Green revolution: Vocabulary

What word best describes the action of releasing substances into the environment?

• Emit

• Conserve

• Dwindle

• Shrink

Fill in the blanks with the correct word:
It's important to ........ water and electricity in times of shortage.
(First letter is "C".
Write a full word)

Which word means to reduce in size, quantity, or extent?

• Efficient

• Viable

• Diminish

• Preserve

Fill in the blanks with the correct word:
Using public transportation is more E........... than driving a car alone.
(write a full word)

What term is used for energy sources that can be replenished?

• Renewable

• Fuel

• Disposable

• Futile

• Replace a wrong word in a sentence with (a) more suitable one (ones):
  We should emit our reliance on non-renewable fuel sources.

• dispose

• deplete

• diminish

• restrict

Imagine you're a detective solving a mystery of words! Which of these sneaky words is most unlikely to be the truth or turn into reality?

• Probable

• Economical

• Beneficial

• Improbable

• Think about all the possible words you can use in this sentence:
  The population of certain species continues to ______ due to habitat destruction.

• DWINDLE

• DISCHARGE

• DIMINISH

• DECREASE

Answer explanation

DWINDLE

DIMINISH
DECREASE

+ possible answers:
DEGENERATE
DRY OUT

What word best describes the concept of using resources carefully to prevent waste?

• Emission

• Conserve

• Deplete

• Disposable

• Fill in the Blanks with a suitable word:

• ____ bags are convenient but contribute to environmental pollution.