Definition of the following
Vocabulary
carbon footprint
convert
disposable container
natural resource
overconsumption
significant
Read
conserve
dump
environmentally friendly
excuse
facility
guilt
incinerator
landfill
material
planet
recycle
recycling
reuse
sort
tap water
Vocabulary Focus
overcharge
overestimate
overpopulation
overreact
- Carbon footprint: The amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere as a result of human activities or a specific product or event.
- Convert: To change or transform something into a different form or use.
- Disposable container: A single-use container that is intended to be thrown away after use.
- Natural resource: Any material or substance that occurs naturally in the environment and is used by humans, such as water, air, and minerals.
- Overconsumption: The act of consuming more resources, goods, or services than are needed or sustainable.
- Significant: important or of consequence.
- Read: to look at and comprehend the meaning of written or printed matter by interpreting the characters or symbols of which it is composed.
- Conserve: To protect and preserve something, such as natural resources or energy, by using it carefully and sparingly.
- Dump: To dispose of waste in a careless or reckless manner, often by throwing it away haphazardly.
- Environmentally friendly: Products, actions, or practices that are not harmful to the environment or do not have a negative impact on the Earth.
- Excuse: A reason or explanation given to justify or defend one's actions, often in a situation where one is at fault.
- Facility: A building, place, or equipment used for a specific purpose or activity.
- Guilt: A feeling of responsibility or remorse for having done something wrong or morally unacceptable.
- Incinerator: A furnace or facility used for burning waste materials and converting them into ashes or gas.
- Landfill: A site where waste is disposed of by burying it in the ground, typically in large designated areas.
- Material: A substance or matter that things can be made from.
- Planet: A celestial body that orbits a star, such as Earth, that is capable of sustaining life.
- Recycle: To process used materials and turn them into new products.
- Recycling: The process of collecting, sorting, processing, and reusing materials to reduce waste and conserve resources.
- Reuse: To use an item or material again instead of throwing it away after initial use.
- Sort: To classify or arrange items into groups based on specific criteria.
- Tap water: Water that is supplied to buildings through a system of pipes, typically used for drinking, cooking, and cleaning purposes.
Vocabulary Focus:
- Overcharge: To charge too much money for a product or service.
- Overestimate: To estimate or guess something to be larger, greater, or more significant than it actually is.
- Overpopulation: The condition of having a population size that exceeds the carrying capacity of the environment or available resources.
- Overreact: To react in an exaggerated or excessive manner to a situation or stimulus.