Resource

depletion
The process, when we use a lot of gas, 
oil, water, fuel and nature 
can’t renovate these resources
 Ozone
depletion
The process,  when the ozone layer becomes
thin, less
Nuclear
waste
Radioactive rubbish
Deforestation
Cutting down forests faster than they are
replaced.
 Extintion
of plants
and animals
The process of disappearance 
of species
Pollution
Act of making our nature dirty 
with harmful,
 dangerous substances
Greenhouse
effect
Some gases in the atmosphere 
let the sun rays to pass 
through to the Earth surface 
but hold in some of the heat
 Global
warming
An increase in the average 
temperature worldwide 
believed to be caused by 
the greenhouse effect
 Acid
rain
A mixture of harmful rain 
with snow and chemicals
Recycling
The processing of used materials 
and their reuse
Pesticide
A substance that pollutes
 the air, water or soil
Biodegradable
Capable of being 
broken down (decomposed) 
rapidly by the action of 
microorganisms.