The Environment Flashcards by nellou _

Q

precipitation

A

Niederschlag

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sulphuric acid

A

Schwefelsäure

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nitric acid

A

Salpetersäure

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sleet
→ to sleet

A

Schneeregen

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hail
→ to hail

A

Hagel

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acidic content

A

Säuregehalt

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hemisphere

A

Halbkugel

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urban area

A

Stadtgebiet

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substance

A

Stoff

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sulphur dioxide

A

Schwefeldioxid

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Q

nitrogen oxides

A

Stickstoffoxide

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water vapour

A

Wasserdampf

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power station

A

Kraftwerk

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Fossil fuel

A

fossiler brennstoff

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exhaust

A

Auspuff

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fumes

A

Abgase

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catalytic converter

A

Katalysator

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Q

unleaded petrol

A

bleifreies Benzin

Q

to contaminate something
→ contamination

A

etwas vergiften

Q

aluminium

A

Aluminium

Q

to leach something (from something)

A

etwas (aus etwas) herauslösen

Q

To poison someone / something
Poison, poisonous

A

Jemanden/etwas vergiften
gift, giftig

Q

To have an adverse effect on something

A

Eine nachteilige Wirkung auf etwas haben

Q

Aquatic system

A

Gewässer als ökosystem

Species ( singular & plural)

Spezies, (tier-/pflanzen-) Art(en)

To eliminate a species

Eine Art ausrotten

To stunt growth

das Wachstum hemmen

To pollute something

Etwas verschmutzen

Crop

Feldfrucht, Nutzpflanze

Germination

Keimung

Reproduction To reproduce

Fortpflanzung Sich fortpflanzen

To affect something

Sich (negativ) auf etwas auswirken

Crown density

Kronendichte

Nutrient

Nährstoff

To expose something to something

Etwas einer Sache aussetzen

Toxic

Giftig

To accelerate something

Etwas beschleunigen

Decay To decay

Verfall

To corrode something Corrosion

Etwas korrodieren/ zerstören

Respiratory disorder

Erkrankung der Atemwege

Asthma

Asthma

Bronchitis

Bronchitis

soil

Erde, Boden