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Flashcards: ESLDO: Unit 4: Green Energy
advise
VERB to offer suggestions or recommendations
alternative
ADJECTIVE one or more different options NOUN one or more possibilities
attainable
ADJECTIVE describes that is you are likely to get or succed at; achievable
battery
NOUN a container used to keep or store electricity/energy
blueprint
NOUN a plan or design
carbon (dioxide)
NOUN a gas produced by burning fossil fuels
catalyst
NOUN a person or thing that starts a big change/transformation
circumstances
NOUN a fact/condition that is connected to other events/actions
commitments
NOUN a promise or undertaking; being dedicated/responsible for something
commute
VERB to travel between home and work NOUN the trip between home and work
conflict
NOUN a serious disagreement or argument
consume
VERB to eat; to use up a resource
decade
decline
VERB to go decrease or get smaller NOUN a gradual loss of value or amount
demand
NOUN a powerful request; the desire of people to buy something VERB to ask in a strong way; to insist on something
destructive
ADJECTIVE describes causing great and serious harm or damage
drive
VERB to move something forward; to push something forward
economic
ADJECTIVE relating to economics or finances
ecosystem
NOUN the environment of animals and plants living together
efficiency
NOUN the state or quality of being productive or doing something well
extract
VERB to take out or remove
generate
VERB to produce something (especially energy); to create a situation
hypothesize
VERB to put an idea as a guess or prediction
impact
NOUN the effect or influence of one person, thing, action on another VERB to have a strong effect on someone or something
Indigenous
ADJECTIVE describes a person or thing that was there first; native
industry
NOUN economic activity around making large quantities of goods/products
instability
NOUN a lack of certainty; no predictability
integrate
VERB to combine one or more things with another; to add things together
manufacturing
NOUN the making of articles on a large scale VERB make something on a large scale
mining
NOUN the process of getting resources from the ground (diamonds, coal, oil, etc.)
origin
NOUN the point or place where something begins or starts
pathways
NOUN a way that helps you achieve a certain result or action
policy
NOUN a course or rule adopted by a government, business, or person
progress
NOUN forward movement; development towards a better, more modern condition VERB to move forward; to advance or develop towards a better conditon
prominent
ADJECTIVE important, famous
resource
NOUN a stock or supply of money/materials used by people to create or work
security
NOUN the state of not being in danger
standards
NOUN a level of quality or achievement
storage
NOUN the action or method of storing something for future use
supply
NOUN a stock of resource or object that people can use as needed VERB to make something that people need
toxic
ADJECTIVE describes something that is poisonous or very bad