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Protecting Wildlife
Protecting Wildlife Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| trawling | type of fishing done with a net dragged across the bottom of the sea |
| poaching | taking animals from a forbidden area |
| atmosphere | gaseous layer of air that surrounds the Earth |
| ozone layer | a layer in the atmosphere that holds a specific type of or form of oxygen |
| radioacive fuel | particle or wave-emitting materials used to create energy |
| microphone | an instrument capable of transforming sound waves into changes in electric currents or voltage |
| chronology | the sequential order in which past events occur |
| eccentric | deviating from customary character or practice; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd |
| physiology | the branch of biology dealing with the functions and activities of living organisms and their parts |
| synchronize | to go on, move, operate, or work at the same rate and exactly together |
| biosphere | the part of the earth's crust, waters, and atmosphere that supports life |