Vocabulary

• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• such as: For example; like
• into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• simultaneously: At the same time; all together
• extreme: Very great in degree
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• atmosphere: Air around us
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• shift: To change in position or direction
• definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
• alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• huge: Very very large
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• curb: Anything that restrains or controls
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
• organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
• analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• tilt: To change to a newly preferred idea or opinion
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• fossil: Plant or animal that became rock after many years
• informal: Casual; relaxed
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
• century: Period of 100 years
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• gradual: Moving slowly by small amounts, over time
• antarctica: An extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to , feet deep
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• pollen: Fine, usually yellow powder produced by plants
• rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• elliptical: Indirect
• weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
• age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
• warm: To become more friendly or to like something
• solstice: Time of year when sun is farthest away from Earth
• study: To focus on learning something usually at school
• agree: To have the same opinion as someone else
• glacial: Being extremely and especially cold
• cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
• woolly: Confused and vague; used especially of thinking
• encase: (Of hard thing) to surround or totally envelop
• snowball: Ball of snow you throw at each other