COMENIUS SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS

1. CYPRUS

GYMNASIO MAKEDONITISSAS

2. GREECE

GYMNASIO MATARAGKAS

3. POLAND

ZESPOL SZKOL No. 1

4. ITALY

ISTITUTO TECHNICO INDUSTRIALE “FRANCESCO SEVERI”

5. PORTUGAL

ESCOLA SECUNDARIA EMIDIO NAVARRO

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1 Air

Capable of being broken down or decomposed by natural biological processes.

Αέρας [aæras]

Ar [ar]

Aria [‘arja]

Powietrze [povietʒe]

2 Acid rain

Rain that damages trees and plants because it contains substances put into the air by factory smoke

Όξινη βροχή

Chuva ácida [∫uva asyda]

Pioggia acida [ ‘pjoddʒa

‘atȓida]

Kwaśne deszcze

[kvaçne de∫t∫e]

3 Climate change

Climate change, which is often called global warming, refers to changes in weather patterns including: - a rise in global temperatures - changes in rainfall patterns, which result in flooding and droughts - a rise in sea level. Climate changes can be caused both by natural forces and by human activities.

Κλιµατική αλλαγή [klimatiki allaghi]

Alterações climáticas [ alterasõj∫

klymatykas]

Cambiamento [kambja’mento]

climatico [kli’matiko]

Zmiana klimatu [zmiana klimatu]

4 Coal

A hard black material dug out of the ground and burned to give heat

Άνθρακας (Anthrakas)

Carvão [karvãw]

Carbone [ kar’bone]

Węgiel [vẽgiel]

5 Conservation

Protecting, maintaining or improving natural resources, to keep them safe from destruction or degradation and conserve them for future generations. Clean rivers and lakes, wilderness areas, wildlife, healthy soil, and clean air are natural resources

Εξοικονόµηση [aekseikonomissi]

Conservação [ kõservasãw]

Conservazione [konservat’tsjon

e]

Ochrona środowiska

[ohrona çrodovιska]

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6 Dam

A barrier that is built across a river in order to stop the water from flowing, used especially to produce electricity

Φράγµα [fragma] Barragem [baRajẽ]

Diga [ ’diga ] Tama [tama]

7 Diesel oil

A type of heavy oil used as a fuel, instead of petrol/gas

Πετρέλαιο (petrelaio

Gasóleo [gazólyu]

Gasolio

[ ga’zǤljo] Olej napędowy [olej napẽdovı]

8 Earth Our planet. Γη [ghei] Terra [tεRa]

Terra [‘tεrra]

Ziemia [ziemia]

9 Ecology

The study of the relationship of living things (plants, animals and humans) with each other and with their environment.

Οικολογία [eikologheia]

Ecologia [εkulujya]

Ecologia [ekolo’dʒia]

Ekologia [ekologia]

10 Electricity Electric current used or regarded as a source of power.

Ηλεκτρισµός [eilectrizmos]

Electricidade [ylectrysydade]

Elettricità

[elettritȓi’ta] Elektryczność [elektrιt∫noçč]

11 Energy The power which can do work Ενέργεια [aenærgeia] Energia [ynerjya]

Energia [ener’dʒia]

Energia [energia]

12 Energy Sources

What in Earth gives us the power which can do work Πηγές ενέργειας

Fontes de energia

[fõte∫ de ynerjya]

Fonti energetiche

[‘fonti ener’dʒetike ]

Źródła energii [zιrudŭa energi]

13 Environment Our natural surroundings Περιβάλλον [perivallon]

Ambiente [ãbyẽte]

Ambiente [ am’bjεnte]

Środowisko [çrodovιsko]

14 Fossil fuels

Fuels that are formed in the ground from the remains of dead plants and animals. Oil, natural gas and coal are all fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are not a renewable resource. Once consumed they are gone forever. When burned, they are a major cause of greenhouse gases and global warming.

Ορυκτά καύσιµα [oreikta kafseima]

Combustíveis fósseis

[kõbu∫tyvei∫ fósei∫]

Combustibili fossili

[ kombus’tibili

‘fǤssili]

Paliwa kopalne [paliva kopalne]

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15 Geothermal energy

Energy produced from the natural heat of the rocks deep in the ground

Γεωθερµική ενέργεια [geothermiki energia]

Energia geotérmica

[ynerjya jeotεrmyka]

Energia geotermica

[ ener’dʒia dʒeo‘t εrmika]

Energia geotermalna

[energia geotermalna

16 Global warming

A gradual warming of the earth's surface temperature reportedly caused by the emission of gases that trap the sun's heat in the earth's atmosphere. The burning of fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. These gases form a blanket around the earth (similar to the walls of a greenhouse), holding heat and raising temperatures on the ground. Climate change is believed to be linked to global warming.

