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environment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the process of making something warm | heating |
| a gradual increase in world temperatures | global warming |
| the fact of many different types of things or people | diversity |
| the situation in which two things become different | divergence |
| electricity produced by using the energy from the sun | solar power |
| the natural environment in which an animal or plant usually lives | habitat |
| a gas that is released into the air | emission |
| part of a plant or animal, or its shape, that has been preserved in rock or earth for a very long period | fossil |
| to make a substance flow from a container, especially into another container, by raising just one side of the container | pour |
| rain that contains large amounts of harmful chemicals as a result of burning substances such as coal and oil | acid rain |
| an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere (= mixture of gases around the earth), that is believed to be the cause of a gradual warming of the surface of the earth | greenhouse effect |