Global warming, Webster's definitions, sustainable, Earth, atmosphere, fossil fuel, pollution, Victor Miguel Ponce



WEBSTER'S 8 DEFINITIONS
RELATING TO GLOBAL WARMING



  1. SUSTAINABLE: relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged.

  2. EARTH: the planet on which we live that is third in order from the sun.

  3. ATMOSPHERE: the [thin layer of] air surrounding the Earth, [which controls the climate].

  4. PROTOTYPE: an original something [which cannot be readily replaced], on which a [usually smaller] something else is patterned.

  5. EXPERIMENT: a tentative procedure [aimed at developing knowledge].

  6. FOSSIL: [something] preserved from a past geologic age.

  7. FUEL: a material used to produce heat or power by burning [in order to power machines or vehicles].

  8. POLLUTION: the action of polluting [a natural body or entity] with man-made waste [or materials].