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U2L5 Vocabulary
Hot Enough to Fry an Egg
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| sandwiched | fit or squeezed in tightly |
| extinct | no longer active or burning |
| vapor | small particles of mist, steam, or smoke that can be seen in the air |
| evaporate | to change or turn from liquid or solid into a gas |
| elevation | the height above sea level |
| polar | having to do with the North Pole or the South Pole (the area at the far north or south of Earth) |
| Antarctic | relating to the South Pole or south polar region |
| tundra | flat, treeless land of permanently frozen soil and little vegetation |
| plateaus | areas of flat land higher than the surrounding country |
| severe | harsh, strong, or causing hardship or discomfort |
| mirage | an illusion in which an object that is seen at a distance is not really there |
| continent | one of the seven large land areas on the planet |