start learning		a situation in which land is demaged because the cown or others animals in it have been allowed to eat too much of the grass there

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