Unit 8: Melting Away and Plant a Tree

Learn these words from the environmental report by Glen Phelan and the technical directions (Inside: Level B, Unit 8).

Here are our links to the selections of "Global Warnings": Handle with Care, Going Green with Cameron Diaz, Melting Away; Plant a Tree, The Legend of the Yakwawiak, Possum Crossing, The Tyger, Grand Canyon Speech

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  1. melt
    reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state
  2. glacier
    a slowly moving mass of ice
  3. soil
    material in the top layer of the surface of the earth
  4. jagged
    having a sharply uneven surface or outline
  5. ridge
    a long narrow range of hills
  6. grind
    shape or form by pressing
  7. temperature
    the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment
  8. waste
    become physically weaker
  9. feature
    a prominent attribute or aspect of something
  10. area
    a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary
  11. meadow
    a field where grass or alfalfa is grown to be made into hay
  12. drop
    go down in value or quality
  13. reef
    a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the water's surface
  14. dart
    move with sudden speed
  15. atmosphere
    the mass of air surrounding the Earth
  16. skyrocket
    move or be propelled at great speed
  17. particular
    providing specific details or circumstances
  18. hatch
    emerge from the eggs
  19. shortage
    an amount that is less than expected or required
  20. spark
    put in motion or move to act
  21. massive
    imposing in scale or scope or degree or power
  22. sink
    fall or descend to a lower place or level
  23. absorb
    suck or take up or in
  24. consult
    get or ask advice from
  25. mulch
    cover with small pieces of organic material
  26. approximately
    imprecise but fairly close to correct
  27. compost
    a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure
  28. root
    underground plant organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes
  29. support
    carry or bear the weight of
  30. stake
    a strong wooden or metal post driven into the ground
Created on Thu Jul 28 11:06:41 EDT 2016 (updated Wed Aug 10 12:59:54 EDT 2016)

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