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WORD | VP | EXAMPLE | WORD
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| 1 | | layer |
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Hairsprays were cited as one of the causes of the hole in the Antarctic ozone layer. People were told to wear sunscreen to avoid skin cancer as the layer thinned and more UV light got through. - | N | a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface: | 2022.06.06 07:49
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| 2 | | waste |
1 |
The ' waste' from the consumption of these raw materials is dumped in such vast quantities that its environmental imprint has helped to create a new epoch, dubbed the Anthropocene | N | something left over, esp. after some process has been performed and something more valuable removed | 2022.06.06 07:34
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| 3 | | ozone_layer |
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The Earth's protective ozone_layer is starting to repair itself, according to a panel of United Nations scientists. The main reason behind its recovery, they say, is the fact that certain chemicals, such as those used in aerosol cans, were gradually banned in the 1980s. | N | the layer of the upper atmosphere where most of the ozone is concentrated, from about 8 to 30 mi. (12 to 48 km) above the earth. - | 2022.06.06 07:22
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| 4 | | ozone_layer |
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The Earth's protective ozone_layer is starting to repair itself, according to a panel of United Nations scientists. The main reason behind its recovery, they say, is the fact that certain chemicals, such as those used in aerosol cans, were gradually banned in the 1980s. | N | the layer of the upper atmosphere where most of the ozone is concentrated, from about 8 to 30 mi. (12 to 48 km) above the earth. | 2022.06.06 07:15
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| 5 | | acid_rain |
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One of the main risks for our planet are the acid_rains: they form when the gases from cars and factories mix with atmospheric water. | N | rain containing acid-forming chemicals, resulting from the release into the atmosphere of industrial pollutants | 2022.06.06 07:07
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| 6 | | dioxide |
4 |
Burning fossil fuels creates carbon dioxide gas, which is damaging to the environment | N | an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen, each of which is bonded directly to an atom of a second element, as manganese dioxide, MnO2, or nitrogen dioxide, NO2. | 2022.06.06 06:36
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| 7 | | fuels |
3 |
Fossil fuels are used to power everything from planes to gas cookers. | N | any combustible organic material, as oil, coal, or natural gas, derived from the remains of former life. - | 2022.06.06 06:29
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| 8 | | fumes |
5 |
There are 4 kinds of pollution: - - Air pollution: air transportation, factory fumes, road traffic, cfcs - - | N | the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning substance. | 2022.06.06 05:55
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