Vocabulary

1. Environment Vocabulary Terms
1.Landfill a place to dispose of refuse and other waste material by burying it and
covering it over with soil, especially as a method of fillng in or extending
usable land.
2. Clearcutting cut down and remove every tree from (an area).
3. Groundwater water held underground in the soil or in pores and crevices in rock.
4.Water table the level below which the ground is saturated with water.
5.Greehouse a building with a roof and sides made of glass, used for growing plants that
need warmth and protection
6.Farmland land used for farming.
7.Rainforest a forest in a tropical area that receives a lot of rain
8.Windpark a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity
9. Hazardous waste dangerous substances that need careful disposal (eg. toxic or nuclear waste)
10. Smog a thick dirty cloud at ground level caused by pollutants reacting to sunlight
11. Wildlife animals, birds, insects, etc. living naturally in the wild
12. Biodiversity the number and variety of plant and animal species that exist in a particular
environmental area or in the world generally,
13. Earthquake a sudden violent movement of the Earth's surface, sometimes causing great
damage.
14.Hydrocarbons a compound of hydrogen and carbon, such as any of those which are the
chief components of petroleum and natural gas
15. Geothermal relating to or produced by the internal heat of the earth
( ) Estufa
( ) Terra agrícola
( ) Corte raso
( ) Resíduos perigosos
( ) Aterro
( ) Floresta tropical
( ) Nevoeiro com fumaça
( ) Lençol freático
( ) Parque Eólico
( ) Biodiversidade
( ) Lençol freático
( ) Hidrocarbonetos
( ) Geotérmico
( ) Animais selvagens
( ) Terremoto