Russian equivalent
Give the Russian equivalents:
fossil fuels;
population growth;
recycling.
fossil fuels - ископаемое топливо;
population growth - рост численности населения;
recycling - переработка отходов.
Define the following notions:
a pea-souper;
a flexitarian;
acid rain.
A pea-souper - a very thick and heavy fog.
A flexitarian - an individual who follows a primarily but not strictly vegetarian diet, occasionally eating meat or fish.
Acid rain - rain that contains large amounts of harmful chemicals as a result of burning substances such as coal and oil.
Explain the difference between the greenhouse effect, the global warming, and the climate change.
greenhouse effect - an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere causing global warming
global warming - a gradual increase in world temperatures caused by gases such as carbon dioxide
it results in climate change - long-term change in average weather conditions - it includes not only temperature, but humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, and precipitation (осадки).
Give the Russian equivalents:
irreparable environmental damage;
exhaust fumes;
premature death.
irreparable environmental damage - непоправимый ущерб окружающей среде;
exhaust fumes - выхлопные газы;
premature death - преждевременная смерть.
Define the following notions:
ecology;
envirnomental awareness;
water scarcity.
Ecology - the way in which plants, animals, and people are related to each other and to their environment, or scientific study of this.
Environmental awareness - having an understanding of the environment, the impacts of human behaviors on it, and the importance of its protection.
Water scarcity - lack of sufficient water or not having access to safe water supplies.
Read the following words correctly:
sewage;
carbon dioxide.
Give the Russian equivalents:
the natural replenishment of water resources;
energy efficient light bulbs;
to remedy the environment.
the natural replenishment of water resources - восстановление водных ресурсов естественным путем;
energy efficient light bulbs - энергосберегающие лампочки
to remedy the environment - "излечить", восстановить окружающую среду
Define the following notions:
vivisection;
carbon footprint;
T-charge.
Vivisection - surgery conducted for experimental purpose on a living organism (typically animals).
Carbon footprint - measurement of the amount of carbon dioxide that their activities produce.
T-charge/congestion charge - a levy aimed at improving air quality in London, the ‘T’ stands for toxicity (Older, more polluting vehicles pay much more to travel around central London.).
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Give the Russian equivalents:
to discard clothes;
to curb the global warming;
single-use plastic.
to discard clothes - выбрасывать одежду;
to curb the global warming - сдерживать глобальное потепление;
single-use plastic - одноразовый пластик.
Define the following notions:
sustainability;
food miles;
to reward fossil fuels.
Sustainability - the idea that goods and services should be produced in ways that do not use resources that cannot be replaced and that do not damage the environment.
Food miles - the distance food travels from where it is grown to where it is ultimately purchased or consumed by the end user.
To reward fossil fuels - to encourage to use coal, gas, oil in large quantities.
Name the 3 words (the syn. line) to denote "испускать"/"выбрасывать (в атмосферу)".
to emit
to release
to discharge
to pollute
to contaminate
Give the Russian equivalents:
the leaching of nitrous oxide;
a culprit;
congestion charging.
the leaching of nitrous oxide - выщелачивание закиси азота
a culprit - виновник, преступник
congestion charging - взимание платы за въезд.
Define the following notions:
to alleviate poverty;
zero carbon emissions;
a climate change denier.
To alleviate poverty - to solve the problem of poverty.
Zero carbon emissions - a state where the quantity of greenhouse gas released into the atmosphere is equal to the quantity removed from it.
A climate change denier/a global warming sceptic - a person who understands that climate change exists but not as a potentially catastrophic phenomena caused by people, but as a natural process.
Name the environmental problem caused by the following factors:
1. oil spills
2. deforestation
3. burning fossil fuels
4. untreated sewage
5. careless disposal of chemicals
6. CFC
7. energy insufficiency
8. the lack of sorting bins
9. exhaust fumes
10. rocket launches
1. water pollution
2. land pollution
3. air pollution / greenhouse effect / global warming / climate change
4. water pollution
5. land pollution / water pollution
6. air pollution / greenhouse effect / global warming / climate change
7. air pollution / greenhouse effect / global warming / climate change
8. land pollution (if the trash is buried in landfills), air pollution / greenhouse effect / global warming / climate change (if the trash is burnt)
9. air pollution / greenhouse effect / global warming / climate change
10. air pollution / greenhouse effect / global warming / climate change