Enviroment Flashcards

(44 cards)

1
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Dry up

A

desiccate, dehydrate, exsiccate

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2
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Tide

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the alternate rising and falling of the sea, usually twice in each lunar day at a particular place, due to the attraction of the moon and sun.

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3
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Capsize

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(of a boat) overturn in the water.

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4
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Trapped

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treed, at bay, cornered

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5
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Drown

A

Die in water because you cant breathe

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6
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Puddle

A

a small pool of liquid,

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7
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Flood

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Come up water in street or …

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8
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Float

Flow

A

Boat float

Rivers flow

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9
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Harbour

A

place on the coast where vessels may find shelter,

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10
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Steep cliff

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Hill or cliff goes up quickly

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11
Q

Pour with rain

Pouring

A

Rain heavily

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12
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I got soaking wet

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Extremely wet

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13
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Drizzle

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Rain lightly

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14
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Bitterly cold

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Extremely cold

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15
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Chilly

A

A little cold

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16
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Mild

A

Warmer than usual for the time of years

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17
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Muggy

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Humid

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18
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Frost:N
Frosty:adj

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A little water condition when temperature is below 0

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Breeze:N
Breezy:adj

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Gale

A

A strong wind

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Mist:N
Misty:adj

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Cloud near the ground which is difficult to see not as thick as fog

22
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Climate

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the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.

23
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Gradual

A

Happening slowly

24
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Harm
Harmful :N

Harmless:opp

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Causing damage

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Melt
Chang from a solid to a liquid
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Extreme
Much hotter
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Vanish
Disappear
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Famine
There is not enogh food
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Disease
Illness in peaple animal or plant
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Spread
the fact or process of spreading over an area.
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Pole
a long, slender, rounded piece of wood or metal, typically used with one end placed in the ground as a support for something.
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Hurricane
Violent storm
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Tidal wave
Very large ocean
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Volcanic eruption
Volcano is a mountain with hole in the top and when it erupts hot gases and lava
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Surrounding
all around a particular place or thing
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Drought
A long period with no rain
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Crop
Plants that are grown for food
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Collapse
an instance of a structure falling down or in.
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Evacuate
remove (someone) from a place of danger to a safe place
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Rescue
Save
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Maintaine
Make sth continue
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Poisonous
(of a substance or plant) causing or capable of causing death or illness if taken into the body.
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Lifespan | Life expectancy
Life time
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Sting
a small sharp-pointed organ