Vocabulary
Renewable
Environment
Technology
Action
100
On the roof to produce energy
solar panel
100
Three sources of renewable energy
the sun, the wind, the sea, the ground
100
The main issue with fossil fuels
CO2 emissions
100
Two ways to produce nuclear energy
Fusion
Fission
100
The international climate meeting held each year by the United Nations.
COP :Conference Of the Parties
200
Using the wind to produce energy
A windmill
200
Two advantages of renewable energy
Infinite, non polluting
200
Explain global warming
The fact that due to CO2 emissions and greenhouse gases, the temperature of the globe is rising
200
Two types of wind turbines
upwind/ downwind
Vertical axis/ horizontal axis
200
Three examples of simple changes everybody could make for the planet
Use public transport, walk, cycle
Adopt a greener diet
Buy second hand
Repair when possible
Turn down the heating
Buy local300
Coal, gas, oil
Fossil fuels
300
Nobody's perfect: one drawback?
Intermittent production
300
Three problems linked to global warming
The ice caps and glaciers are melting
The level of the seas and oceans is rising
Some lands/ islands are getting flooded
The climate is changing
300
Explain how this works
Each device ( wave energy converter) converts wave energy into electricity which is transmitted to the shore via a cable
300
A greener diet means...
Eating locally produced food
Limiting meat consumption
Try and eat organic food
400
Where uranium is used to produce electricity
A nuclear power plant/ power station
400
The dark side of solar panels
Recycling is expensive
400
What is a climate refugee?
Someone who has to leave their home or country because living there is impossible due to natural disasters linked to climate change
400
The use of a transformer
To transfer electric energy increasing or reducing voltage
400
Three home improvements
Double glazing
Wall/ roof insulation
Heat pumps or condensing boilers
500
To stop water flow and produce electricity
A dam
500
Two problems with wind turbines
A blot on the landscape
only 90 can be recycled
they can be noisy
they are a threat to birds
500
What is this?
A young people's protest movement to raise awareness of environmental issues, in particular with school strikes on Fridays
500
What is this and how does it work?
An anaerobic digester, which uses organic waste to produce biogas
500
The impact you have on the planet
Your carbon footprint