A climate change video-quiz

Video quiz questions (printable)

Vocabulary list

• ray (=ακτίνα): one of the lines of light that you can see coming from an object
• hit (=χτυπάω): to touch (something or someone) in a forceful or violent way after moving at a high speed
• bounce (=αναπηδώ): to move in one direction, hit a surface (such as a wall or the floor), and then quickly move in a different and usually opposite direction
• surface (=επιφάνεια): an outside part or layer of something
• condition (=κατάσταση): the physical state of something
• bone (=κόκαλο): any one of the hard pieces that form the frame (called a skeleton) inside a person's or animal's body
• waste (=απόβλητα): material that is left over or that is unwanted after something has been made, done, used, etc.
• pollute (=μολύνω): to make (land, water, air, etc.) dirty and not safe or suitable to use
• factory (=εργοστάσιο): a building or group of buildings where products are made
• emit (=εκπέμπω): to send (light, energy, etc.) out from a source
• exhaust: the mixture of gases produced by an engine
• fumes (exhaust fumes=καυσαέρια): smoke or gas that smells unpleasant
• trap (=παγιδεύω): to stop (something) from escaping or being lost
• temperature (=θερμοκρασία): a measurement that indicates how hot or cold something is : a measurement in degrees showing the heat of something (such as air or water)
• high (=υψηλό): greater than usual in amount, number, or degree
• low (=χαμηλό): less than usual in amount, number, or degree
• melt (=λιώνω): to change or to cause (something) to change from a solid to a liquid usually because of heat
• global warming (=υπερθέρμανση πλανήτη): the recent increase in the world's temperature that is believed to be caused by the increase of certain gases (such as carbon dioxide) in the atmosphere
• greenhouse (=θερμοκήπιο): a building or part of a building that has glass walls and a glass roof and that is used for growing plants
• recycling (=ανακύκλωση): to send (used newspapers, bottles, cans, etc.) to a place where they are made into something new
• destroy (=καταστρέφω): to damage (something) so badly that it cannot be repaired
• creature (=πλάσμα): an animal of any type
• bin (=κάδος): a box that is used for storing things
• use (=χρησιμοποιώ): to do something with (an object, machine, person, method, etc.) in order to accomplish a task, do an activity, etc.
• less (=λιγότερο): smaller in amount or number
• protect (=προστατεύω): to keep (someone or something) from being harmed, lost, etc.
• drop (=πέφτω): to fall
• rise (=ανεβαίνω): to move upward
• try (=προσπαθώ): to make an effort to do something