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Environment
A list of vocabulary items related to the environment protection
Term | Definition |
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acid rain | rain which contains large amounts of harmful chemicals as a result of burning substances such as coal and oil |
carbon dioxide | the gas formed when carbon is burned, or when people or animals breathe out. |
climate | the general weather conditions usually found in a particular place. |
deforestation | the cutting down of trees in a large area; the destruction of forests by people. |
endangered species | endangered birds/plants/species animals or plants which may soon not exist because there are very few now alive. |
global warming | a gradual increase in world temperatures caused by polluting gases such as carbon dioxide which are collecting in the air around the Earth and preventing heat escaping into space. |
greenhouse effect | an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere which is believed to be the cause of a gradual warming of the surface of the Earth. |
pollution | damage caused to water, air.... by harmful substances or waste. |
ozone layer | a layer of air high above the Earth, which contains a lot of ozone, and which prevents harmful ultraviolet light from the sun from reaching the Earth. |