Environment Adèle Pellerin
Environment Adèle Pellerin
10 Environment terms
Work for English class.
- A biofuel
- Noun
- An oil product substitutes, made from vegetables such as sunflower.
- Example: Biofuels is eco-friendly, and help to preserve our planet.
- fr: Un biocarburant
- Acid rain
- Noun
- Rain with chemical/acid particles in it due to pollution.
- Example: Acid rains generate breathing problems.
- fr: Pluie acide
- Aerosol
- Noun
- Particles in the air, made with a solid or liquid substance.
- Example: Our deodorants release a lot of aerosol in the air.
- fr: Aérosol
- Biodegradable
- Adjective
- Which doesn’t pollute, can be absorbed by nature.
- Example: This bag is biodegradable.
- fr: Biodégradable
- Clean energy
- Noun
- Sustainable energy, made from natural resources.
- Example: Nowadays we need to use clean energy more and more.
- fr: Énergie propre
- Ecosystem
- Noun
- The all in an environment composed by all species of animals and plants which live together.
- Example: Each ecosystem is fragile and must be protected.
- fr: Écosystème
- Fossil fuel
- Noun
- Fuel unsustainable such as oil.
- Example: We can’t use fossil fuel forever.
- fr: Carburant fossile
- Kyoto protocol
- Noun
- Protocol which aim at reducing the emissions of 6 greenhouse gases.
- Example: Kyoto protocol was signed in 1997.
- fr: Protocole de Kyoto
- Pesticides
- Noun
- Chemical products against parasites in agriculture.
- Example: Pesticides are used in agriculture.
- fr: Pesticides
- Wind energy
- Noun
- Sustainable energy made from the wind strength through wind turbine blades.
- Example: Nowadays we need to use more and more wind energy.
- fr: Energie éolienne