Natural World Vocab
This word means "to protect something so it survives".
preserve
Comparatives
The largest body of water on Earth
ocean
If people keep cutting down forests, natural resources will be ____________ up.
used up
satellites
This is the _________ (interesting) book I've ever read.
most interesting
This is the opposite of land
water
Which resource is more important for survival: food or water? Use a COMPARATIVE in your answer
This adjective describes an animal or plant likely to disappear if we don't protect it
endangered
True or False?
You can say "absolutely cold"
False (cold = gradable)
A very dry place with little rain
desert
Complete the sentence with a superlative: "Of all natural resources, __________ is the most important for life."
It is the opposite of "most"
least
Rewrite:
The desert is hot. The volcano is hotter. The volcano is the ___________.
This is the coldest place on Earth
This animal is one of the most adaptable survivors on Earth, often found in cities
rats
The outer layer of gases surrounding a planet
atmosphere
Which phrase shows equality?
A: more than
B: as....as
C: the most
B
The "lungs of the Earth", a rainforest in South America
The Amazon Rainforest
These microbes help us explain the origin of life on earth.
extremophiles