Vocabulary

• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• above ground: Located on or higher than the earth's surface.
• freeze up: (of a machine or part) to stop working because of ice or cold
• in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• drop in the bucket: An amount too small to make any real difference.
• in the bucket: Situated or contained inside a bucket.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• amount: Quantity of something
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• tiny: Very, very small
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• require: To demand that someone does something
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• huge: Very very large
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• counterintuitive: Contrary to what common sense would suggest
• snuggle: To put yourself into a warm, comfortable position
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• invisible: Being unable to be seen
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• leave: To go away from; depart
• century: Period of 100 years
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• bucket: Open container with a handle used to carry liquids
• worldwide: Spanning or extending throughout the entire world
• deep: Complex and important
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• polar: Concerning the areas near the North or South poles
• plentiful: Existing in large amounts or numbers
• pebble: Small, smooth stone, as found on a beach
• blip: Minor problem, delay that does not last very long
• stagger: To greatly surprise someone
• extraction: Process of taking something out of something else
• sliver: Thin, often long piece of something, e.g. cheese
• bathe: To be covered completely in something, e.g. light
• industrialization: Process of creating and developing many businesses
• usable: Able to be used; good enough to use