Unit 1 Week 5 Letters Home From Yosemite Vocab Flashcard

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Definition of glacier:

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A large mass of ice that moves slowly down a mountain or valley, or spreads over land.

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Definition of impressive:

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able to impress the mind, feelings, conscience

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Definition of naturalist

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A person who studies living things

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Definition of preserve?

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to keep from harm or change; protect

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Definition of slopes?

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Lands that go up or down at an angle.

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Definition of species:

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A set of related living things that share certain characteristics and can interbreed.

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Definition of wilderness?

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A wild region with few or no people.

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The massive _____________ shaped the land over time.

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glacier

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I thought it was _______________ when the gymnast did three backflips on the balance beam.

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impressive

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The __________ came to the park to study the rare bird species.

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naturalist