RRR vocab

a gas that's released when carbon is burned (for example coal or oil), or when people or animals breathe out

• carbon dioxide

• carbon footprint

• carbon

a measurement of the amount of carbon-dioxide a person adds to the atmosphere

• carbon

• footprint

• carbon-dioxide

• carbon footprint

to share a car instead of driving one alone

• carwash

• car

• carpool

• hitch-hike

Global changes in temperature, wind patterns, rainfall, etc. Mainly caused by the burning of fossil fuels like coal and oil is called a(an): _______ ______

a gas in the atmosphere that stops heat from escaping into space is called: _________ ___

to release waste substances into the air, water and soil

• pollute

• protect

• compost

• plant

the contamination of the environment, esp. by industrial waste products and chemicals (noun)

• organisation

• reduction

• pollution

• production

to keep from harm

• plant

• pollute

• produce

• protect

the planting of trees and plants to help a damaged or destroyed forest recover (noun)

• reforestation

• deforestation

• forest

• defrost

to get rid of something you don't want ____ ____