vocab Flashcards
very good, surprising, or impressive
amazing (adj)
the climate of a country or region is the type of weather it has
climate (n)
areas away from towns and cities, with farms, fields and trees
countryside (n)
the natural world, including the land, water, air, plants and animals
environment (n)
if sth such as a type of animal or plant is extinct, it no longer exists
extinct (adj)
to make a statement about what is likely to happen, often relating to the weather
forecast (v)
a statement about what is likely to happen, often relating to the weather
forecast (n)
very cold; the temperature at which water freezes and becomes ice
freezing (adj)
including or affecting the whole world
global (adj)
a continuous period of very hot weather
heatwave (n)
a small animal that has six legs and often has wings
insect (n)
the bright flashes of light that you see in the sky during a storm
lightning (n)
to drop litter
litter (v)
things that people have dropped on the ground in a public place, making it untidy
litter (n)
in or related to a particular area, especially the place where you live
local (adj)
to find out the exact place where someone or sth is; be located: to exist in a particular place
locate (v)
an animal that is born from its mother’s body, not from an egg, and drinks its mother’s milk as a baby
mammal (n)
mild weather is warm and pleasant
mild (adj)
to know and say what the name of someone or sth is; to give someone or sth a name
name (v)
a word or set of words used for referring to a person or thing
name (n)
the place or movement at which something begins to exist
origin (n)
a very large round object that moves around the Sun or around another star
planet (n)
to take care of sth in order to prevent it from being harmed or destroyed
preserve (v)
to treat waste materials so that they can be used again
recycle (v)
a type of animal such as a snake or lizard that lays eggs, and whose body is covered in scales
reptile (n)
to save someone from a dangerous or unpleasant situation
rescue (v)
an act of saving someone or sth from danger or from an unpleasant situation
rescue (n)
an object that is sent into space to travel around the Earth in order to receive and send information; a natural object such as a moon that moves around the planet
satellite (n)
a short period when it rains
shower (n)
the sun and the group of planets that move around it
solar system (n phr)
a plant or animal group whose members all have similar general features and are able to produce young plants or animals together
species (n)
the loud noise that you sometimes hear in the sky during a storm
thunder (n)
a wild animal or plant lives or grows on its own in natural conditions and is not raised by human
wild (adj)
animals, birds and plants that live in natural condition
wildlife (n)
