Environmental Vocab 2 Flashcards

1
Q

Fossil fuels

A

Les combustibles fossiles

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2
Q

Deposit

A

Le gisement

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3
Q

Extraction of fossil fuels

A

L’extraction des énergies fossiles

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4
Q

Oil rig

A

La plateforme pétrolière

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5
Q

Drilling for oil

A

Le forage pétrolier

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6
Q

Oil tanker

A

Le pétrolier

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7
Q

Oil pipeline

A

L’oléduc
Le pipeline

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8
Q

Barrel of crude oil

A

Le baril de brut

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9
Q

Oil refinery

A

La raffinerie de pétrole

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10
Q

Geographical distribution of stocks

A

La répartition géographique des stocks

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11
Q

Decrease in reserve

A

Le décroissance des réserves

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12
Q

To cause environmental problems

A

Engendrer des problèmes environnementaux

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13
Q

Nuclear energy

A

L’énergie nucléaire

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14
Q

Reactor

A

Le réacteur

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15
Q

Nuclear power station

A

La centrale nucléaire

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16
Q

Safety

A

Le sureté

17
Q

Environmental risks

A

Les risques environnementaux

18
Q

To arouse fears

A

Susciter des craintes

19
Q

Breakdown

A

La défaillance

20
Q

Leak

A

La fuite

21
Q

Risk of terrorist attack

A

Le risque terroriste

22
Q

Risk of earthquake

A

Le risque sismique

23
Q

Risk of earthquake

A

Le risque sismique

24
Q

Treatment of waste

A

Le traitement des déchets

25
Q

High risk transportation

A

Les transports à haut risque

26
Q

storage

A

Le stockage

27
Q

Centre where waste is buried

A

Le centre d’enfouissement

28
Q

Fatal accident

A

L’accident mortel

29
Q

Exposure to radiation

A

L’irradiation