Book 5 - Vocabulary Unit 8

Front 1

adapt

Back 1

يتأقلم

verb

Hint 1

to change something so that it can be used in a different way

Front 2

an atmosphere

Back 2

جو

noun

Hint 2

a mixture of gases that surround Earth

Front 3

a (raised) bed

Back 3

منطقة مرتفعه

noun

Hint 3

an area in a garden that is used to grow plants

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benefit

Back 4

المنفعه

verb

Hint 4

to bring an advantage to something

Front 5

carbon dioxide (CO₂)

Back 5

ثاني أكسيد الكربون

noun

Hint 5

colorless gas breathed out by people and animals

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climate

Back 6

مناخ

noun

Hint 6

general weather conditions

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climate change

Back 7

تغير المناخ

noun

Hint 7

a change in global or regional climate patterns

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cloud seeding

Back 8

استمطار السحب

noun

Hint 8

the dropping of ice-like particles into clouds to cause rain

Front 9

collectively

Back 9

جماعي

adv

Hint 9

as a group

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concerns

Back 10

اهتمامات

noun

Hint 10

causes of anxiety or worry

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consumption

Back 11

استهلاك

noun

Hint 11

the use of energy, oil, or electricity

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costs

Back 12

التكاليف

noun

Hint 12

the efforts, losses, or sacrifices necessary to achieve or obtain something

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dense

Back 13

كثيف

adj

Hint 13

made of a lot of things that are close together

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a desert

Back 14

صحراء

noun

Hint 14

a waterless, desolate area of land with little or no vegetation, typically one covered with sand

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desert greening

Back 15

تخضير الصحراء

noun

Hint 15

The process of making dry uninhabitable areas fertile

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a drop in the bucket

Back 16

قطرة في الدلو

noun

Hint 16

an action that has little or no effect

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(the) Earth

Back 17

الأرض

noun

Hint 17

the planet we live on; the world

Front 18

emissions

Back 18

الانبعاثات

noun

Hint 18

substances that are sent out into the air, gases that go into the air

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endanger

Back 19

يعرض للخطر

verb

Hint 19

to put someone or something at risk or in danger

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energetic

Back 20

نشيط

adj

Hint 20

powerful

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energy-efficient

Back 21

كفاءة الطاقة

adj

Hint 21

using less of a resource (gas, oil, water)

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engineer

Back 22

مهندس

verb

Hint 22

to plan, build, or manage (something) by using scientific methods, or in a clever and skillful way

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escape

Back 23

يهرب

verb

Hint 23

to get out

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evidence

Back 24

دليل

noun

Hint 24

information that proves something

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factories

Back 25

المصانع

noun

Hint 25

buildings where products are made by machines

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floods

Back 26

الفيضانات

noun

Hint 26

overflows of large amounts of water over dry land

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fossil fuels

Back 27

الوقود الأحفوري

noun

Hint 27

substances (such as coal or oil) that form in the ground and can be burned for power

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gases

Back 28

غازات

noun

Hint 28

air-like substances

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a generation

Back 29

جيل

noun

Hint 29

all people of about the same age; the creation of something

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global

Back 30

عالمي

adj

Hint 30

relating to the whole world

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a government

Back 31

الحكومة

noun

Hint 31

the group of people with the authority to govern a country or state

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greenhouse gases

Back 32

غازات الأحتباس الحراري

noun

Hint 32

gases, especially carbon dioxide or methane, that trap heat above the Earth and cause global warming

Front 33

industries

Back 33

الصناعات

noun

Hint 33

groups of businesses that make the same type of product

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a link

Back 34

رابط

noun

Hint 34

a connection holding two things together

Front 35

a personal carbon footprint

Back 35

بصمة كربونية شخصية

noun

Hint 35

the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) that a person puts into the air when they drive a car, fly, or use electricity made by burning coal or gas

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precipitation

Back 36

تَرَسُّب

noun

Hint 36

rain or snow that falls to the ground

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rainfall

Back 37

هطول الأمطار

noun

Hint 37

the quantity of rain falling within a given area in a given time

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reduce

Back 38

تخفيض

verb

Hint 38

to make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size

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a resource

Back 39

مورد

noun

Hint 39

a supply of something useful such as land, oil, or coal

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a solar panel

Back 40

لوحة شمسية

noun

Hint 40

equipment that makes energy from the sun

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storms

Back 41

العواصف

noun

Hint 41

violent disturbances of the atmosphere with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow

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technology

Back 42

تقنية

noun

Hint 42

machines that are based on modern knowledge of science and computers

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torrential

Back 43

غزير

adj

Hint 43

rain falling rapidly and in large amounts

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transport

Back 44

المواصلات

verb

Hint 44

to take goods or people from one place to another

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a warning

Back 45

تحذير

noun

Hint 45

a statement or event that advises of a possible danger