Υπερθέρµανση του πλανήτη

[eiperthermansei]

Aquecimento global

[akesymẽtu glubal]

Riscaldamento globale

[ riskalda’mento glo’bale]

Globalne ocieplenie [globalne

ocieplenie]

17 Greenhouse

effect

Gases that trap the sun’s heat and make the Earth’s temperature rise

Φαινόµενο του θερµοκηπίου

[fenomenon tou thermokipiou]

Efeito de estufa [yfeytu de y∫tufa]

Effetto serra [ ef’fεtto ‘sεrra ]

Efekt cieplarniany

[efekt tceplarnianı]

18 Hydropower

Hydraulic power

The force or energy of moving water.

Υδραυλική ενέργεια [eidravleikei aenærgeia]

Energia hidráulica [ynerjya

ydrawlyka

Energia idrica/idraulica

[ener’dʒia ‘idrika / i’draulika ]

Energia wodna/ hydrauliczna

[energia vodna/ hιdraulit∫na]

19 Organic

General term used for a type of gardening or agriculture using no chemical or synthetic fertilizers or pesticides.

Οργανικός [organeikos]

Orgânico [organyku]

Biologico

[ bio’lǤdʒiko ]

Organiczny [organıt∫nı]

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20 Ozone layer

A layer of ozone that protects the earth from the bad effects of the sun

Τρύπα του όζοντος [tripa tou ozontos]

Buraco do ozono [buraku du ozônu]

Strato di ozono [ ‘strato di

od’dzǤno]

Warstwa ozonowa

[varstva ozonova]

21 Photovoltaic

(PV)

A solar power technology that uses solar cells or solar photovoltaic arrays to convert light from the sun directly into electricity.

Φωτοβολταΐκός [photovoltaeikos]

Fotovoltaico [fotovoltayku]

Fotovoltaico [fotovol’taiko]

Fotowoltaiczny [fotovoltait∫nı]

22 Power The amount of work done or energy transferred per unit of time.

Ισχύς [isxis]

Potência [putẽsya]

Potenza [ po’tεntsa]

Siła [fotovoltait∫nı]

23 Recycling

The process of minimising waste by recovering materials and transforming them into new products.

Ανακύκλωση [anakyklossi]

Reciclagem [Resyklajẽ]

Riciclaggio

[ ritȓi’kladdʒo]

Powtórne przetwarzanie

[povturne

pʒetvaʒanıe]

24 Renewable

Relating to or being a commodity or resource, such as solar energy, that is inexhaustible or replaceable by new growth.

Ανανεώσιµη [ananeossimos]

Renovável [Renuvável]

Rinnovabile [rinno’vabile]

Odnawialny [odnaύalnı]

25 Solar energy Energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy.

Ηλιακή ενέργεια [eileiakei

aenaergheia]

Energia solar [ynerjya sular]

Energia solare [ener’dʒia so’lare ]

Energia słoneczna

[energia sŭonet∫na]

26 Solar panel

A device consisting of copper pipes, casing, glass, etc, that converts solar energy into thermal energy.

Ηλιακά πάνελ [eileiaka panael]

Painel solar [paynεl sular]

Pannello solare [pan’nεllo so’lare]

Kolektor słoneczny [kolektor sŭonet∫nІ]

27 Sun

A star that is the basis of the solar system and that sustains life on Earth, being the source of heat and light.

Ήλιος [eileios] Sol [sol]

Sole [ ‘sole] Słońce [sŭoñce]

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28 Sustainable development

Development of Earth involving the use of natural products and energy in a way that does not harm the environment

Αειφόρος Ανάπτυξη [Aiforos Anaptiksi]

Desenvolvimento sustentável

[ dezẽvolvimẽtu su∫tẽtavel]

Sviluppo sostenibile [ zvi‘luppo

sosteni‘nibile]

ZrównowaŜony rozwój

[zruvnovaʒonι rozvuι]

29 Water Naturally occurring mineral water. Νερό [naero]

Água [água]

Acqua [ ‘akkwa]

Woda [voda]

30 Wave energy Energy from the waves of the sea

Κυµατική Ενέργεια [kimatiki energia]

Energia das marés

[ynerjya da∫ marε∫]

Energia portata dalle onde del

mare [ener’dʒia por’tata ’dalle

’onde del ’mare ]

Energia pływów [energia puιvuv]

31 Wind power The conversion of wind energy into more useful forms, such as electricity, using wind turbines.

Αιολική ενέργεια [aeoleikei]

Potência eólica [putẽsya εolyka]

Energia eolica[ener’dʒia

e’Ǥlika ]

Energia wiatru Energia wiatru [energia ύatru]

32 Wind turbine A wind turbine is a machine that converts the kinetic energy in wind into electrical energy.

Ανεµογεννήτρια [anaemogheneitreia]

Turbina eólica [turbyna εolyka]

Generatore eolico

[dʒenera’tore

e’Ǥliko ]

Turbina wiatrowa

[turbina ύatrova]