TOEFL 어휘

how clean or polluted the air is

대기질; 공기질

underground material that can supply useful quantities of groundwater

대수층

extremely dry because precipitation is scarce

건조한; 비가 매우 적은

pressure exerted by the surrounding air

대기압; 기압

capable of being broken down by living organisms

생분해되는; 생물학적으로 분해 가능한

carbon-containing gas central to respiration and climate

이산화탄소

greenhouse gas emissions attributable to a person, product, or activity

탄소 발자국

reservoir taking in more carbon than it releases over a period

탄소 흡수원

remove unwanted waste or contamination from an area

청소하다; 오염을 제거하다

usual weather patterns over many years

기후

persistent change in average climate and its variability

기후 변화

relating to land or water close to the sea

해안의; 연안의

change from vapor into liquid droplets

응결하다; 응축하다

protection and responsible management of natural resources

보전; 자연 자원 보호

protect resources by limiting wasteful use

절약하다; 자원을 보전하다

introduce an unwanted substance into water, soil, or another material

오염시키다

condition or process of becoming impure through unwanted substances

오염; 오염된 상태

slow change in the positions of continents

대륙 이동

central metallic part of Earth beneath the mantle

지구의 핵

outermost solid rock layer of Earth

지각

loss of forest cover as land is converted to other uses

산림 파괴; 산림 벌채와 소실

reduce the available quantity of a natural resource

고갈시키다; 크게 소모하다

loss of land productivity in dry climates

사막화

prolonged shortage of precipitation and available water

가뭄

send gases or particles into the environment

배출하다; 기체나 입자를 방출하다

saving energy by limiting waste and consumption

에너지 절약

gradually wear away soil or rock

침식하다; 침식되다

wearing away and movement of soil or rock by natural agents

침식; 침식과 운반

release lava, gas, or ash from a volcano

분화하다; 화산이 분출하다