ANIMALS & TREES
This long, legless reptile can live in the desert.
Snake
A very dry area of land with little rain.
Desert
The weather is bright because the sun is shining.
Sunny
An animal at risk of disappearing forever is _____.
Endangered
A flat, usually green part of a plant.
leaf
This large bird of prey builds nests in pine trees or on cliffs.
Eagle
The land next to the sea.
Coast
It is extremely cold, at or below the point where water turns to ice.
freezing
An adjective meaning “related to the natural world and its protection.”
environmental
A small creature with six legs, such as a beetle.
Insect
This intelligent sea mammal lives in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Dolphin
A thick tropical forest with a lot of rain.
Rainforest
There is a lot of rain. The weather is _____.
rainy
Dirty or harmful substances in water are called___
water pollution
A green place with water and trees in a desert.
Oasis
This eight-legged creature can hunt insects under rainforest leaves.
Spider
A high, steep rock face where an eagle might build its nest.
cliff
It's getting...here. We should close the window before it gets cold.
Cool
The process in which ice turns into liquid as temperatures rise.
melting
Complete the description with TWO words: “The eagle nests on a _____ near the _____.”
cliff, coast
Name BOTH trees: one grows in hot oases; the other is often used as a Christmas tree
Palm tree and pine tree
The natural place where a species normally lives.
Habitat
The term for the long-term rise in Earth’s average temperature.
Global warming
The practice of cutting down all or nearly all the trees in a forest area.
clear-cutting
Name THREE environmental threats mentioned in Unit 8!
global warming, water pollution, polluted habitats, clear-cutting, hunting, melting sea ice.