On April 22nd, 2020 we celebrate the Earth Day.\u00a0 Below are\u00a0 two videos dedicated to\u00a0 this day for the sake of our Earth<\/p>\n
There's a game of Tetris happening on a global scale: The playing space is planet Earth, and all those pesky, stacking blocks represent carbon dioxide -- a greenhouse gas that is piling up ever more rapidly as we burn the fossil fuels that run our cars, factories and power plants. Joss Fong outlines how this overload of CO2 leads to climate change and reminds us that, unlike Tetris, we won't get an opportunity to start over and try again.<\/span> <\/p>\n
\nWatch the video after you study the related vocabulary below<\/span>
\nVocabulary<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n
\n on a global scale<\/strong>= \u03c3\u03b5 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03ba\u03bb\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0power plants<\/strong>= \u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03ac\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03c9\u03b3\u03ae\u03c2 \u03b7\u03bb\u03b5\u03ba\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae\u03c2 \u03b5\u03bd\u03ad\u03c1\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1\u03c2\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0greenhouse effect<\/strong> = \u03c6\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03cc\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b8\u03b5\u03c1\u03bc\u03bf\u03ba\u03b7\u03c0\u03b9\u03bf\u03c5\u00a0 \u00a0 influence<\/strong>= \u03b5\u03c0\u03b7\u03c1\u03b5\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 prevent from getting too cold<\/strong> =\u03b5\u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03b4\u03b9\u03b6\u03c9\/\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03c0\u03c9 \u03bd\u03b1 ..\u03b3\u03b9\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9..\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 trap<\/strong>=\u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03b9\u03b4\u03b5\u03c5\u03c9\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 energy sources<\/strong> =\u03c0\u03b7\u03b3\u03ad\u03c2 \u03b5\u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1\u03c2\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0fossil fuels<\/strong>=\u03bf\u03c1\u03c5\u03ba\u03c4\u03ac \u03ba\u03b1\u03cd\u03c3\u03b9\u03bc\u03b1\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Nuclear plants<\/strong> =\u03c0\u03c5\u03c1\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1 \u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1<\/span>
\nfossil fuels<\/strong>=\u03bf\u03c1\u03c5\u03ba\u03c4\u03ac \u03ba\u03b1\u03cd\u03c3\u03b9\u03bc\u03b1<\/span><\/td>\nNuclear plants<\/strong> =\u03c0\u03c5\u03c1\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1 \u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Coal plants<\/strong>= \u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03ac\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Solar panels<\/strong>= \u03b7\u03bb\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03ac \u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03bb\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Wind turbines<\/strong>= \u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03bc\u03bf\u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03bd\u03ae\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5\u03c2\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Release<\/strong>= \u03b1\u03c0\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03b8\u03b5\u03c1\u03ce\u03bd\u03c9, \u03b2\u03b3\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Absorb<\/strong>=\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03c1\u03bf\u03c6\u03ce\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Melting ice<\/strong>=\u03c0\u03ac\u03b3\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bb\u03b9\u03ce\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 global cooling<\/strong>=\u03c8\u03cd\u03be\u03b7 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03bb\u03b1\u03bd\u03ae\u03c4\u03b7\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0alter<\/strong>=\u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03c0\u03c9 , \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b6\u03c9\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0carbon cycle<\/strong>=\u03ba\u03cd\u03ba\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 climate change<\/strong>= \u03ba\u03bb\u03b9\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b1\u03b3\u03ae<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n