Environment

1. refers to the gradual increase in the Earth's average temperature caused mainly by greenhouse gases.

2. includes long-term shifts in weather patterns, such as more frequent droughts, floods and stronger storms.

3. means cutting down large areas of forest, which destroys natural habitats and increases CO₂ in the atmosphere.

4. is caused by harmful gases and smoke from cars, factories and other human activities, and it makes it hard to breathe.

5. can harm fish, plants and the people who depend on clean water for drinking and farming.

6. includes dangerous substances from industry that can contaminate land and water for many years.

7. often remains in nature for hundreds of years and threatens marine life such as turtles and fish.

8. happens when too many fish are caught and populations cannot recover naturally, damaging the whole food chain.

9. are animals or plants whose numbers are so low that they may disappear completely in the near future.

10. comes from natural sources such as sunlight, wind or water and doesn't run out.

11. are devices placed on roofs or in fields that turn sunlight into electricity.

12. are tall structures that use the power of moving air to generate clean electricity.