Around the World Week 6 South America-Vocabulary

Fog

• A thick cloud of tiny water droplets

• The moment twice a year when the Sun’s path is farthest north or south from the Earth’s equator

• Related to astronomy, the study of objects in the sky and space

• A place that houses astronomical telescopes or other scientific equipment for study

Solstice

• A thick cloud of tiny water droplets

• The moment twice a year when the Sun’s path is farthest north or south from the Earth’s equator

• Related to astronomy, the study of objects in the sky and space

• A place that houses astronomical telescopes or other scientific equipment for study

Astronomical

• The variety of things that live in a place

• The moment twice a year when the Sun’s path is farthest north or south from the Earth’s equator

• Related to astronomy, the study of objects in the sky and space

• A place that houses astronomical telescopes or other scientific equipment for study

Observatory

• The variety of things that live in a place

• Having no teeth

• Related to astronomy, the study of objects in the sky and space

• A place that houses astronomical telescopes or other scientific equipment for study

Biological Diversity

• The variety of things that live in a place

• Having no teeth

• A volcano that hasn’t erupted in at least 10,000 years

• A place that houses astronomical telescopes or other scientific equipment for study

Edentate

• The variety of things that live in a place

• Having no teeth

• A volcano that hasn’t erupted in at least 10,000 years

• Able to be sailed on by ships and boats

Extinct Volcano

• A display in a parade that is carried on a truck

• Having no teeth

• A volcano that hasn’t erupted in at least 10,000 years

• Able to be sailed on by ships and boats

Navigable

• A display in a parade that is carried on a truck

• An object that is easily seen from a distance and that is recognizable as being part of a specific location

• A volcano that hasn’t erupted in at least 10,000 years

• Able to be sailed on by ships and boats

Float

• A display in a parade that is carried on a truck

• An object that is easily seen from a distance and that is recognizable as being part of a specific location

• A volcano that hasn’t erupted in at least 10,000 years

• Able to be sailed on by ships and boats

Landmark

• A display in a parade that is carried on a truck

• An object that is easily seen from a distance and that is recognizable as being part of a specific location

• A volcano that hasn’t erupted in at least 10,000 years

• Able to be sailed on by ships and boats