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1-ESO-Unit3-HYDROSPHERE
Earth´s waters
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Geography
10th Grade
11/01/2013
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Term
hydrosphere
 Definition
hidrosfera
Term
saltwater
 Definition
agua salada
Term
seawater
 Definition
agua marina
Term
freshwater
 Definition
agua dulce
Term
lake
 Definition
lago
Term
glacier
 Definition
glaciar
Term
groundwater
 Definition
agua subterr
Term
water cycle
 Definition
ciclo del agua
Term
stage
 Definition
etapa, fase
Term
to rise
 Definition
subir, elevar
Term
vapour
 Definition
vapor
Term
to cool
 Definition
enfriar
Term
to condense
 Definition
condensar
Term
to hail
 Definition
granizar
Term
hailstone
 Definition
granizo (nombre)
Term
salinity
 Definition
salinidad
Term
wave
 Definition
ola
Term
undulation
 Definition
ondulaci
Term
sea floor
 Definition
fondo oce
Term
tide
 Definition
marea
Term
high tide
 Definition
pleamar, marea alta
Term
low tide
 Definition
bajamar, marea baja
Term
ocean currents
 Definition
corrientes oce
Term
cold current
 Definition
corriente fr
Term
warm current
 Definition
corriente c
Term
coastal
 Definition
costero, litoral
Term
nearby
 Definition
cerca, cercano, pr
Term
human being
 Definition
ser humano
Term
raw material
 Definition
materia prima
Term
quantity, quantities
 Definition
cantidad
Term
goods
 Definition
bienes
Term
to flow
 Definition
fluir
Term
amphitheatre-shaped
 Definition
con forma de anfiteatro
Term
cirque
 Definition
circo (de un glaciar)
Term
aquifer
 Definition
acu
Term
spring
 Definition
manantial
Term
rainfall
 Definition
pluviosidad, aguacero
Term
to melt
 Definition
derretirse
Term
source (of a river)
 Definition
nacimiento de un r
Term
tributary, tributaries
 Definition
afluente
Term
basin
 Definition
cuenca
Term
flow
 Definition
caudal
Term
rainy season
 Definition
estaci
Term
wadi
 Definition
uadi, wadi
Term
reservoir
 Definition
embalse
Term
to store
 Definition
almacenar, guardar
Term
supply
 Definition
suministro, reserva
Term
to water
 Definition
regar
Term
crop
 Definition
cultivo
Term
dam
 Definition
presa
Term
hydroelectric power station
 Definition
central hidroeléctrica
Term
course
 Definition
curso
Term
waterfall
 Definition
cascada
Term
canyon
 Definition
cañón
Term
channel
 Definition
canal, vía
Term
alluvial plain
 Definition
llanura aluvial
Term
mouth (of a river)
 Definition
desembocadura
Term
estuary
 Definition
estuario
Term
inland
 Definition
interior, tierra adentro
Term
lagoon
 Definition
laguna
Term
to reach
 Definition
alcanzar
Term
floating
 Definition
flotante
Term
bowl~shaped
 Definition
con forma de cuenco
Term
downhill
 Definition
cuesta abajo, en pendiente
Term
drinking water
 Definition
agua potable
Term
to retain
 Definition
guardar,almacenar, preservar
Term
consumption
 Definition
consumo
Term
growth
 Definition
crecimiento
Term
improvement
 Definition
mejora, mejoría
Term
living standards
 Definition
nivel de vida, calidad de vida
Term
shortage
 Definition
escasez, falta
Term
drought
 Definition
sequía
Term
flood
 Definition
inundación
Term
to add
 Definition
añadir, agregar
Term
body (of water)
 Definition
masa de agua
Term
harmful
 Definition
nocivo, dañino
Term
substance
 Definition
sustancia
Term
to release
 Definition
soltar, liberar
Term
oil tanker
 Definition
petrolero (barco)
Term
fertilizer
 Definition
fertilizante
Term
field
 Definition
campo de cultivo
Term
stream
 Definition
arroyo, corriente
Term
chemicals
 Definition
sustancias, productos químicos
Term
sulphur
 Definition
sulfuro
Term
to undergo
 Definition
experimentar, padecer
Term
acid rain
 Definition
lluvia
Term
soil
 Definition
suelo
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