9th form Nature Protection Vocabulary Practice

1. The phenomenon by which the Earth's atmosphere traps some of the sun's heat as it radiates from the earth's surface.

2. A moist, densely wooded area with an ahual rainfall of 200 cm.

3. A person who works toward protecting the environment from estruction or pollution.

4. A division of biology concerned with the relationship between living things.

5. The destruction of forests resulting from excessive clearing.

6. Using little energy.

7. The process of collecting used products and remanufacturing them into new products instead of throwing them away as garbage.

8. A region in the upper atmosphere containing a high amount of ozone gas that absorbs the sun's ultraviolet radiation.

9. Nuclear waste or an individual by-product that is potentially damaging to environment and harmful to the health and well-being of living organisms.

10. The act of making something green or fresh.

11. Animals that are threatened with extinction.

12. The increase in world temperature due to the greenhouse effect.