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45 Cards in this Set
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adapt |
يتأقلم verb |
to change something so that it can be used in a different way |
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an atmosphere |
جو noun |
a mixture of gases that surround Earth |
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a (raised) bed |
منطقة مرتفعه noun |
an area in a garden that is used to grow plants |
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benefit |
المنفعه verb |
to bring an advantage to something |
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carbon dioxide (CO₂) |
ثاني أكسيد الكربون noun |
colorless gas breathed out by people and animals |
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climate |
مناخ noun |
general weather conditions |
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climate change |
تغير المناخ noun |
a change in global or regional climate patterns |
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cloud seeding |
استمطار السحب noun |
the dropping of ice-like particles into clouds to cause rain |
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collectively |
جماعي adv |
as a group |
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concerns |
اهتمامات noun |
causes of anxiety or worry |
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consumption |
استهلاك noun |
the use of energy, oil, or electricity |
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costs |
التكاليف noun |
the efforts, losses, or sacrifices necessary to achieve or obtain something |
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dense |
كثيف adj |
made of a lot of things that are close together |
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a desert |
صحراء noun |
a waterless, desolate area of land with little or no vegetation, typically one covered with sand |
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desert greening |
تخضير الصحراء noun |
The process of making dry uninhabitable areas fertile |
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a drop in the bucket |
قطرة في الدلو noun |
an action that has little or no effect |
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(the) Earth |
الأرض noun |
the planet we live on; the world |
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emissions |
الانبعاثات noun |
substances that are sent out into the air, gases that go into the air |
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endanger |
يعرض للخطر verb |
to put someone or something at risk or in danger |
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energetic |
نشيط adj |
powerful |
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energy-efficient |
كفاءة الطاقة adj |
using less of a resource (gas, oil, water) |
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engineer |
مهندس verb |
to plan, build, or manage (something) by using scientific methods, or in a clever and skillful way |
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escape |
يهرب verb |
to get out |
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evidence |
دليل noun |
information that proves something |
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factories |
المصانع noun |
buildings where products are made by machines |
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floods |
الفيضانات noun |
overflows of large amounts of water over dry land |
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fossil fuels |
الوقود الأحفوري noun |
substances (such as coal or oil) that form in the ground and can be burned for power |
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gases |
غازات noun |
air-like substances |
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a generation |
جيل noun |
all people of about the same age; the creation of something |
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global |
عالمي adj |
relating to the whole world |
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a government |
الحكومة noun |
the group of people with the authority to govern a country or state |
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greenhouse gases |
غازات الأحتباس الحراري noun |
gases, especially carbon dioxide or methane, that trap heat above the Earth and cause global warming |
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industries |
الصناعات noun |
groups of businesses that make the same type of product |
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a link |
رابط noun |
a connection holding two things together |
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a personal carbon footprint |
بصمة كربونية شخصية noun |
the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) that a person puts into the air when they drive a car, fly, or use electricity made by burning coal or gas |
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precipitation |
تَرَسُّب noun |
rain or snow that falls to the ground |
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rainfall |
هطول الأمطار noun |
the quantity of rain falling within a given area in a given time |
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reduce |
تخفيض verb |
to make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size |
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a resource |
مورد noun |
a supply of something useful such as land, oil, or coal |
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a solar panel |
لوحة شمسية noun |
equipment that makes energy from the sun |
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storms |
العواصف noun |
violent disturbances of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow |
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technology |
تقنية noun |
machines that are based on modern knowledge of science and computers |
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torrential |
غزير adj |
rain falling rapidly and in large amounts |
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transport |
المواصلات verb |
to take goods or people from one place to another |
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a warning |
تحذير noun |
a statement or event that advises of a possible danger |