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Climate Change Vocabulary
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The process in which gases in the atmosphere trap the sun's heat.
global warming
atmosphere
greenhouse effect
greenhouse gases
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The types of gases that trap the sun's warmth in the atmosphere.
carbon dioxide
pollution
global gases
greenhouse gases
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A greenhouse gas with the chemical name CO2.
carbon monoxide
carbon dioxide
calcium oxide
calcium carbonate
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A change in the earth's climate over a period of time.
global warming
worldwide warming
weather change
climate change
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When the average temperature on Earth is getting hotter.
global warming
global heating
global cooling
globalisation
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A verb or noun which is a synonym of increase.
rice
rays
rise
rains
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The scientific word for ‘air’.
ionosphere
atmosphere
stratosphere
lithosphere
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Greenhouse gases caused by human activity.
omissions
submissions
fissions
emissions
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A system of plants and animals living together.
ecology
economics
ecosystems
eco-friendly
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When a type of plant or animal disappears completely.
eviction
extinction
exhaustion
evolution
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Televisions, fridges and other electrical goods.
electrical sockets
electrical currents
electrical appendages
electrical appliances