Science and Environment
Nouns
agriculture
air conditioning
anti-pollution laws
atmosphere
beaches
canals
cans
car share
carbon dioxide
carbon emissions
carbon footprint
cardboard
cave
cycle lanes
cliff
coal
coast
coastline
crops
desert
dust
earth
electric cars
electricity
environment
flood
flower
forest
fossil fuels
glass
glass bottles/jars
green policies
greenhouse effect
ground
hill
hillside
impact
lake
land
metal
mountain (peak)
mud
natural surroundings/natural habitat
ocean
orchard
organic food
packaging
path
phenomenon
planet
plant
plastic
public transport
rainforest - "lungs of the earth"
recycling
recycling bins/containers
reduction in sunlight, pollution
renewable energy
resources
river
river bank
sand
sea
science
scientist
shade
shore
slope
soil
solar energy
solar panels
stone
storms
stream
surface of the earth
timber
valley
waterfall
weather patterns
wildlife
wind farm
wind turbines
wood
Problems
a hole in the o-zone layer
acid rain
aerosols
air pollution
avalanche
bottom of the sea
climate change
conservation
construction work
countryside
destruction of rain forests
drought
earthquakes
ecosystem
endangered species
excess packaging
exhaust fumes from cars
emissions
explosion
flooding/floods
global warming
ice caps melting
industrial waste/pollution
landslide
litter
mudslide
natural resource
noise
ocean floor
oil spills
pesticides
pollution
receding coastlines
rubbish
samples of sth
sea levels rising
smog
soil
surface
threats to wildlife
trend
tsunami
underwater exploration
volcano
waste
waste resources
water problems
Adjectives
amazing feeling
awkward places
clean
cold
cultivated land
deep
dirty
dramatic increase in sth
dry
endangered
energy efficient
environmentally friendly
fertile land
gentle (rain/slopes)
global
green
harmful
harmony
healthy
high (temperatures/land/mountain)
local
low
major
muddy
narrow roads
organic
outstanding natural beauty
pine (forest/tree)
polluted
scientific
severe weather conditions
shallow water
snow-capped mountains
steep slopes
straight
sustainable
thick
towering buildings
unruly
warm
wasteful
wide
wild
winding road/river
wooded
worrying
Verbs/verb phrases
be in danger of sth
be in short supply
be intrigued by sth
become extinct
break down sth
bring about sth
buy organic food/products
carry out a survey
carry out an experiment
cause a sensation
cause damage to sth
cause problems for sth/s.o.
change dramatically
come to the conclusion that …
conduct a close analysis of sth
conserve sth
create sth
cycle to work
decrease
destroy forests
do research into sth
do serious damage to sth
draw up laws to do sth
excite interest in sth
find time to do sth
flow
get rid of sth
get your hands dirty
go hand in hand with sth
go green
grow
harvest crops
have a come-what-may attitude to sth
heat
increase
interfere in s.o.’s work
interfere with sth
keep an eye on sth
light
look after /care for the planet/the environment
make a decision about sth
make a discovery
make a lot of money from sth
make a mistake by doing sth
make sth into sth
melt
organise car share
pick up litter
play a part in sth/doing sth
pollute sth
prevent sth from happening
protect sth
recycle
reduce sth
reuse
save petrol,energy,our planet
see the point of sth
separate rubbish into different containers
show real concern about sth
sort rubbish into …
spray crops with sth
throw sth away
turn into sth
waste energy/resources/paper/electricity/water