Natural World Flashcards

1
Q

… consists of a large number of tiny drops of water in the air, which make it difficult to see very far.

A

mist/misty

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2
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… is the time of day when light first appears in the sky, just before the sun rises. سپیده دم

A

Dawn

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3
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… is the time just before night when the daylight has almost gone but when it is not completely dark. هنگام غروب

A

dusk

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4
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… is the natural light that there is during the day, before it gets dark.

A

Daylight

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5
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When there is … or a …, the temperature outside falls below freezing point and the ground becomes covered in ice crystals. یخبندان

A

frost / frosty

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6
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به شدت سرد

It was a Friday and … .

A

bitterly cold

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7
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If you say that something is … or … cold, you are emphasizing that it is very cold.

A

freezing

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8
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Something that is … or … hot is very hot.

A

boiling

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9
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… … pours down very rapidly and in great quantities.

باران سیل آسا

A

Torrential rain

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10
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A … is a sudden and unexpected heavy fall of rain.
رگبار
We got caught in a … .

A

downpour

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11
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If someone or something gets …, water or some other liquid makes them extremely wet.

A

soaked

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12
Q

Completely drenched.

I accidentally left my car windows open, and now my seats are … .

A

soaking wet

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13
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A … is an arch of different colours that you can sometimes see in the sky when it is raining.

A

rainbow

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14
Q

If the sky …, it becomes covered with clouds.
After a fine day,
the sky … over and suddenly rain lashed against the windows.

A

clouds over

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15
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… is light rain falling in fine drops.

The … had now stopped and the sun was breaking through

A

drizzle n/v

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16
Q

If something happens …, or …, it happens occasionally, or only for part of a period of time, not in a regular or continuous way.
I was still working … as a waitress to support myself.

A

on and off / off and on

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17
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When the weather …., it stops raining or being cloudy.

I hope the weather … before this afternoon.

A

clears up

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18
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Something that is … is unpleasantly cold.

A

chilly

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19
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You use … to describe an atmosphere or climate that is very damp, and usually very hot.

A

humid / humidity

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20
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A breeze is a gentle wind. نسیم

A light breeze was blowing

A

breeze / breezy

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21
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… weather is pleasant because it is neither extremely hot nor extremely cold.
The area is famous for its very … winter climate.

A

mild

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22
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Something that is … is slightly wet.

A

damp

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23
Q

global warming
carbon dioxide
greenhouse gases
surface

A
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24
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… means first in order of importance.

A

Principal

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25
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An … of something such as gas or radiation is the release of it into the atmosphere.

A

emission

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26
Q

affect

A

impact (of sth on sth/sb)

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27
Q

If you describe something as …ing, you are emphasizing that it is very harmful or damaging.
The storm had a … effect on the island.

A

devastating

devastation

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28
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If there is a …, a large amount of water covers an area which is usually dry, for example when a river flows over its banks or a pipe bursts

A

flood

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29
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A … is an extremely violent wind or storm. تندباد دریایی

A

hurricane

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30
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A …. event or situation continues for a long time, or for longer than expected. مدید
a … period of low interest rates

A

prolonged

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31
Q

موج گرما

A

heatwave

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32
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A … is a long period of time during which no rain falls.

A

drought

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33
Q

The … is the area of the world around the North Pole. It is extremely cold and there is very little light in winter and very little darkness in summer.

A

Arctic

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34
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The … is the area around the South Pole.

A

Antarctic

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35
Q

When a solid substance … or when you … it, it changes to a liquid, usually because it has been heated.

A

melts

36
Q

Something that is … makes you feel afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.

A

alarming

37
Q

If a person … to do something unpleasant to you, or if they … you, they say or imply that they will do something unpleasant to you, especially if you do not do what they want

A

threaten

38
Q

A … to a person or thing is a danger that something unpleasant might happen to them. A threat is also the cause of this danger.

A

threat

39
Q

The … of something is the fact that it is present in the world as a real thing.

A

existence / exist

40
Q

A … is a class of plants or animals whose members have the same main characteristics and are able to breed with each other.

A

species

41
Q

A … is a very bad accident such as an earthquake or a plane crash, especially one in which a lot of people are killed.

A

disaster

42
Q

An … is a shaking of the ground caused by movement of the Earth’s crust.

A

earthquake

43
Q

A … is a very large wave, often caused by an earthquake, that flows onto the land and destroys things.

A

tidal wave

44
Q

A …. is a situation in which something or someone is affected by one or more very serious problems.

A

crisis

45
Q

If someone or something … you, they make it difficult for you to do what you are trying to do.

A

hampers

46
Q

به گل نشستن

The ship was … on a sandbank

A

stranded / to strand

47
Q

A … of a disaster, accident, or illness is someone who 1.continues to live afterwards in spite of coming close to death.
2.chance of … .

A

survivor
survive sth
survival

48
Q

If a person or thing … something … , they remove it quickly and completely.
to … … bad luck.

A

sweep sth away

49
Q

If you are …, you are paying full attention to things around you and are able to deal with anything that might happen.

A

alert n/v

50
Q

To … someone means to send them to a place of safety, away from a dangerous building, town, or area.
They were planning to … the seventy American officials still in the country

A

evacuate

evacuation

51
Q

If you … from something or someone, or … a person or thing, you escape from them

A

flee

52
Q

A … is a small building or covered place which is made to protect people from bad weather or danger. پناهگاه

A

shelter

53
Q

پلنگ

A

leopard

54
Q

شتر

A

camel

55
Q

زرافه

A

giraffe

56
Q

گورخر

A

zebra

57
Q

کانگارو

A

kangaroo

58
Q

گرگ

A

wolf

59
Q

شامپانزه

A

chimpanzee / chimp

60
Q

گوریل

A

gorilla

61
Q

خرس قطبی

A

polar bear

62
Q

قوز - کوهان

A

hump

63
Q

دم

A

tail

64
Q

The zebra is a wild African animal with black and whit …

A

stripes

65
Q

کوسه

A

shark

66
Q

خوک آبی

A

seal

67
Q

قو

A

swan

68
Q

عقاب

A

eagle

69
Q

جغد

A

owl

70
Q

طوطی

A

parrot

71
Q

منقار

A

beak

72
Q

وال

A

wing

73
Q

پر

A

feathers

74
Q

A … is a large Asian or African animal with thick grey skin and a horn, or two horns, on its nose. کرگردن

A

rhinoceros

75
Q

If something … , it becomes less and less common and eventually disappears completely.
How did the dinosaurs …?

A

dies out/extinct

76
Q

the end of a particular way of life or type of activity.

Many species have been hunted to the point of ….

A

extinction/extinct

77
Q

a documentary on …. حیات وحش

A

wildlife

78
Q

unable to continue at the same rate or in the same way.

… economic growth

A

unsustainable

79
Q

to seek out and kill (animals) for food or sport.

Police are …ing a large wildcat that has escaped from the zoo.

A

hunt

80
Q

the cutting or burning down of all the trees in an area.

A

deforestation

81
Q

…. is the place that plants, animals, and other organisms call home in the natural environment

A

Natural habitat

82
Q

protection and careful management of the environment and natural resources

A

conservation

83
Q

to continue to live or exist.

Some people believe that only the strongest should … .

A

survive/survival

84
Q

able to be physically or emotionally hurt. آسیب پذیر

A

vulnerable

85
Q

Tigers are an … species. در معرض انقراض

A

endangered