Cam 10 Test 4 Flashcards
(26 cards)
What is plaster?
A building material used for coating walls and ceilings.
What does navigable mean?
Able to be sailed on or through.
What is cargo?
Goods carried on a ship, aircraft, or vehicle.
What does tremendous mean?
Very large or great.
What is a prospector?
A person who searches for mineral deposits.
What is a mineral?
A naturally occurring substance that is solid and stable at room temperature.
What is ore?
A type of rock that contains sufficient minerals with important elements.
What is coal?
A combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock.
What does deteriorate mean?
To become progressively worse.
What is reconstruction?
The process of rebuilding or restoring something.
What does coincide mean?
To occur at the same time or place.
What does sail mean?
To travel on water in a boat or ship.
What is a ketch?
A type of sailing vessel with two masts.
What does dredge mean?
To remove earth or sand from the bottom of a water body.
What is placement?
The act of putting something in a particular position.
What does involve mean?
To include or engage as a necessary part.
What does asserting mean?
To state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully.
What does worthwhile mean?
Having value or importance.
What does presumably mean?
Used to convey that what is assumed is likely to be true.
What is implication?
Consequence
What does plough ahead mean?
To continue doing something in a determined way.
What does harnessing mean?
To control and make use of something.
What does pliable mean?
Easily bent or flexible.
What is a contaminant?
A substance that makes something impure or unclean.
