Vocabulary

• due to: Because of; owing to
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in areas: Located or occurring within specific regions or locations.
• slip into: To quickly put on (a piece of clothing).
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• into the stratosphere: To rise rapidly to a very high level or amount.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• simultaneously: At the same time; all together
• delicate: Easily broken or damaged
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• strength: Condition of being strong
• conquer: To take possession of (land, city) with an army
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• incorporate: To form into a company or business corporation
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• shift: To change in position or direction
• concentration: Amount or number of something in a thing or place
• crust: Hard outer layer of something, e.g. the earth
• precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• instantly: In a manner without delay; immediately
• volatile: Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
• numerous: Existing in large numbers
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• terrain: Characteristics (e.g. rough) of a piece of land
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• due: When something is required or expected
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• dissolve: To cause something to end
• analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
• chamber: Enclosed space that contains something
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• emit: To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• solidify: To make or become solid or more solid
• thermal: Item of warm clothing for cold weather use
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• buoyant: Capable of floating in a liquid
• density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
• equilibrium: A state of balance or harmony
• tectonic: Denoting or relating to construction or building
• mount: To attach something to something else
• mantle: History cloak without sleeves worn over clothes
• lava: Very hot liquid rock flowing from a volcano
• subterranean: Living or situated below the surface of the earth
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• long: Person's name
• sulfur: Smelly yellow chemical often found near volcanoes
• glacial: Being extremely and especially cold
• magma: Hot liquid rock from the Earth's crust
• soda: Sweet bubbly flavored drink