Environment
Environment has 18 English words, such as Climate change, Global warming, Oil slick, and Ozone layer. Learn them with pictures, IPA, meanings and example sentences.
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All 18 words in Environment
Climate change/ˈklaɪ.mət ˌtʃeɪndʒ/n. phr
A long-term change in the earth's climate, especially due to an increase in the average atmospheric temperature.
Climate change is causing rising sea levels and more extreme weather events around the world.
Global warming/ˌɡləʊ.bəl ˈwɔː.mɪŋ/n. phr
A gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect.
Global warming is causing polar ice caps to melt at an alarming rate.
Oil slick/ˈɔɪl ˌslɪk/n. phr
A layer of oil floating on the surface of a body of water, usually caused by a spill or leak.
The oil slick from the damaged tanker spread rapidly across the bay.
Ozone layer/ˈəʊ.zəʊn ˌleɪ.ər/n. phr
A layer of gas high above the Earth's surface that protects the planet from the sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation.
The Ozone layer protects the Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation.
air/er/
n. atmosphere, gas; v. ventilate, expose; n. aura, vibe
biodiversity/ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvɜːrsəti/n
The variety of all living things, including plants, animals, and microorganisms, in a particular habitat or on Earth.
creature/ˈkriːtʃər/
n. any living thing that can move, especially an animal.
decompose/ˌdikəmˈpoʊzɪz/
v. break down, disintegrate; v. decay, degrade
ecology/iˈkɑːlədʒi/
The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment.
fauna/ˈfɔːnə/
The animals of a particular region, habitat, or geological period.
forest/ˈfɔːrɪst/
n. a large area thickly covered with trees and other plants.
insect/ˈɪnsekt/
n. a small animal with six legs, a body in three parts, and usually two pairs of wings, such as a bee or an ant.
land/lænd/
n. ground, soil, nation, territory; v. arrive, touch down, drop, set down
pollute/pəˈluːt/
To make air, water, or land dirty and dangerous by adding harmful substances to it.
reproduction/ˌriːprəˈdʌkʃn/
The process of making a copy of something, or the biological process of producing offspring.
sewage/ˈsuːɪdʒ/
Waste water and excrement produced by a community and carried away in sewers.
water/ˈwɔːtər/
n. the clear liquid that falls as rain and that we drink; v. to pour water on plants so that they grow.
wildlife/ˈwaɪldlaɪf/n
n. the wild animals and plants that live naturally in an area.