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Englisch Vokabeln (Fach) / Environment (Lektion)

Problems in the world

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  • to become extinct to not longer exist, ausstreben 
  • biodegradable changing a substance into an harmless natrual state by using bacteria, kompostierbar
  • environmentally friedly not harmful to the environment, umweltfreundlich
  • fossil fuels fuel such as coal or oil, formed over millions of years from the remains of animals or planets, fossiele Brennstoffe
  • greenhouse effect global warming, globale Erderwärmung 
  • to intensify sth. to heighten, etwas verstärken, intensivieren
  • (ir-)reversible sth. that  can(not) be changed back, (nicht) umkehrbar 
  • organic farming farming without using chemicals, organische Landwirtschaft
  • ozone layer a layer of gases in the sky that prevents harmful radiation from the sun reaching the earth, Ozonschicht
  • power station large plant where electricity is produced, Kraftwerk
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  • to prevent sb./ sth. from doing sth. to stop sb. from achieving an aim from happening, verhindern, dass jmd. etwas tut
  • raw material material before being processed, Rohstoff
  • to reduce sth. to make sth. less or smaller in prize, verringern/ reduzieren
  • reduction the process of making sth. decrase, Reduzierung
  • solar radiation energy in the form of heat that is sent out from the sun, Sonneneinstrahlung
  • source the origin of sth., Quelle
  • to supply the demand for sth. to produce enough of sth. to satisfy needs, den Bedarf decken 
  • water supply the amount of wate that is available to be used, Wasserversorgung 
  • unleaded petrol unleaded petrol does not contain any lead, bleifreies Benzin
  • carbon dioxide the gas produced when animals breathe out, Kohlendioxid 
  • to discharge sth. to send out a substance, etwas ablassen
  • to dump to get rid of sth., wegwerfen
  • dyestuffs chemicals that are used to dye or colour textiles, Färbemittel
  • emission a(harmful) gas taht is send into the air, Schadstoffausstoß
  • excess packaging more packaging than usual, überflüssige Verpackung 
  • to exploit sth. to develop and use minerals, ausnutzen
  • to expose sth. to put sb. in a situation where they are not protected, etwas aussetzen (einer Gefahr)
  • fertilizer a substance that put  into the soil to make plants grow, Dünger
  • lead a soft grey heavy metal, Blei
  • living conditions the conditions under which people live, Lebensbedinungen
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  • pollutant  a stubstance that make dirty, Schadstoff
  • pollution the process of making air dirty, Verschmutzung 
  • sulphuric acid a powerful acid, Schwefelsäure
  • sulphur dioxid gas, Schwefeldioxid
  • trash vortex rubbish that is drawn into a mass of water that spins around, Müllteppich- Strudel auf dem Meer
  • waste disposal Müllbeseitigung
  • waste and to waste garbage/Müll und to use more of than/ verschwenden
  • argiculture the practice of farming, Landwirtschaft
  • to cope with a problem to manage with a problem, mit einem problem umgehen
  • carbon emission carbon dioxid that planet, Kohlenstoffausstoß
  • deforestation the act of cutting down the trees, Waldrodung
  • to dump to throw, etwas wegwerfen
  • exploitation using other persons for selffish purposes, Ausbeutung
  • habitat natrual home of a plant or animal, natürlicher Lebensraum 
  • to have an impact on sth. to influence sth., Einfluss auf etwas haben
  • the incineration of trash the process of burning trash, Müllverbrennung 
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