Unit 1 - Saving Gala Flashcards
1
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A time of great danger
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Crisis (noun)
2
Q
To observe an event
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Witness (verb)
3
Q
Causing huge damage
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Disastrous
4
Q
Unpleasantly hot
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Sweltering (adj)
5
Q
Extremely strong
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Intense (adj)
6
Q
The amount of carbon dioxide released imto the atmosphere from an activity
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Carbon footprint (noun)
7
Q
To release a substance
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Emit (verb)
8
Q
The gradual increase in world temperature caused by greenhouse gases
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Global warming (noun)
9
Q
A gas that traps heat in the Earth’s atmosphere
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Greenhouse gas (noun)
10
Q
To take in
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Absorb (verb)
11
Q
The destruction of forested areas
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Deforestation (noun)
12
Q
To keep something as it is
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Preserve (verb)
13
Q
To begin the use of something
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Implement (verb)
14
Q
A strong effect or influence on something
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Impact (noun)
15
Q
A consequences of something
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Repercussion (noun)
