Unit 3 - Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Unit 3

The amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere as a result of the activities of a particular individual, organization, or community.

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​Carbon footprint

The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time ​

​Climate

​Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment

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Conservation

A long period of dry weather​

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Drought

​A community of organisms and their abiotic environment

​​Ecosystem

​An overflowing of water in a normally dry area

Flood

​A gradual increase in average global temperature

​​Global warming

​Release of harmful materials into the environment

​​Pollution

​An area of lush vegetation and year - round rainfall

​​Rainforest

​The act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products.

​​Recycling

​Energy from the sun

Solar energy

​Animals that live and grow in natural condition

​​Wildlife

​A group of wind turbines that produce electricity

​​Wind farm

Pertaining to formation

Plastic

Stiff, heavy paper used to make boxes

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​Cardboard

A fabric made from the hai of sheep

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​Wool

​Lateral meristematic tissue that produces the outer covering of stems

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Cork

The plant that produces fibers from whih many textiles are woven. Native to India, it spread throughout Asia and then to the New World. It has been a major cash crop in various places, including early Islamic Iran, Yi Korean, Egypt, and the US.

Cotton

A tough elastic polymeric substance made from the latex of a tropical plant or synthetically

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Rubber

The material that is used in the form of thin sheets for writing

​​Paper

​An element that is shiny and that conducts heat and electricity well

​​Metal

​A fine white or translucent vitrified ceramic material

​​China