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
WEATHER: the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time, such as the temperature, and if there is wind,
rain, sun, etc.
POLLUTION: the process of making air, water, soil, etc. dirty; the state of being dirty
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
DEFORESTATION: land erosion caused by widespread deforestation
ECOLOGY: the relation of plants and living creatures to each other and to their environment; the study of this
ECOSYSTEM: all the plants and living creatures in a particular area considered in relation to their physical environment
ENVIRONMENT: the conditions that affect the behaviour and development of somebody/something; the physical
conditions that somebody/something exists in a pleasant
TRASH: things that you throw away because you no longer want or need them
WASTE DISPOSAL: a machine connected to the waste pipe of a kitchen sink, for cutting food waste into small pieces
GLOBAL WARMING: the increase in temperature of the earth’s atmosphere, that is caused by the increase of particular
gases, especially carbon dioxide
THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT: the problem of the gradual rise in temperature of the earth’s atmosphere, caused by an
increase of gases such as carbon dioxide in the air surrounding the earth, which trap the heat of the sun
ACOUSTIC POLLUTION
OZONE: a poisonous gas with a strong smell that is a form of oxygen
OZONE LAYER: a layer of ozone high above the earth’s surface that helps to protect the earth from
harmful radiation from the sun
RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE
RECYCLABLE
SEWAGE WATER: used water and waste substances that are produced by human bodies, that are carried away from
houses and factories through special pipes
SMOG: a form of air pollution that is or looks like a mixture of smoke and fog, especially in cities
SOLAR ENERGY
TOXIC WASTE
WIND
POISON
AEROSOL SPRAYS
ATMOSPHERE
BIODEGRADABLE
BIOSPHERE: the part of the earth’s surface and atmosphere in which plants and animals can live
CARBON MONOXIDE
CATASTROPHE
NATURAL DISASTER
EARTHQUAKE: a sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface
TSUNAMI
SEAQUAKE: a sudden powerful movement of the sea, caused by an earthquake or by volcanic activity under the sea
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