Environment Vocabulary

Carbon Dioxide – the gas formed when carbon is burned, or when people or animals breathe out.

Sentence – Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air and moisture from the soil.

Greenhouse Effect – the process through which heat is trapped near Earth’s surface by substances known as ‘greenhouse gases.’

Sentence – They contribute 14 percent of the greenhouse effect and are increasing at the rate of 6 percent a year.

Burning Fossil – When fossil fuels are burned, they release nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere, which contribute to the formation of smog and acid rain.

Sentence – Building huge air-capture plants to reabsorb the carbon dioxide produced by burning fossil fuels would be a perverse outcome.

Deforestation – he cutting down of trees in a large area, or the destruction of forests by people.

Sentence – Deforestation has been shown to cause floods and drought.

Landfill – the process of getting rid of large amounts of rubbish by burying it, or a place where rubbish is buried.

Sentence – But it’s becoming a major issue as landfill sites fill up.

Emit – to release or project something.

Sentence –The lamps emit ultra-violet radiation which has powerful cancer-causing abilities, according to a small pilot study on its effects on mice.

Fossil fuel – fuel formed through very old plant and animal fossils.

Sentence –A further twist to the uncertainty of fossil fuel supplies was provided by the growing militancy of Britain’s miners.

Greenhouse gas – gas in the atmosphere that stops heat from escaping into space.

Sentence –Carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide are some very common greenhouse gases.

Toxin – a poison of plant or animal origin.

Sentence –There are some toxins that are created by human body and some toxins are excreted by plants and animals.

Zero emission  – release of no greenhouse gas.

Sentence -Zero emission vehicles like electric cars are an innovative way to safeguard our environment.