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Climate

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TermDefinition
Drizzle if it is drizzling, light rain and mist come out of the sky
Tundra the large flat areas of land in the north of Russia, Canada etc, where it is very cold and there are no trees
Precipitation rain, snow etc that falls on the ground, or the amount of rain, snow etc that falls
Reservoir a lake, especially an artificial one, where water is stored before it is supplied to people’s houses
Purification to remove dirty or harmful substances
Sandbank a raised area of sand in a river, ocean etc
Immersion the action of immersing something in liquid, or the state of being immersed
Vapour a mass of very small drops of a liquid which float in the air, for example because the liquid has been heated
Silt a mass of very small drops of a liquid which float in the air, for example because the liquid has been heated
Seabed the land at the bottom of the sea
Lagoon a lake of sea water that is partly separated from the sea by rocks, sand
Dam a special wall built across a river or stream to stop the water from flowing, especially in order to make a lake or produce electricity
Drought a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water for plants and animals to live
Flood to cover a place with water, or to become covered with water
Reef a line of sharp rocks, often made of CORAL, or a raised area of sand near the surface of the sea
Liquid a substance that is not a solid or a gas, for example water or milk
Pond a small area of fresh water that is smaller than a lake, that is either natural or artificially made
Geothermal Relating to the internal heat of the earth
Puddle a small pool of liquid, especially rainwater
Canal a long passage dug into the ground and filled with water, either for boats to travel along, or to take water to a place
Lake a large area of water surrounded by land
Stream a natural flow of water that moves across the land and is narrower than a river
Well a deep hole in the ground from which people take water
Global warming a general increase in world temperatures caused by increased amounts of CARBON DIOXIDE around the Earth
Temperature a measure of how hot or cold a place or thing is
Humidity the amount of water contained in the air
Evaporation if a liquid evaporates, or if heat evaporates it, it changes into a gas
Terrain a particular type of land
Latitude the distance north or south of the EQUATOR
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