Europe’s Environmental Issues Vocabulary List #3 Europe’s Environmental Issues

Europe has 3 environmental issues: Air Pollution in United Kingdom Acid Rain in Germany Nuclear explosion in Ukraine

Environment The surroundings or condition in which a person, animal or plant lives or operates

pollution Emissions Waste that makes the air, soil or water less clean The act of producing or sending out something, such as energy or gas, from a source Emissions

Renewable vs. nonrenewable resources Resource that earth or people can replace Non-renewable resources Resource that cannot be replaced in a relatively short period of time.

hydroelectricity Hydroelectricity Video Generating electricity using water driven turbines. Hydroelectricity Video

Fossil fuel Non-renewable resource formed over millions of years from the remains of ancient plants and animals.

AIR pollution in united kingdom Smog – air pollution caused by sunlight acting on the gases from automobiles and factory exhaust Smokeless zones – areas of London where, in order to improve air quality, only smokeless fuels can be used.

Acid rain in Germany Acid Rain – clouds or rain containing sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen oxide that cause problems in the environment. Deforestation – the process of clearing forests, selling the timber, and using the cleared land for other purposes

Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine Chernobyl – the Ukrainian site of a nuclear power plant that exploded in April 1986 releasing radiation into the environment. Nuclear energy – energy that exists in atoms produced by splitting or fusion of the nuclei; produces cheaper energy without filling the air with pollution and using the Earth’s supply of fossil fuels

Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine Radiation – particles or waves emitted by atoms and molecules of a radioactive substance as a result of atomic decay; it can be harmful to living tissue. Exclusion Zone – a restricted 30 mile area around the Chernobyl power station that was abandoned by humans due to a toxic level of radiation

Other videos: Acid Rain - Germany Acid Rain Formation Air Pollution - Smog Alert in UK Chernobyl - Drone footage