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all the plants and living creatures in a particular area considered in relation
to their physical environment
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1 ACID RAIN 2 RADIOACTIVE WASTE
3 DESFORESTATION 4 ECOSYSTEM
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ACID RAIN rain that contains harmful chemicals from factory gases and that damages trees, crops and buildings
CARBON DIOXIDE a gas breathed out by people and animals from the lungs or produced by burning carbon
CLIMATE CHANGE changes in the earth's weather, including changes in temperature, wind patterns and rainfall, especially the increase in the temperature of the earth's atmosphere that is caused by the increase of particular gases, especially carbon dioxide
CONTAMINANT a substance that makes something impure
DESFORESTATION the act of cutting down or burning the trees in an area
ECOLOGICAL connected with the relation of plants and living creatures to each other and to their environment
ECOLOGIST a scientist who studies ecology
SEWAGE Used water and waste substances that are produced by human bodies, that are carried away from houses and factories through special pipes.
SOLAR ENERGY A piece of equipment on a roof that uses light and heat energy from the sun to produce hot water and electricity.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Involving the use of natural products and energy in a way that does not harm the environment.
ATMOSPHERE The mixture of gases that surrounds the earth.
RECYCLING The process of treating things that have already been used so that they can be used again.
RECYCLE To sort things that have already been used so that they can be used again.
OIL SLICK An area of oil that is floating on the surface of the ocean.
POLLUTE To add dirty or harmful substances to land, air, water, etc. so that it is no longer pleasant or safe to use.
FOSSIL FUELS Fuel such as coal or oil, that was formed over millions of years from the remains of animals or plants.
SOIL The top layer of the Earth in which plants, trees, etc grow.
COAL A hard black mineral that is found below the ground and burnt to produce heat.
CHARCOAL A black substance made by burning wood slowly in an oven with little air. Charcoal is used as a fuel or for drawing.
WELL A deep hole in the ground from which people obtain water. The sides of wells are usually covered with brick or stone and there is usually some covering or a small wall at the top of the well.
RENEWABLE That is replaced naturally or controlled carefully and can therefore be used without the risk of finishing it all.
THREATEN To say that you will cause trouble, hurt somebody, etc. if you do not get what you want.
REEF A long line of rocks or sand near the surface of the sea.
CLIFF A high area of rock with a very steep side, often at the edge of the sea or ocean.
LOG To cut down trees in a forest for their wood.
EXTINCT of a type of plant, animal, etc.) no longer in existence
crop a plant that is grown in large quantities, especially as food
BELOW ZERO
BLIZZARD A heavy snowstorm with strong winds
BOILING The temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas
BREEZE a light wind
CHANGEABLE
CHILLY (especially of the weather or a place, but also of people) too cold to be comfortable
THUNDER
THUNDER LIGHT
FOG
COOL
DAMP slightly wet, humid
DRIZZLE light rain
DROUGHT A long period of dry weather
FLOOD a large amount of water that rises and spreads over the land
FORECAST A prediction about the weather
FREEZING very cold
SCORCHING very hot
SETTLED
SHOWER Standing up underneath water to clean your body// RAIN
DOWNPOUR
HAZE
POND a smaller body of freshwater that is surrounded by land
PUDDLE
SWAMP A wetland ecosystem in which shrubs and trees grow.
SOAR the act of rising upward into the air
WARM SPELL
