wave !weIv? It’s too windy. Look at how big the waves are. Welle (die) Why water is important 2 without !wi*DaUt? Water is a clear liquid without colour or taste. ohne taste !teIst? Water usually has no taste. Geschmack (der) water cycle !*wC"tE saIkl? How does the water cycle work on our planet? Wasserkreislauf (der) evaporation !IvxpE*reISn? Through evaporation the water goes up to the sky. Verdunstung (die) mass !mxs? Clouds are grey or white masses in the sky. Masse (die) to be made up of sth. !meId 0p Ev? They are made up of very small drops of water. sich aus etw. zusammensetzen frozen !frEUzn? When they are frozen, the water drops are called snow. gefroren woody plant !wUdi *plxnt? A tree is a woody plant that lives for many years. hölzerne Pflanze (die) process !*prEUses? The process of changing from liquid to gas is called evaporation. Prozess (der) heat !hi"t? The sun makes heat and light for the Earth. Hitze (die), Wärme (die) college !*kOlIdZ? The professor works at a college and teaches geography. College (das), Hochschule (die) to heat up sth. !hi"t *0p? The water is heated up by the sun. etw. erhitzen, etw. erwärmen to turn sth. into sth. !t3"n? When water is heated up, it is turned into gas. etw. in etw. verwandeln once !w0ns? Once in the sky, the water drops are frozen. hier: wenn to be grouped together !*gru"pt tEgeDE? Clouds are formed when small drops of water are grouped together. sich gruppieren, sich zusammentun 3 informative !In*fC"mEtIv? Informative texts use facts and information to describe things. informativ sea life !si" laIf? The oceans are very important for sea life. Meerestiere (die) human being !hju"mEn *bi"IN? They are also important for human beings. Mensch (der) to harm sth./sb. !hA"m? We harm the oceans and the things that live in them. etw./jmdm. schaden human activity !hju"mEn xk*tIvEti? Many of our oceans are harmed by human activity. menschliche Aktivität (die) so-called !sEU*kC"ld? Many years ago, people created the so-called World Ocean Day. so genannt declare !dI*kleE? They had an idea and declared World Ocean Day. etw. verkünden, etw. erklären importance !im*pC"tns? On this day, the importance of the oceans is celebrated around the world. Wichtigkeit (die) Brazil !brE*zIl? The day was started in Brazil in 1992. Brasilien (das) pollution !pE*lu"Sn? Pollution is a big problem for our oceans. Verschmutzung (die) overfishing !EUvE*fISIN? Another problem is overfishing. Überfischung (die) climate change !*klaImEt tSeIndZ? The oceans’ temperatures are changing because of climate change. Klimawandel (der) to make sb./sth. do sth. !meIk? Climate change is making sea levels rise. jmdn./etw. zu etw. bringen sea level !*si" levl? In 50 years, many countries will be below sea level. Meeresspiegel (der) to rise !raiz? The sea levels are rising because of climate change. steigen 164 Vocabulary one hundred and sixty-four Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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