Vivid 9 Flashcards
The rainfall _____ in the Earth different bodies of water where it is heated by the sun and evaporates one more.
Accumulate: to increase a number or amount to pile up collect or gather
This process is known as a rain cycle and it has gone on____since it started about 500,000 years after the Earth was formed
Perpetually : lasting, or seeming to last forever or for a long time continuous
For billions of years, it worked well, but with the growth of industry and the increase in population over the past 200 years, the situation has changed____
Drastically: severe extreme
In our eagerness to make what we call progress, we have_______ our rivers, oceans and lakes by emptying the Ross from our toilets into them.
Contaminated: to harm by contact with something undesirable
We have_____ the problem by allowing chemicals, pesticides , and fertile use on our crops to run off into our water supplies
Aggravated: to make worse
We have also dumped poisonous chemicals into land for so many places, the water lying under the ground ______ to the health of those who eventually drink it.
Imperils: the passengers
As a result, the amount of clean water is ________
Diminishing: to make or become smaller or less or to reduce
Human beings have often demonstrated how ________ they can be when there are problems to be solved
Resourceful: able to deal with difficult problems.
When we run out of something we need, we can usually find something else to take its place however, there’s no______ for water.
Substitute: To replace one thing for another
We have to learn to______ this precious liquid as though our lives depend on it because they do.
Conserve: to save by using carefully
An_____ person is sometimes said to spend money like water now however, the time has come to us to learn to be_____ and spend our water as carefully as a penny, pincher expense money
Extravagant: spending costing or more than is required
Frugal: careful in spending or using something
