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"In My Own Backyard" Vocabulary

1. brook (noun) a small stream

2. plowed (verb) cut through or turned over soil

3. settlers (noun) people who come to live in a new land or country

4. mist (noun) a cloud of tiny drops of water that is in the air

5. sheets (noun) thin, broad pieces of things

6. haze (noun) mist, smoke, or dust in the air

7. grazed (verb) fed on growing grass

8. skimmed (verb) moved over lightly and swiftly

9. blurry (adjective) dim or hard to see; unclear

10. pulsed (verb) beat or vibrated

 

 

 

"All About Earthquakes" Vocabulary:

 

1. plates (noun) the huge parts of Earth’s crust on which continents and oceans rest

2. interact (verb) to act on or influence each other

3. collide (verb) to crash into each other

4. boundaries (noun) lines that form an edge

5. energy (noun) the power used in action and work

6. structures (noun) things that are built

7. absorb (verb) to soak up or take in