Environment vocabularyOnline version To learn environment-related vocabulary. by NURIA GARCIA ALLES A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Starts with A rainfall made so acidic by atmospheric pollution that it causes environmental harm. TWO WORDS Starts with B the variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat. Starts with C the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere as a result of the activities of a particular individual, organization, or community. TWO WORDS Starts with D the clearing or thinning of woods by humans. Starts with E designed or operating in a way that does not harm the environment. Starts with F coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms. TWO WORDS Starts with G environmental problem caused by gases that increase the earth's temperature. TWO WORDS Starts with H causing or likely to cause harm. Starts with I economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories and very often responsible for pollution. Contains K An arrangement of windmills or wind turbines that generate electricity. Starts with L a place where rubbish is buried in a large deep hole. TWO WORDS Starts with M relating to or found in the sea. Starts with N the phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth, as opposed to humans or human creations. Starts with O a thin part of the Earth's atmosphere that absorbs almost all of the sun's harmful ultraviolet light. TWO WORDS Starts with P the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance which has harmful or poisonous effects. Contains Q a sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action. Starts with R use again. Starts with S able to continue over a period of time Starts with T tendency Contains U thing from which something originates or can be obtained, for example energy. Contains V the opposite of waste. Starts with W the collection, processing, and recycling or deposition of the rubbish of human society. TWO WORDS Contains X the fact or process of a species, family, or other group of animals or plants dying out. Contains Y a colourless, odourless reactive gas, the chemical element of atomic number 8 and the life-supporting component of the air.