Vocabulary Flashcards

Front

atmosphere

Back

A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon.

Front

condenses

Back

Changes from a gas state to a liquid state.

Front

disposable

Back

Only to be used once and then discarded.

Front

generating

Back

Creating.

Front

manufacturing

Back

Make (something) on a large scale using machinery.

Front

pollute

Back

To make dirty.

Front

figurative language

Back

Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally.

Front

making inferences

Back

Using clues from the story to figure out something that the author doesn't tell you.

Front

osmosis

Back

Diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane.

Front

desalination

Back

A process of removing salt from ocean water.