Smart tech and climate change

Question 1

Wasteful

Answer 1

using something in a careless way and causing some of it to be wasted

Question 2

Dig sth up

Answer 2

to take something out of the ground by digging

Question 3

Rely on

Answer 3

to need a particular thing or the help and support of someone or something in order to continue, to work correctly, or to succeed

Question 4

Intermittent

Answer 4

not happening regularly or continuously; stopping and starting repeatedly or with periods in between

Question 5

Steady

Answer 5

happening in a smooth, gradual, and regular way, not suddenly or unexpectedly

Question 6

Stream

Answer 6

a continuous flow of things or people

Question 7

Blackout

Answer 7

a time when all lights must be hidden by law, or when there is no light or power because of an electricity failure

Question 8

Simulate

Answer 8

Produce a computer model of something

Question 9

Issue

Answer 9

a subject or problem that people are thinking and talking about

Question 10

Reliability

Answer 10

the quality of being able to be trusted or believed because of working or behaving well