Unit 2: Water at Work

Learn these words from the social science article by Beth Geiger (Inside: Level A, Unit 2).

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  1. orchard
    a small cultivated area where fruit trees are planted
  2. irrigation
    the act of supplying dry land with water by artificial means
  3. pipe
    a long tube used to carry water, oil, gas, etc.
  4. spout
    gush forth in a sudden stream or jet
  5. safely
    in a manner unlikely to cause damage or harm
  6. treat
    apply a process to with the aim of preparing for a purpose
  7. directly
    without anyone or anything intervening
  8. treatment
    care provided to improve a situation
  9. plant
    a building for carrying on industrial labor
  10. electricity
    energy from the flow of charge through a conductor
  11. generate
    produce, as energy
  12. power
    (physics) the rate of doing work
  13. barrier
    a structure or object that impedes free movement
  14. arrive
    reach a destination
  15. flow
    move along, of liquids
  16. recycle
    use again after processing
  17. mixture
    a substance consisting of substances blended together
  18. fuel
    a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
  19. sprinkler
    a mechanical device for watering a lawn or garden
Created on Fri Aug 05 13:28:20 EDT 2016 (updated Wed Aug 17 15:17:56 EDT 2016)

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