B1 Woordenlijst - Het milieu en energie

a huge round object that moves in an orbit, around the sun or any other star

planeet, hemels lichaam

the different types of gases that surround the earth or other planets

atmosfeer

the place or area in which certain animals, birds, or plants naturally exist, lives, and grows

habitat, leefgebied

(usually plural) a country's gas, oil, trees, etc. that are considered valuable and therefore can be sold to gain wealth

natuurlijke hulpbronnen, bronnen

the energy that is obtained through different means, such as electrical or solar, to operate different equipment or machines

energie, vermogen

any substance that can produce energy or heat when burned

brandstof, brandbare stof

a fuel that is found in nature and obtained from the remains of plants and animals that died millions of years ago, such as coal and gas

fossiele brandstof, brandstof van fossiele oorsprong

a type of fossil fuel, which is black and found in the ground, typically used as a source of energy

steenkool

a liquid found deep under the ground that is used as a fuel

olie, aardolie

a source of power that can be used to produce heat, light, or to operate different machines

energie

a clean and powerful energy that is obtained by splitting atoms, which then can be used to produce heat, electricity, etc.

atomenergie, kernenergie

the amount of carbon dioxide that an organization or person releases into the atmosphere

ecologische voetafdruk, koolstofvoetafdruk

a type of gas with no color and smell that is produced by burning carbon or during breathing out

kooldioxide, dioxide van koolstof

having no harmful substances that could cause pollution

schoon, zuiver

the act of removing harmful or dirty substances from somewhere

reinigen, schoonmaak

referring to products, actions, or practices that are designed to cause minimal harm to the environment

milieuvriendelijk, ecologisch

(of a substance or product) causing no harm to the environment

milieu-vriendelijk, duurzaam

to damage the environment by releasing harmful chemicals or substances to the air, water, or land

vervuilen, besmetten

to use a supply of energy, fuel, etc.

verbruiken, gebruiken

an urgent situation in which proper action must be taken to remove the threats done to the environment

klimaatcrisis, klimaatnood

any destruction caused by the nature that results in a great amount of damage or the death of many, such as an earthquake, flood, etc.

natuurramp, natuurcatastrofe

the sudden release of lava, gases, and ash from a volcano

vulkanische uitbarsting, vulkaanuitbarsting

things such as household materials that have no use anymore

afval, rommel

materials that have no use and are unwanted

afval, rommel

any type of gas, particularly carbon dioxide, that contributes to global warming by trapping heat

broeikasgas, broeikasgassen

a global problem that is caused by the increase of harmful gases such as carbon dioxide which results in gradual warming of the earth

broeikaseffect, wereldwijde opwarming

consisting of poisonous substances

toxisch, giftig

consisting of toxic substances that can cause harm or death

giftig, toxisch

toxic and harmful substances in the air that can cause illnesses

luchtvervuiling, atmosferische vervuiling

a cloud of chemicals produced by burning something

rook, rookwolk

a large building in which electricity is made

energiecentrale, krachtcentrale

to make a waste product usable again

recyclen, hergebruiken

the process of making waste products usable again

recycling

(of a resource, energy, etc.) naturally restored as fast as or faster than they are used up

hernieuwbaar, opneembaar

an unexpected and usually dangerous situation needing immediate attention or action

noodgeval, noodsituatie

to become destroyed, often due to the action of bacteria or fungi over time

verrotten, decomposeren

any substance that is dirty, disgusting, or unpleasant

vieze, vuil

to cause a particular thing to decay or decompose

verrotten, decomposeren