Chapter 2 experiencing nature vocab

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drought

a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water for plants and animals

force

natural power

globe

the world

global warming

a general increase in world temperatures caused by increased amounts of carbon dioxide around the earth

major

very large or important

planet

a very large round object in space that moves around the sun or another star

amount

a quantity of something such as time, money, or a substance

coal

a hard black mineral which is dug out of the ground and burnt to produce heat

complain

to say that you are annoyed, not satisfied, or unhappy about something or someone [= complaint]

criticism

remarks that say what you think is bad about someone or something

rainbow

a large curve of different colors that appear in the sky when there is sun and rain

arthritis

inflammation of the joints

cluster

a group of things of the same kind that are very close together to

generate

produce or cause something [= create]

training thunderstorms

storms that follow each other along the same route

thunderstorm

a storm with thunder and lightning

troublesome

causing problems, in an annoying way: a troublesome child

phenomenon

something that happens or exists in society, science, or nature, especially something that is studied because it is difficult to understand

moderate

not very large or very small, very hot or very cold, very fast or very slow etc

threat

the possibility that something very bad will happen

property

the thing or things that someone owns

front

the place where two areas of air of different temperatures meet, a boundary between different air masses

dump

to put down or drop something in a careless way


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