vocab test 13 Flashcards
(30 cards)
Endurance
the ability to withstand stress or hardship
Inundate
1.To flood or overflow 2. to overrun or overwhelm
Vital
The things necessary for life
Phenomenon
A fact or event that can be seen or felt, thing unusual or strange
Jostled
Bumped or pushed around roughly
Hearty
full of warmth and friendliness
emotion
Any strong feeling
Procrastinate
to put off doing something until a later time
Greed
Intense selfish desire for something especially money, power or food
Stewardship
The job or a supervising or taking care of something like the environment
Protector/guardian
A Defender or a caretaker
smog
fog or Haze combined with smoke and other atmospheric pollutants
Destruction
The action of the process of destroying , causing so much damage to something that it cannot be repaired
Advocacy
Look support for commendation of a particular cause or policy
Environmentalism
Concern about and action taken to protect the environment
initiative
The ability to assess and start things in an independent action
Redemption
The action of regaining or saving something
Conservation
Prevention of wasteful use of resources
Hydrosphere
All of the water on Earth including water on the surface, underground and in the water cycle
Geosphere
What is on the surface of the Earth that is not living. rocks, mountains, deserts, Forest, and plains
Atmosphere
The envelope of gases surrounding the Earth and or another plant
Biosphere
Surface of the Earth with living organisms
Chain Reaction
Idea one interaction that leads to another reaction, Domino effects
Stock
Part of a company that you can buy in order to invest in it