Environmental Issues - Vocabulary

Changes in the earth’s weather, including changes in temperature, wind patterns and rainfall

• Degradation

• Climate Change

• Carbon Footprint

The process of making air, water, soil, etc. dirty.

• Emissions

• Pollution

• Domestic Waste

A gradual increase in world temperatures caused by gases such as carbon dioxide.

• Global Warming

• Depletion

• Reuse

Fuels, such as gas, coal, and oil, that were formed underground from plant and animal remains millions of years ago.

• Fossil Fuels

• Climate Change

• Carbon Footprint

The process in which the beauty or quality of something is destroyed.

• Recycling

• Pollution

• Degradation

The substances from factories, houses, etc. that go into the air.

• Emissions

• Domestic Waste

• Global Warming

Electricity or power that is produced from the sun, wind, water, etc. in ways that do not harm the environment.

• Sustainable

• Renewable Energy

• Recycling

The elimination or alteration of the conditions necessary for animals and plants to survive.

• Habitat Destruction

• Endangered Species

• Degradation

A measure of the amount of carbon dioxide that is produced by the activities of a person or company.

• Pollution

• Fossil Fuels

• Carbon Footprint

The process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects.

• Recycling

• Depletion

• Carbon Free