{"id":10262,"date":"2022-01-26T13:45:15","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T13:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/?p=10262"},"modified":"2022-02-18T13:55:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T13:55:41","slug":"more-than-30-words-related-to-the-environment-in-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/en\/more-than-30-words-related-to-the-environment-in-english\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 30 English words related to the environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For some time, among the inhabitants of the most advanced nations, there has been an\u00a0<strong>awareness of the environmental situation on our planet<\/strong>.\u00a0This concern fundamentally affects education, in which for some time now the educational materials deal with this topic.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2rem; margin-top: 2rem; background: #F4F4F4;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 0px; color: #fff; background: #FF6868;\">\u00cdNDICE DE CONTENIDOS<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#concerns\">Environmental concerns<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#related\">Another related vocabulary: rubbish, garbage, trash<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>It is also reflected in\u00a0language learning\u00a0whose teaching materials show great sensitivity to this problem.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"concerns\">Environmental concerns<\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Here is a\u00a0<strong>list of vocabulary elements in English<\/strong>\u00a0that are related to the environment:<\/p>\n<h3>Major environmental issues, natural environmental disasters, and another environmental vocabulary<\/h3>\n<p>1. Acid rain<\/p>\n<p>It refers to the rain that carries harmful chemicals in quantities due to the combustion of substances such as coal and oil.<\/p>\n<p>2. Biodegradable<\/p>\n<p>That it has the ability to decompose naturally and harmlessly. So-called biodegradable packaging helps limit the number of harmful chemicals that are released into the atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>3. Biodiversity<\/p>\n<p>The number and variety of plant and animal species that exist in a particular environmental area or in the world in general, or the problem of preserving and protecting it. A new National Biological Service to protect the habitat and biodiversity of speci<em>es<\/em><\/p>\n<p>4. Carbon monoxide<\/p>\n<p>Poisonous gas is formed by burning carbon, especially in the form of automobile fuel.<\/p>\n<p>5. Carbon dioxide<\/p>\n<p>The gas that forms when coal is burned or when people or animals breathe out.<\/p>\n<p>6. Climate<\/p>\n<p>The general climatic conditions that are ordinarily found in a particular place. The Mediterranean climate is good for growing citrus and grapes.<\/p>\n<p>7. Climate change<\/p>\n<p>It means that there has been growing concern about climate change.<\/p>\n<p>8. Deforestation<\/p>\n<p>The felling of trees in a large area; destruction of forests by people. Deforestation is destroying large areas of rainforest.<\/p>\n<p>9. Desertification<\/p>\n<p>The process by which the land becomes desert.<\/p>\n<p>10. Disposable products<\/p>\n<p>Describes an item that is meant to be released.<\/p>\n<p>11. Drought<\/p>\n<p>A long period in which there is little or no rain. This year a severe drought has ruined the crops.<\/p>\n<p>12. Earthquake<\/p>\n<p>A sudden and violent movement of the Earth&#8217;s surface, sometimes causing great damage.<\/p>\n<p>13. Endangered species<\/p>\n<p>Endangered birds\/plants\/species, animals, or plants that may soon not exist because there are so few alive now.<\/p>\n<p>14. Energy<\/p>\n<p>The energy from something like electricity or oil, which can work, like providing light and heat.\u00a0There are different types of energy: solar, nuclear, hydroelectric &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The energy generated by the windmill drives all the drainage pumps<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>15. Energy conservation<\/p>\n<p>The energy conservation process<\/p>\n<p>16. Environment<\/p>\n<p>The air, water, and land in which people, animals, and plants live. Certain chemicals have been banned due to their damaging effect on the environment.<\/p>\n<p>17. Extinction<\/p>\n<p>Many species of plants and animals are endangered\/threatened with extinction (= being destroyed so that they no longer exist).<\/p>\n<p>18. Flood<\/p>\n<p>A large amount of water covers an area that is usually dry.<\/p>\n<p>19. Smoking<\/p>\n<p>Strong, unpleasant, and sometimes dangerous gas or smoke.<\/p>\n<p>Gasoline fumes always make me feel bad.<\/p>\n<p>20. Natural resources<\/p>\n<p>Things like minerals, forests, coal, etc. that exist in a place and can be used by people. Some natural resources, such as natural gas and fossil fuels, cannot be replaced.<\/p>\n<p>21. Global warming<\/p>\n<p>A gradual rise in global temperature is caused by polluting gases like carbon dioxide that accumulates in the air around the Earth and prevent heat from escaping into space.<\/p>\n<p>22. Greenhouse effect<\/p>\n<p>An increase in the amount of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere is believed to be the cause of a gradual warming of the Earth&#8217;s surface.<\/p>\n<p>23. Green peace<\/p>\n<p>An organization that fights for the protection of the environment.<\/p>\n<p>24. Renewable energy<\/p>\n<p>It describes a form of energy that can be produced as quickly as it is used. Renewable energy sources such as wind and wave energy.<\/p>\n<p>25. Oil slick<\/p>\n<p>A layer of oil floats over a large area of \u200b\u200bthe sea surface, usually because an accident has caused it to escape from a ship or container.<\/p>\n<p>26.\u00a0Ozone layer<\/p>\n<p>A layer of air high above the Earth, containing a large amount of ozone and preventing harmful ultraviolet light from the sun from reaching Earth. Scientists believe that there is a hole in the ozone layer.<\/p>\n<p>27. Pollution<\/p>\n<p>Damage caused to water, air &#8230; by harmful substances or residues.<\/p>\n<p>28. Recycle waste<\/p>\n<p>Collect and treat garbage to produce useful materials that can be reused.<\/p>\n<p>29. Sustainable development<\/p>\n<p>A development that is causing little or no harm to the environment and can therefore continue for a long time. A large international meeting was held with the aim of promoting sustainable development in all countries.<\/p>\n<p>30. Tsunami<\/p>\n<p>An extremely large wave caused by the movement of the earth under the sea, often caused by an earthquake (= when the Earth shakes).<\/p>\n<p>31. Unleaded petrol<\/p>\n<p>Describes a type of gasoline or other substance that does not contain lead.<\/p>\n<p>32. Use up natural resources<\/p>\n<p>The degradation of natural resources is due to human pressure.<\/p>\n<p>33. Volcano<\/p>\n<p>A mountain with a large circular hole at the top through which lava (= hot liquid rock), gases, steam, and dust are or have been expelled. Erupting volcanoes discharge massive amounts of dust into the stratosphere.<\/p>\n<p>34. Waste<\/p>\n<p>Unwanted matter or material of any kind is often leftover after useful substances or parts have been removed.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"related\">Another related vocabulary: rubbish, garbage, trash<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Climate Change<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cambio clim\u00e1tico.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0The ozone layer depletion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>El agotamiento de la capa de ozono.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pollution and its effect on the environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Contaminaci\u00f3n y su efecto sobre el medio ambiente.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>7 ways to protect the environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>7 formas de proteger el medio ambiente.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sustainable development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Desarrollo sostenible.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rainforests<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Selvas tropicales.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-bottom\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;10262&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;4.7&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;\u00a1D\u00e9janos unas estrellitas si te ha gustado el post!&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;4.7\\\/5 - (24 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;More than 30 English words related to the environment&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;129.6&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 4px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; 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