TOEFL 어휘

declining ocean pH as seawater takes up carbon dioxide

해양 산성화

large-scale flow of seawater in a particular direction

해류

use a resource faster than it can recover or remain available

과도하게 개발하다; 남용하다

ground staying at or below freezing for at least two consecutive years

영구 동토

allowing fluid to move through connected spaces

투수성의; 투과성의

reduce fossil fuel use progressively until it ends

화석 연료 사용을 단계적으로 중단하다

zone where tectonic plates meet

판 경계

substance that contaminates air, water, or land

오염 물질

harmful substances or energy introduced into the environment

오염

water falling to the surface as rain, snow, or other forms

강수; 강수량

wind direction occurring most often in a location

탁월풍; 우세한 바람

geographical area set aside to protect natural features

보호 구역

add water to an aquifer or saturated groundwater system

지하수나 대수층에 물을 보충하다

process used materials so they can be used again

재활용하다; 재생 이용하다

restoring forest cover where forest existed before

재조림; 산림 복원

able to be replenished naturally within a useful timescale

재생 가능한

return damaged wetlands toward a functioning natural condition

습지를 복원하다

have a glacier's front shift backward as ice loss exceeds advance

빙하의 끝이 후퇴하다

use an item again for the same or a new purpose

다시 사용하다; 재사용하다

amount of dissolved salts in water

염분; 염분 농도

height of the sea surface used to describe coastal water levels or elevation

해수면

loose material transported or deposited by water, wind, or ice

퇴적물

rock formed by sediment accumulation or mineral deposition

퇴적암

remove carbon from circulation and hold it in storage

탄소를 포집하여 저장하다; 격리하다

wastewater carrying human waste from buildings

하수; 생활 오수

haze formed by pollutants in the air

스모그; 오염된 연무

abnormal coastal water rise caused by a storm

폭풍해일

able to continue without undermining the natural resources it depends on

지속 가능한

large moving section of Earth's rigid outer layer

판; 암석권 판