Energy and Environment

Zhiyu W. (China)
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  1. acid rain
    precipitation with toxic gas emissions combined with water
  2. conservation
    careful management of the environment and natural resources
  3. decibel
    a unit of sound intensity
  4. deforest
    remove the trees from
  5. desertification
    a gradual transformation into arid, uninhabitable land
  6. disposal
    the act or means of getting rid of something
  7. drought
    a shortage of rainfall
  8. ecology
    the environment as it relates to living organisms
  9. ecosystem
    organisms interacting with their physical environment
  10. El Nino
    a warm ocean current in the Pacific that sets off a chain of weather events
  11. fauna
    all the animal life in a particular region or period
  12. flora
    all the plant life in a particular region or period
  13. food chain
    community of organisms where each member is eaten by another
  14. fossil fuel
    energy-producing substance derived from preserved organisms
  15. fume
    a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
  16. garbage
    worthless material that is to be disposed of
  17. greenhouse
    a building with glass walls and roof
  18. nonrenewable
    that can not be renewed
  19. noxious
    injurious to physical or mental health
  20. ozone layer
    a region of the stratosphere that blocks UV radiation from the sun
  21. photosynthesis
    formation of compounds in plants aided by radiant energy
  22. pollutant
    waste matter that contaminates the water, air, or soil
  23. preservation
    the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
  24. purification
    the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities
  25. radiation
    the act of spreading outward from a central source
  26. rain forest
    a forest with heavy annual rainfall
  27. recycling
    the act of processing used materials to create something new
  28. rush hour
    the times at the beginning and end of the working day when many people are traveling to or from work
  29. sewage
    waste matter carried away in drains
  30. solar energy
    energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy
  31. soot
    black powder formed when fuel such as wood or coal is burned
  32. spillage
    the amount that has spilled
  33. toxic
    of or relating to or caused by a poison
  34. trash
    worthless material that is to be disposed of
  35. wastewater
    water mixed with waste matter
  36. wildness
    an intractably barbarous or uncultivated state of nature
Created on Thu Jun 02 02:28:39 EDT 2011 (updated Thu Jun 02 02:29:01 EDT 2011)

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