Enviroment Flashcards
Dry up
desiccate, dehydrate, exsiccate
Tide
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.
Capsize
(of a boat) overturn in the water.
Trapped
treed, at bay, cornered
Drown
Die in water because you cant breathe
Puddle
a small pool of liquid,
Flood
Come up water in street or …
Float
Flow
Boat float
Rivers flow
Harbour
place on the coast where vessels may find shelter,
Steep cliff
Hill or cliff goes up quickly
Pour with rain
Pouring
Rain heavily
I got soaking wet
Extremely wet
Drizzle
Rain lightly
Bitterly cold
Extremely cold
Chilly
A little cold
Mild
Warmer than usual for the time of years
Muggy
Humid
Frost:N
Frosty:adj
A little water condition when temperature is below 0
Breeze:N
Breezy:adj
Light wind
Gale
A strong wind
Mist:N
Misty:adj
Cloud near the ground which is difficult to see not as thick as fog
Climate
the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
Gradual
Happening slowly
Harm
Harmful :N
Harmless:opp
Causing damage
Melt
Chang from a solid to a liquid
Extreme
Much hotter
Vanish
Disappear
Famine
There is not enogh food
Disease
Illness in peaple animal or plant
Spread
the fact or process of spreading over an area.
Pole
a long, slender, rounded piece of wood or metal, typically used with one end placed in the ground as a support for something.
Hurricane
Violent storm
Tidal wave
Very large ocean
Volcanic eruption
Volcano is a mountain with hole in the top and when it erupts hot gases and lava
Surrounding
all around a particular place or thing
Drought
A long period with no rain
Crop
Plants that are grown for food
Collapse
an instance of a structure falling down or in.
Evacuate
remove (someone) from a place of danger to a safe place
Rescue
Save
Maintaine
Make sth continue
Poisonous
(of a substance or plant) causing or capable of causing death or illness if taken into the body.
Lifespan
Life expectancy
Life time
Sting
a small sharp-pointed organ