Unit 4: Week 4: Consider Our Resources

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  1. absorb
    suck or take up or in
    Solar panels on houses can absorb the sun’s energy to provide heat.
  2. affect
    have an influence upon
    They say global warming will affect our climate so dramatically that glaciers will melt and sea levels will rise.
  3. circulate
    move through a system and return to the starting point
    Nonetheless, because Earth rotates on its axis and circulates in a yearly cycle around the sun, the sun’s energy is less available at certain times and seasons and in different places.
  4. conserve
    use cautiously and frugally
    Moreover, individuals can try to conserve energy.
  5. cycle
    a single execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
    Nonetheless, because Earth rotates on its axis and circulates in a yearly cycle around the sun, the sun’s energy is less available at certain times and seasons and in different places.
  6. deplete
    use up, as resources or materials
    In contrast, no renewable energy sources can be depleted, or used up.
  7. glacier
    a slowly moving mass of ice
    They say global warming will affect our climate so dramatically that glaciers will melt and sea levels will rise.
  8. harness
    exploit the power of
    New ways to harness, or control, energy for use had to be developed.
  9. necessity
    the condition of being essential or indispensable
    They include the things that are a necessity for all life—water, air, and sunlight.
  10. seep
    pass gradually or leak or as if through small openings
    Oil from spills often seeps into the ocean.
Created on Wed Jul 08 11:30:36 EDT 2020 (updated Thu Jul 09 14:37:20 EDT 2020)

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