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THE ENVIRONMENT
Mind map: The environment
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THE ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENT COLLOCATIONS
- CLIMATE CHANGE: changes in the Earth's temperature
- FOSSIL FUELS: sources of energy formed during millions of years from plants and animlals
- GREENHOUSE GASES: gases in the atmosphere which trap the heat from the sun
- GLOBAL WARMING: a gradual increase in the Earth's temperature
- POLAR ICE CAPS: large pieces of ice at the North and South Poles
- SEA LEVEL: the level of the sea
- RENEWABLE ENERGY: a form of energy or power source that is replaced naturally
- WIND POWER: energy from the wind
- SOLAR PANELS: a piece of equipment that collects energy from the sunlight
- UNLEADED PETROL: petrol from which lead has been removed
- CONGESTION CHARGE: money that drivers have to pay to drive through some parts of a city
- EXHAUST FUMES: waste gases that come out from a vehicle
- ENERGY-SAVING: using less energy tan normal
- ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY: not harming the environment
- CARBON OFFSETTING: doing things such as planting trees
PHRSAL VERBS: WEATHER
- CLEAR UP: to become brighter
- WARM UP: to become warm
- BRIGHTEN UP: get sunnier, improve
- CLOUD OVER: to cover with clouds
- COOL DOWN: to become cool
- POUR DOWN: rain heavily
- BLOW OVER: end
- DIE DOWN: become less strong (wind)
- COME OUT: become visible again from behind the clouds/appear
- GO DOWN: dissapear at the end of the day/ set