4-Nature, The Environment And Energy

Front 1

Contamination

Back 1

Pollution by poisons or dangerous elements

Hint 1

The atmosphere in large cities is often contaminated by smog, as we can see in China.

Front 2

The biosphere

Back 2

The relationship between all living things on the planet

Hint 2

Children should be educated on the biosphere trough field trips and practical experiments

Front 3

emissions

Back 3

Gases entering the atmosphere

Hint 3

Scientists spend their whole careers studying the effect of emissions on the climate.

Front 4

Pollutant particles

Back 4

Microscopic elements of pollution

Hint 4

I remember going to a factory and seeing the snow covered with pollutant particles.

Front 5

Run-off

Back 5

Water that runs from the ground into rivers and lakes.

Hint 5

We should try to collect and use more run-off water, to avoid having to recycle water so much

Front 6

The water cycle

Back 6

The natural process of water, to avoid having to recycle water so much

Hint 6

Scientists believe the water cycle is responsible for various natural events, especially in coastal areas.

Front 7

Aquifers

Back 7

Underground, natural water stores

Hint 7

My family have a well which connects to an aquifer, giving very pure water.

Front 8

Filteration

Back 8

The process of filtering and removing impurities

Hint 8

Water filteration might be a solution to water shortages in very hot countries

Front 9

Water table

Back 9

The layer of water below ground

Hint 9

In my town, the water table is very high, and water will apear in even a small hole

Front 10

Tainted

Back 10

Polluted or contaminated

Hint 10

The Mediterranean is badly tainted in some areas by sewage pollution.

Front 11

Soil erosion

Back 11

The loss of soil by rain and wind activity

Hint 11

Deforestation has increased soil erosion seriously in brazil

Front 12

Logging

Back 12

Cutting down trees for timber and industrial use

Hint 12

Logging has endangered many species throughout the world.

Front 13

Dumping

Back 13

Leaving waste deliberately without storing or treating it

Hint 13

In most countries, dumping rubbish is a criminal offence

Front 14

Waste

Back 14

Any material not wanted or needed after a process

Hint 14

In my country, we use waste from cotton manufacture for lighting fires.

Front 15

Landfills

Back 15

Organized area where waste is buried in the ground .

Hint 15

Surprisingly, Britain still send most of its domestic waste to landfill sites.

Front 16

Waste processing

Back 16

Recycling or reducing waste into manageable forms

Hint 16

My brother has a waste processing company, which is subsidised by the local authority

Front 17

Poaching

Back 17

Illegally hunting and killing animals

Hint 17

Elephant poaching should be a much higher priority for the world authorities, as elephants are an endangered species.

Front 18

Habitat loss

Back 18

Destruction or disappearance of an animal's natural home

Hint 18

Logging has caused substantial habitat loss for wildlife in many countries

Front 19

Food chain

Back 19

The natural system of animals eating other animals and plants

Hint 19

The food chain has been disrupted by the lose of certain species, with widespread impacts on all animals

Front 20

Dwindling numbers

To dwindle=

Back 20

to steadily decline in quantity

Hint 20

States seem to have dwindling funds to pay for animals sanctuaries, although they are still able to pay for government officials and their perks

Front 21

Extinction

Back 21

The final death of all animals in a species

Hint 21

Dinosaur extinction may have been caused by a meteor or volcano, but scientists seem unsure about this.

Front 22

Famine

Back 22

A situation where there is a lack of food in an area for long time

Hint 22

Many singers help make charity songs to raise fund for famine relief.

Front 23

Drought

Back 23

Similar to famine, but a lack of water

Hint 23

Drought in centeral Africa can continue for many years, apparently

Front 24

Irrigation

Back 24

Supplying water to land for agriculture

Hint 24

If we want quick solutions to famine, better irrigation and farming methods would probably be the first step.

Front 25

Catastrophe

Back 25

A great disaster affecting many people

Hint 25

The continuing destruction of the rain forests is a catastrophe for the global biosphere

Front 26

Exacerbated

To exacerbate

Back 26

To make an existing problem worse, acidentally or deliberately

Hint 26

Famin in Africa has been exacerbated by civil war and political instability.

Front 27

precipitation

Back 27

rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground

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