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Ecology 2
Term | Definition |
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greenhouse effect | the process in which heat is unable to escape from the atmosphere and causes the temperature of the Earth to rise |
global warming | the slow increase in the temperature of the Earth caused partly by the increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere |
carbon footprint | the amount of carbon dioxide a person, organization, building, etc produces, used as a measure of their effect on the environment |
carbon dioxide | a gas without colour or smell, produced when you breathe out |
fuel | a substance such as oil, gas, coal, or wood that produces heat or power when it is burned |
emission | a substance, especially a gas, that goes into the air |
to melt | to be changed from a solid substance into a liquid |
to rise | to move upwards or to a higher position |
to reduce | to make something smaller or less in size, amount, importance etc |
to increase | to make something become larger in amount or number |
aware | knowing or realizing something |
environment | the natural world in which people, animals and plants live |
depletion | the reduction of smth. by a large amount so that there is not enough left |
deforestation | the act of cutting down or burning the trees in an area |
issue | an important topic that people are discussing or arguing about |
interdependent | consisting of parts that depend on each other |
nuclear | using, producing or resulting from nuclear energy |
valuable | very useful or important |
biodiversity | the existence of a large number of different kinds of animals and plants |
species | a group of animals or plants in which the members have similar characteristics |
extinct | no longer in existence |
endangered | at risk of no longer existing |