DUE 9 September 2024/Pubs Y2
Assignment 2.
By lw
climate change - CORRECT ANSWERS-Change in the statistical properties of the
climate system when considered over periods of decades
critically - CORRECT ANSWERS-carefully, with the purpose of judging for good or bad
energy efficiency - CORRECT ANSWERS-The ratio of the amount of work done to the
total amount of energy introduced to the system
global warming - CORRECT ANSWERS-An increase in the average temperature of the
earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)
Government strategies - CORRECT ANSWERS-Strategies introduced by individuals in
power to support sustainability.
greenhouse gases - CORRECT ANSWERS-Gases such as carbon dioxide, methane,
nitrous oxide, water vapor, and ozone in the atmosphere which are involved in the
greenhouse effect.
legislation - CORRECT ANSWERS-the act of making or enacting laws
natural resources - CORRECT ANSWERS-Materials or substances such as minerals,
forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain
policy - CORRECT ANSWERS-A proposed or adopted course or principle of action
Politics - CORRECT ANSWERS-Method of maintaining, managing, and gaining control
of government (who gets what, when, and how)
Pressure group - CORRECT ANSWERS-A group formed to influence government
policy on a particular issue