The Natural Environment - Vocabulary
VOCABULARY
Acid rain: acidic precipitation (rainfall) that causes harm to the environment. It is formed in the atmosphere when industrial waste gases combine with water.
Activists: people who show their strong support of a cause through action, especially political action.
Biodegradable: generally referring to packaging, it means something than can be decomposed by bacteria or other organisms.
Breeding in captivity: the reproduction of animals in confinement, not in their natural habitats.
CFC gases: (Chlorofluorocarbon) gases that are harmful to the ozone layer in the Earth's atmosphere.
Condensation: water that has been transformed from a gas to a liquid and appears on a cold surface.
Conservation: the protection and preservation of the natural environment.
Contaminated: polluted, usually by toxic waste.
Drought: the continuous absence of rain, thus causing the land to dry up.
Ecosystem: the natural organisms and flora and fauna that constitute and sustain a particular area.
Emissions: toxic gases from factories and machinery that are then leaked into the atmosphere.
Endangered species: a species of plant or animal that are in danger of becoming extinct.
Environmentalist: a person who actively works to promote the protection of the environment.
Erosion: the process of the wearing away of land due to there being little to no vegetation.
Erupt: when a volcano becomes active and begins to eject lava.
Evaporation: the process of a liquid heating up and turning into a gas or vapor.
Extinct: when a plant or animal species ceases to exist entirely.
Fault line: a fissure in the Earth's crust where the tectonic plates move against each other causing an earthquake.
Flood: when a body of water, such as a river, becomes too full and water overflows beyond its normal confines
Fumes: gases and vapor (usually harmful).
Global warming: an increase in the temperature of the Earth's atmosphere, which is due to the greenhouse effect.
Greenhouse effect: the trapping of the sun's heat in the atmosphere caused by greenhouse gases.
Greenhouse gases: any gas, especially carbon dioxide, which contributes to the greenhouse effect.
Landfills: large areas of land where waste and garbage are disposed.
Landslide: when a large amount of land slides down from a mountain or cliff.
Natural resources: materials found in nature which are often exploited for economic gains.
Ocean: a large body of salt water spanning between continents.
Organic: without chemicals (such as sprays) or other man-made additives.
Ozone layer: the lower part of the atmosphere which contains a high level of ozone that absorbs the majority of the sun's ultraviolet rays.
Poaching: the illegal hunting of animals.
Pollute: to contaminate a natural area
Pollution: contamination or toxic bi-products from factories
Rainforest: a type of forest found in tropical climates with heavy rainfall.
Recycle: to convert or reprocess materials so that they can be used again.
Solar power: harnessing the Sun's energy to generate electrical power.
Species: a group of living organisms that are of the same type and can breed with each other.
Sustainability: maintaining an ecological balance by avoiding the depletion of natural resources.
Tectonic plates: the different sections of the Earth's crust that shift on the underlying mantle.
Tidal energy: using the energy produced by the changes in ocean tides to generate electrical power.
Toxic waste: poisonous byproducts of industrial manufacturing.
Wetlands: damp areas of land.
Wildlife: untamed animals (in their natural habitat).
Wipe out: to completely remove something from a place
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Acid rain: acidic precipitation (rainfall) that causes harm to the environment. It is formed in the atmosphere when industrial waste gases combine with water.
Activists: people who show their strong support of a cause through action, especially political action.
Biodegradable: generally referring to packaging, it means something than can be decomposed by bacteria or other organisms.
Breeding in captivity: the reproduction of animals in confinement, not in their natural habitats.
CFC gases: (Chlorofluorocarbon) gases that are harmful to the ozone layer in the Earth's atmosphere.
Condensation: water that has been transformed from a gas to a liquid and appears on a cold surface.
Conservation: the protection and preservation of the natural environment.
Contaminated: polluted, usually by toxic waste.
Drought: the continuous absence of rain, thus causing the land to dry up.
Ecosystem: the natural organisms and flora and fauna that constitute and sustain a particular area.
Emissions: toxic gases from factories and machinery that are then leaked into the atmosphere.
Endangered species: a species of plant or animal that are in danger of becoming extinct.
Environmentalist: a person who actively works to promote the protection of the environment.
Erosion: the process of the wearing away of land due to there being little to no vegetation.
Erupt: when a volcano becomes active and begins to eject lava.
Evaporation: the process of a liquid heating up and turning into a gas or vapor.
Extinct: when a plant or animal species ceases to exist entirely.
Fault line: a fissure in the Earth's crust where the tectonic plates move against each other causing an earthquake.
Flood: when a body of water, such as a river, becomes too full and water overflows beyond its normal confines
Fumes: gases and vapor (usually harmful).
Global warming: an increase in the temperature of the Earth's atmosphere, which is due to the greenhouse effect.
Greenhouse effect: the trapping of the sun's heat in the atmosphere caused by greenhouse gases.
Greenhouse gases: any gas, especially carbon dioxide, which contributes to the greenhouse effect.
Landfills: large areas of land where waste and garbage are disposed.
Landslide: when a large amount of land slides down from a mountain or cliff.
Natural resources: materials found in nature which are often exploited for economic gains.
Ocean: a large body of salt water spanning between continents.
Organic: without chemicals (such as sprays) or other man-made additives.
Ozone layer: the lower part of the atmosphere which contains a high level of ozone that absorbs the majority of the sun's ultraviolet rays.
Poaching: the illegal hunting of animals.
Pollute: to contaminate a natural area
Pollution: contamination or toxic bi-products from factories
Rainforest: a type of forest found in tropical climates with heavy rainfall.
Recycle: to convert or reprocess materials so that they can be used again.
Solar power: harnessing the Sun's energy to generate electrical power.
Species: a group of living organisms that are of the same type and can breed with each other.
Sustainability: maintaining an ecological balance by avoiding the depletion of natural resources.
Tectonic plates: the different sections of the Earth's crust that shift on the underlying mantle.
Tidal energy: using the energy produced by the changes in ocean tides to generate electrical power.
Toxic waste: poisonous byproducts of industrial manufacturing.
Wetlands: damp areas of land.
Wildlife: untamed animals (in their natural habitat).
Wipe out: to completely remove something from a place
PHRASAL VERBS
cut down : reduce
chop down : cut a tree
dry up : dry completely
chop down : cut a tree
dry up : dry completely
throw away : dispose of
use up : consume completely
IDIOMS
add fuel to the fire : (also add fuel to the flames) to make a problem worse; to say or do something that makes a bad situation worse.
beat around the bush :To treat a topic, without mentioning its main points, often intentionally, because the topic is difficult or unpleasant.
make a mountain out of a molehill :To exagerate the severity of a situation
beat around the bush :To treat a topic, without mentioning its main points, often intentionally, because the topic is difficult or unpleasant.
make a mountain out of a molehill :To exagerate the severity of a situation
make waves : to cause trouble.
walk on air : very excited or happy.
Bibliography:
englisch-hilfen.de. Environment - Vocabulary List and Sentences in English. https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/words/environment.htm. Accessed 8 Nov. 2017.
walk on air : very excited or happy.
Bibliography:
englisch-hilfen.de. Environment - Vocabulary List and Sentences in English. https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/words/environment.htm. Accessed 8 Nov. 2017.
English Club. Environment
Vocabulary | EnglishClub. 2017,
https://www.englishclub.com/reading/environment/environment-vocab.htm.
My English Pages. List of Idioms | Idioms about Nature. 2016, http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/vocabulary-lesson-idioms-categories.php?category=nature.
My English Pages. List of Idioms | Idioms about Nature. 2016, http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/vocabulary-lesson-idioms-categories.php?category=nature.
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