Unit 8. The enviroment

The mixture of gases around the earth

• environment
• the atmosphere

• terrain
• surroundings

A long period when there is little or no rain

• drought

• heatwave

• moisture

• rays

To cause a liquid to change to a gas, especially by heating

• Evaporate

• Solidification
• Sublimation
• Condensation

To cause to fill or become covered with water, especially in a way that causes problems

• dry
• flood
• submerge
• overflow

A violent wind that has a circular movement, especially in the West Atlantic Ocean

• hurricane
• blizzard
• typhoon
• tornado

wind moving in a circular direction towards an area of low atmospheric pressure

• storm
• breeze
• hurricane
• cyclone

.......... immense power is fueled by the ...... it gathers as it churns across the ocean

• Tornado, moisture

• Typhoon, tornado

• Typhoon, moisture

• Moisture, rays

Meaning of "rays"?

• a narrow beam of light, heat, etc. travelling in a straightline from its place of origin

• If a surface reflects light, heat, sound, or an image, it sends the light, etc. back and does not absorb it

Meaning of "reflected"

• a strong, dangerous wind that forms itself into an upside-down spinning cone and is able to destroybuildings as it moves across the ground

• If a surface reflects light, heat, sound, or an image, it sends the light, etc. back and does not absorb it

Meaning of "Tornado"

• a gradual increase in world temperatures caused by gases such as carbon dioxidethat are collecting in the air around the earth and stopping heat escaping into space

• a strong, dangerous wind that forms itself into an upside-down spinning cone and is able to destroybuildings as it moves across the ground