Environment Vocabulary

My ________________ was to take care of my fish. If I did not feed her my brother would be angry with me.

• impact

• responsibility

• habitat

• waste

People eating more and more unhealthy and fattening foods is a leading cause of ___________________ around the world.

• waste

• climate change

• ozone

• obesity

Car exhaust (the stuff from cars as they move), gasses from power plants and factories, or greenhouse gasses are all types of ______________________

• climates

• atmoospheres

• landfills

• emissions

the usual condition of atmosphere, wind, rain, and other weather effects in a specific area of the world

• ecosystem

• sea level

• responsibility

• climate

The amount of power used, whether it is electricity, coal, nuclear, etc.

• fossil fuels

• impact

• energy consumption

• ozone

The air we breath, water we drink, food we eat, and land we live on, both from nature and human made

• habitat

• environment

• greenhouse

• landfill

Whenever we don't eat all of our food on our plate, what we throw away is considered __________________.

• waste

• emissions

• climate change

• carbon dioxide

Around the world, the rising ____________________ is becoming an issue because the ice caps are melting.

• greenhouse gasses

• atmosphere

• sea level

• obesity

Many say that the human _______________ on the global environment has been speeding up climate change.

• carbon dioxide

• impact

• responsibility

• climate

The natural home for something, animal, plant, or organism

• environment

• habitat

• impact

• atmosphere