Unit 7- Vocabulary

Snowbirds move to _______ tropical locations during winter.

• constrained

• tropical

• wide

• progressive

Answer explanation

tropical means warm, moist climate zone near the equator

The d_________ dried up all the farms, so there was very little food.

Answer explanation

A drought is a long period with significantly low rainfall.

Global warming is getting __________ worse.

• progressively

• widely

• originally

• mostly

Answer explanation

'progressively' means 'increasingly'

It is not always easy to di________ between a star and a planet.

Answer explanation

To distinguish is to make clear the differences between two or more concepts

The cl________ here is one of great extremes of heat and cold, with a usually wet summer and a dry winter.

Answer explanation

overall weather in an area over a long period of time

The road has a _______ of twenty feet.

• drought

• discipline

• width

• divergence

Answer explanation

width is the measurement of something from side to side

There was a di________ of views among scientists about thye origin of this metal.

Answer explanation

Divergence is a difference in opinion, or moving away in a different direction from a common point

The te______ climate, mild and moderate has helped in the development of an abundance of plant and animal life.

Answer explanation

temperate means mild, moderate

Research in scientific _________ is very important for the progress of mankind.

• droughts

• disciplines

• climate

• divergence

Answer explanation

A discipline is a branch of knowledge, typically a subject studied in higher education

This research is co________ by a lack of funds.

Answer explanation

constrained means restricted or limited