20161020

Question 1

Ground

Answer 1

The land surface

Question 2

Soil

Answer 2

the top layer of the land surface of the earth that is composed of disintegrated rock particles, humus, water, and air. See zonal soil, azonal soil, intrazonal soil, horizon (sense 4), horizon (sense 5) ▶ Related adjective: , telluric

Question 3

Grass

Answer 3

1. any monocotyledonous plant of the family Poaceae (formerly Gramineae), having jointed stems sheathed by long narrow leaves, flowers in spikes, and seedlike fruits. The family includes cereals, bamboo, etc

Question 4

Plants

Answer 4

2. such an organism that is green, terrestrial, and smaller than a shrub or tree; a herb

Question 5

Branches

Answer 5

a secondary woody stem arising from the trunk or bough of a tree or the main stem of a shrub

Question 6

Leaves

Answer 6

the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants, usually consisting of a flat green blade attached to the stem directly or by a stalk ▶ Related adjectives: foliar, , foliate

Question 7

Tree

Answer 7

any large woody perennial plant with a distinct trunk giving rise to branches or leaves at some distance from the ground ▶ Related adjective: arboreal

Question 8

Roots

Answer 8

the organ of a higher plant that anchors the rest of the plant in the ground, absorbs water and mineral salts from the soil, and does not bear leaves or buds

Question 9

Agriculture / farming

Answer 9

the science or occupation of cultivating land and rearing crops and livestock; farming; husbandry ▶ Related adjective: geoponic

Question 10

Dairy produce

Answer 10

food derived from or containing milk and its derivatives

Question 11

Slaughtered

Answer 11

Killed

Question 12

Harvest

Answer 12

the gathering of a ripened crop

Question 13

Crops

Answer 13

the produce of cultivated plants, esp cereals, vegetables, and fruit

Question 14

Mining

Answer 14

the act, process, or industry of extracting coal, ores, etc, from the earth

Question 15

Coal

Answer 15

a. a combustible compact black or dark-brown carbonaceous rock formed from compaction of layers of partially decomposed vegetation: a fuel and a source of coke, coal gas, and coal tar. See also anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite, peat

Question 16

Iron

Answer 16

Ferro

Question 17

Tin

Answer 17

Alluminio

Question 18

Sun/sunny

Answer 18

the star at the centre of our solar system. It is a gaseous body having a highly compressed core, in which energy is generated by thermonuclear reactions (at about 15 million kelvins), surrounded by less dense radiative and convective zones serving to transport the energy to the surface (the photosphere). The atmospheric layers (the chromosphere and corona) are normally invisible except during a total eclipse. Mass and diameter: 333 000 and 109 times that of earth respectively; mean distance from earth: 149.6 million km (1 astronomical unit) ▶ Related adjective: solar

Question 19

Cloud/cloudy

Answer 19

a mass of water or ice particles visible in the sky, usually white or grey, from which rain or snow falls when the particles coagulate. See also cirrus, cumulonimbus, cumulus, stratus

Question 20

Rain/rainy

Answer 20

a. precipitation from clouds in the form of drops of water, formed by the condensation of water vapour in the atmosphere

Question 21

Fog/foggy

Answer 21

a mass of droplets of condensed water vapour suspended in the air, often greatly reducing visibility, corresponding to a cloud but at a lower level

Question 22

Wind/windy

Answer 22

a current of air, sometimes of considerable force, moving generally horizontally from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure. See also Beaufort scale ▶ Related adjective: , aeolian

Question 23

Ice/icy

Answer 23

1water in the solid state, formed by freezing liquid water ▶ Related adjective: glacial

Question 24

Shower/showery

Answer 24

Short rain

Question 25

Humidity/humid

Answer 25

2. a measure of the amount of moisture in the air. See relative humidity, absolute humidity

Question 26

Pouring

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Long rain

Question 27

Chilly

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Cold

Question 28

Breeze

Answer 28

Light wind

Question 29

Gale

Answer 29

A strong wind, specifically one of force seven to ten on the Beaufort scale or from 45 to 90 kilometers per hour

Question 30

Hurricane

Answer 30

1. a severe, often destructive storm, esp a tropical cyclone