Environment Vocabulary

(Adj.) ____________ means involving or exposing one to risk.

• Contaminated

• Extinct

• Green

• Hazardous

(Noun) How much ________________ does your family produce every day?

• Carbon emissions

• Carbon footprint

• Household waste

• Endangered species

(Adj.) _____________ to control something in an affected way. The measurements taken are not the best.

• Contaminated

• Hazardous

• Ill-regulated

• Inadequate

(verb) I have a car and I would love to ____________ to school with my friends when we go back to normal classes.

• Carpool

• Commute

• Donate

• Emit

(Adj.) The companies are creating __________ policies to show their commitment to the natural environment.

• Energy-efficient

• Green

• Life-sustaining

• Sustainable

(Noun) The giraffe is on the list of ________________.

• Deforestation

• Desertification

• Endangered species

• Living beings

(verb) Forests never recover fully after being _________.

• Clear-cut

• Damaged

• Polluted

• Tossed

(Adj.) _____________ vehicles like electric cars are much cheaper now.

• Contaminated

• Life-sustaining

• Self-sufficient

• Zero-emission

(Noun) All the ___________ around here comes from factories and cars.

• Flooding

• Fossil fuels

• Pollutant

• Pollution

(verb) We are ____________ the earth's natural resources faster than ever.

• Damage

• Dump

• Use up

• Waste