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1
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To be everywhere around someone or something

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Surrounded

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2
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To let substance such as gas or water get out

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Release

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3
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A particular area in a country or the world

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Region

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4
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To burst with noise and force

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Explode

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5
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To throw out smoke, fire and melted rocks

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Erupt

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6
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The grey powder left after you burn something

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Ash

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7
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A small amount of something which can be examined

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Sample

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8
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To check a situation carefully

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Monitor

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9
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Related to a specific area

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Specialist

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10
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The length between two points

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Distance

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11
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To take part in an event

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Participate

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12
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A person who gives lessons in sport

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Coach

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13
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Something that you want to do in the future

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Goal

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14
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A feeling of not being certain

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Doubt

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15
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Something which is passed from parents to children and controls the child’s physical development

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Gene

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16
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To show that something is true

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Prove

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17
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Someone’s way of living

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Lifestyle

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18
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Is important

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Matter

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19
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Being heavier than you want

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Overweight

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20
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Something that you do regularly

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Habit

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21
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A nice smell

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Scent

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22
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Feeling healthy, happy and comfortable

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Well-being

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23
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Not made by people

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Natural

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24
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The parts of something

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Ingredient

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25
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To make something better

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Improve

26
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Something that is made to be sold

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Product

27
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Something which you do or use to try and cure an illness

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Treatment

28
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A drawing, showing how something works

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Diagram

29
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Found everywhere and known to many people

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Common

30
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To make plans for something

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Design

31
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A colored liquid used for writing or drawing

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Ink

32
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A piece of equipment, which is used for a specific purpose

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Device

33
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Information on how to do something

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Instructions

34
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To have something inside

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Contain

35
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To invent something

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Develop

36
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The air, water and land in or on which people, animals and plants live

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The environment

37
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A gradual increase in world temperatures

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Global warming

38
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A river caused by melting ice

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A melt stream

39
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A large mass of ice which moves slowly

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A glacier

40
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A complete change in the appearance or character of something

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A transformation

41
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A thick layer of frozen water that permanently covers an area of land

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An ice sheet

42
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When all the trees in a large area are cut down

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Deforestation

43
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When animals feed on grass or plants

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Grazing

44
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The number and types of plant and animal species that exist in a particular area

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Biodiversity

45
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When an area is covered in water

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Flooding

46
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Cutting down trees for wood

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Logging

47
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Cattle or other farm animals

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Livestock

48
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Farming that only provides enough food for farmers and their families to live on

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Subsistence farming

49
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To take something in, especially gradually

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Absorb

50
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Gradual damage and removal of soil, stone, etc., by the sea, rain, or wind

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Erosion

51
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How you feel about yourself

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Self-esteem

52
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The study of biology in order to copy nature and solve human problems

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Biomimicry

53
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Making plastic objects by printing designs on a computer

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3D printing

54
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The science of making and using robots

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Robotics

55
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Something that looks like a human

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Humanoid

56
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Surface is not flat

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Uneven

57
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The point in an object where its weight is balanced

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Center of gravity

58
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Something that helps you move

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Mobility aid

59
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A serious and long-term physical or mental problem that has a negative effect on your daily life

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Disability

60
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A movement of your hands, arms or head to express an idea or feeling

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Gesture

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