Vocabulary task: environment

A community of living organisms in conjunction with the non-living components of their environment (air, water and mineral soil), interacting as a system.

An artificial habitat created for wildlife preservation

The process of producing new organisms from two different species

A type of pollution caused by excess noise

Synthetic materials made from petroleum

Able to resist decomposition and last a long time

Toxic and harmful to the environment

Capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms.

The practice of cultivating crops for food

The clearing of forests or trees on a large scale, often resulting in damage to the quality of the land.

A type of renewable energy produced by wind turbines

The process of planting new trees in a previously bare area

A type of tree that grows quickly and produces a lot of oxygen

The mark left on the ground by the burning of fossil fuels

The amount of water wasted during daily activities

The total amount of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere by an individual, organization, or product.

Energy derived from nuclear reactions

Fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas

Sources of energy that are harmful to the environment

Energy from a source that is not depleted when used, such as wind, solar, or hydro power.

The amount of land necessary to sustain a population

Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

The practice of using chemical pesticides and fertilizers to increase crop yields

The process of extracting oil and gas from the ground

The presence in or introduction into the environment of harmful or poisonous substances.

The natural process of decay and rotting of living organisms

The use of renewable energy sources like wind and solar power

The process of recycling waste materials

The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

The study of the behavior of living organisms

The process of artificially creating new plant species

A type of renewable energy derived from the heat of the earth's core

The process of introducing new species into an ecosystem

A species that is harmless to humans

A species of animal or plant that is seriously at risk of extinction.

A type of hybrid plant species

A type of energy produced by burning wood or other plant matter

A non-renewable energy source

The power generated by the movement of water

Energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy.

Ignoring waste materials

Burning waste materials

Throwing waste materials away

Reusing waste materials instead of throwing them away

The action of maintaining a wide area of trees

The action of clearing a wide area of trees

The action of protecting a wide area of trees

The action of planting a wide area of trees

The cooling of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere, caused by the greater transparency of the atmosphere to infrared radiation emitted from the planet's surface than to visible radiation from the sun

The trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere, caused by the greater transparency of the atmosphere to infrared radiation emitted from the planet's surface than to visible radiation from the sun

The trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere, caused by the greater transparency of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation emitted from the planet's surface

The cooling of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere, caused by the greater transparency of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation emitted from the planet's surface

The production and storage of something, especially gas or radiation

The consumption and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation

The consumption and storage of something, especially gas or radiation

The production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation

Economic development that favors the depletion of natural resources

Economic development that is conducted without the depletion of natural resources

Economic development that ignores natural resources

Economic development that destroys natural resources