vocab

Question 1

relating to towns and cities

Answer 1

urban (adj)

Question 2

in a suburb, relating to a suburb, or typical of a suburb

Answer 2

suburban (adj)

Question 3

relating to the countryside, or in the countryside

Answer 3

rural (adj)

Question 4

polluted air that formed a cloud close to the ground

Answer 4

smog (n)

Question 5

thick clouds that form close to the ground and are difficult to see through

Answer 5

fog (n)

Question 6

a grey, black or white cloud that is produced by sth that is burning

Answer 6

smoke (n)`

Question 7

a mass of small drops of water in the air close to the ground

Answer 7

mist (n)

Question 8

the conditions that exist in the atmosphere, for example, whether it is hot, cold, sunny or wet

Answer 8

weather (n)

Question 9

the climate of a country or region is the type of weather it has

Answer 9

climate (n)

Question 10

a statement about what is likely to happen, usually relating to the weather

Answer 10

forecast (n)

Question 11

a statement about what you think will happen in the future

Answer 11

prediction (n)

Question 12

the useless materials, substances or parts that are left after you have used sth

Answer 12

waste (n)

Question 13

things that people have dropped on the ground in a public place, making it untidy

Answer 13

litter (n)

Question 14

things that you throw away because they are no longer useful

Answer 14

rubbish (n)

Question 15

not dirty or polluted

Answer 15

clean (adj)

Question 16

if the sky is clear, there are no clouds

Answer 16

clear (adj)

Question 17

to rain very hard

Answer 17

pour (v)

Question 18

to rain very lightly

Answer 18

drizzle (v)

Question 19

to cover a place with water, or to become coved with water

Answer 19

flood (v)

Question 20

the natural world, including the land, water, air, plants and animals

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environment (n)

Question 21

a place and all the things in it

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surroundings (n)

Question 22

a natural current of air that moves fast enough for you to feel it

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wind (n)

Question 23

the mixture of gases that we breathe

Answer 23

air (n)

Question 24

a lake, often an artificial one, where water is stored so that it can be supplied to houses, factories, etc

Answer 24

reservoir (n)

Question 25

a large area of water surrounded by land

Answer 25

lake (n)

Question 26

a small pool of water that is left on the ground after it has rained

Answer 26

puddle (n)

Question 27

an area of water that is smaller than a lake

Answer 27

pond (n)

Question 28

the loud noise that you sometimes hear in the sky during a storm

Answer 28

thunder (n)

Question 29

the bright flashes of light that you see in the sky during a storm

Answer 29

lightning (n)

Question 30

including or affecting the whole world

Answer 30

global (adj)

Question 31

happening of existing all over the world

Answer 31

worldwide (adj)

Question 32

a large flat area of land

Answer 32

plain (n)

Question 33

an area of land that is used for keeping animals or growing food

Answer 33

field (n)

Question 34

a large area of land with few plants and dry weather

Answer 34

desert (n)

Question 35

if sth such as a type of animal or plant is extinct, it no longer exists

Answer 35

extinct (adj)

Question 36

if sth such as a type of animal or plant is endangered, it may soon become extinct

Answer 36

endangered (adj)

Question 37

to treat waste materials so that they can be used again

Answer 37

recycle (v)

Question 38

to use sth again

Answer 38

reuse (v)