Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• in terms of
• have to: Must do
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in favor of: Expressing support or approval for someone or something.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• energy sources: Materials or processes that can produce energy.
• on the order of: Approximately; about a certain amount or number.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• show of hands: A way of voting in which people raise their hands to show that they support something.
• on balance
• for or against: Expressing support or opposition to something.
• hands down: To give (clothes, etc.) to someone younger
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• in places: In some locations but not others
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• at least: As a minimum
• run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• to some extent: Partially; not completely.
• such as: For example; like
• deal with
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• for all the world: In every respect; exactly like something or someone.
• other places: Different locations or areas
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• in relation to: Concerning; with reference to; regarding.
• come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• go away: To go on vacation
• last person: The individual who is the final one in a sequence or group.
• sum up
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• with regard to: Concerning; in relation to.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• clean: Completely; entirely
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• small: Little in size; not big
• electricity: Energy generated positive and negative charges
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• add: To include as well
• wonderful: Producing feelings of enjoyment or delight
• electric: Creating a feeling of excitement
• area: Amount of measured space
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• match: To equal or be as good as something else
• point: An item to be discussed
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
• land: Region or country
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• waste: To kill or severely harm someone
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
• environmental: Of the natural world of plants and animals
• pro: Reason given in support of something
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• footprint: Mark left by a foot of an animal or human
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• data: Facts or information used to calculate or analyze
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• warming: To become more friendly or to like something
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• reactor: Device to control nuclear energy as a power source
• slightly: Only a little
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• lifetime: The time between birth and death
• convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
• coal: Dark hard substance from the earth burnt as a fuel
• renewable: Being able to be replaced naturally
• fleet: Group of ships under one commander
• enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
• proposition: General claim or theory
• propaganda: (Use of) message that you want people to accept
• standpoint: Mental position from which things are viewed
• favor: Support or approval from people
• proliferation: Sudden and fast increase in something
• ethanol: Alcohol especially when it is used as a fuel
• mi: The syllable naming the third (mediant) note of any major scale in solmization
• greenhouse: Greenhouse gas that makes the Earth get warmer
• arithmetic: Math of adding, subtracting, dividing, multiplying
• uranium: Radioactive element used for nuclear energy/weapon
• geothermal: Sourcing heat from the center of the Earth
• biofuel: Fuel created from plants, etc.
• grid: Electrical network supplying electricity to area