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English for Science & Nature Glossary of Terms
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gas - natural
gas, used as fuel.
gasoline - petroleum
fuel, used to power
cars, trucks, lawn
mowers, etc.
geothermal -
literally, heat from the
earth; energy obtained
from the hot areas under
the surface of the
earth.
gillnets -
walls of netting that
are usually staked to
the sea floor. Fish
become entangled or
caught by their gills.
(See also
driftnets).
global warming
- increase in the
average temperature of
the earth's surface.
Golden Carrot
- an incentive program
that is designed to
transform the market to
produce much greater
energy
efficiency. The term
is a trademark of the
Consortium for Energy
Efficiency.
grassroots -
local or
person-to-person. A
typical grassroots
effort might include a
door-to-door education
and survey campaign.
grazing - the
use of grasses and other
plants to feed wild or
domestic herbivores such
as deer, sheep and cows.
green design -
a design, usually
architectural,
conforming to
environmentally sound
principles of building,
material and energy use.
A green building, for
example, might make use
of solar panels,
skylights, and recycled
building materials.
greenhouse - a
building made with
translucent (light
transparent, usually
glass or fiberglass)
walls conducive to plant
growth.
greenhouse effect
- the process that
raises the temperature
of air in the lower
atmosphere due to heat
trapped by greenhouse
gases, such as
carbon dioxide,
methane, nitrous oxide,
chlorofluorocarbons,
and
ozone.
greenhouse gas
- a gas involved in the
greenhouse effect.
greenway -
undeveloped land usually
in cities, set aside or
used for recreation or
conservation.
groundfish - a
general term referring
to fish that live on or
near the sea floor.
Groundfish are also
called bottom fish or
demersal fish.
groundwater -
water below the earth's
surface; the source of
water for wells and
springs.
growth overfishing
- the process of
catching fish before
they are fully grown
resulting in a decrease
in the average size of
the fish population. |
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