Voc Flashcards
gases produced by industrial processes
Carbon emissions
areas of the world around the North and South Pole
Polar regions
a long period of time when there is little to no rain
A drought
a large amount of water that covers an area that is usually dry
A flood
a period of very hot weather
A heatwave
substances which were formed underground eg. Coal and oil
Fossil fuels
a person who doubts the truth of Sth.
A sceptic
causing a lot of damage
Catastrophic
wide in range and including a lot of information
Extensive
happening fast or suddenly
Rapid
affecting a lot of things
Far-reaching
able to be seriously considered
Plausible
needing a lot of of effort to be successful
Ambitious
to give information about sth
Detail
a source of energy formed over millions of years from parts of dead animals or plants
Fossil fuels
carbon dioxide that is that planes, cars factories etc. produce
CO2 emissions
the slow rise in the temperature of the earth’s atmosphere, caused by certain gases trapping the heat of the sun
The greenhouse effect
any of the gases that are thought to cause the greenhouse effect, especially CO2
Greenhouse gas
a type of energy tat can be replaced naturally
Renewable energy source
a situation in which the harmful gases produced by a particular company, region or country have on impact on the climate because the have ben balanced by the
actions that protect the environment
Net zero
pressure on a systems because great demands are being placed on it
Strain
the animals kept on a farm. eg. Cows/sheep
Livestock
protect sth with a material that prevents heat from passing through/out
Insulate
the amount of sth used or eaten/ drunk
Consumption
money that is paid by an a government to reduce the costs of services or production of goods
Subsidy
be the explanation or cause of sth
Account for
a person who works to achieve political or social change
Activist
become consistent and unlikely to change suddenly
Stabilize
very important for the final result of a particular situation
Decisive
likely to cause people to disagree
Contentious
to change frequently from one extreme to another
Fluctuate
money paid due to responsibility for injuring someone or damaging something
Compensation
that has never happened, been done or been known before
Unprecedented
easy to attack or damage: weak and easily damaged or hurt physically or emotionally
Vulnerable
worry or fear that something unpleasant may happen
Apprehension
not do sth that you usually do or should do or should be doing - to play truant
Skip
extremely sad / devastating
Heartbreaking
in a state of extreme excitement and crying, laughing, etc. without any control
Hysterical
a way of connecting to the internet that allows you to receive information very quickly and that is always active
Broadband
a clever and dishonest plan for making money
Scam
a situation that makes problems, often one in which you have to make a very difficult choice between things of equal importance
Dilemma
new, different and likely to have a great effect
Radical
a person who starts or supports a revolution, especially a political one
Revolutionary
give somebody advice on moral standards, behaviour, etc., especially in a way that they find annoying or boring
Preaching
make a feeling, an idea, etc. stronger
Reinforce
a feeling of worry, especially one that is
Concern
unpleasant and depressing
Grim
the central part of an object
Core
easily broken, damaged or destroyed
Fragile
greater than usual
Exceptional
very important
Vital
make something smaller in amount
To reduce
more and more
Increasingly
people in government
Administration
not considered important
Irrelevant
facts that help to prove something
Evidence
send (something) out from a source (e.g. - a gas)
To emit
stop something from increasing or continuing
Restrict
