Wordly Wise Book 6 Lesson 9 Context Clues 2

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We have also dumped poisonous chemicals into landfills so that in many places the water lying under the ground imperils the health of those who eventually drink it.

• Danger; something that is dangerous

• Of the greatest importance; necessary for continued life or prosperity

• Skill in dealing with difficult situations

• To keep up; to support

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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This process is known as the water cycle. It has gone on perpetually since it started - about 500,000 years after the earth was formed.

• Danger; something that is dangerous

• Lasting or seeming to last forever or for a long time; continuous

• Skill in dealing with difficult situations

• To replace one thing or person for another; acting in place of someone or something else

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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Human beings have often demonstrated how resourceful they can be when there are problems to be solved.

• Danger; something that is dangerous

• Lasting or seeming to last forever or for a long time; continuous

• Skill in dealing with difficult situations

• To replace one thing or person for another; acting in place of someone or something else

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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When we run out of something we need, we can usually find something else to take its place; however, there is no substitute for water.

• Danger; something that is dangerous

• Of the greatest importance; necessary for continued life or prosperity

• Skill in dealing with difficult situations

• To replace one thing or person for another; acting in place of someone or something else

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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You'd think we would treat something so vital to our lives as a valuable gift.

• Something that is harmful or dirty

• Of the greatest importance; necessary for continued life or prosperity

• Skill in dealing with difficult situations

• To keep up; to support

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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To the best of our knowledge, ours is the only planet that can sustain life, and water is the reason.

• Something that is harmful or dirty

• Of the greatest importance; necessary for continued life or prosperity

• Skill in dealing with difficult situations

• To keep up; to support

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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The vapor forms clouds, leaving behind the impurities that were dissolved in the water.

• Something that is harmful or dirty

• Of the greatest importance; necessary for continued life or prosperity

• Skill in dealing with difficult situations

• To keep up; to support

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4