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Ecology 2

TermDefinition
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
Created by: svetaryshkevich
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