Wonders Unit 4 Week 4 Vocabulary

What does the word conserve mean?

• lose, destroy, or waste

• provide, assist, or serve

• endanger, threaten, or harm

• protect from harm, loss, or change

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word seeps?

• blocks

• flows

• wrinkles

• yawns

What does the word cycle mean?

• an event that causes another to occur

• the result or consequence of a specific event

• the way a specific event occurs from start to finish

• the order of a series of events that happen one

  after another

What does the word absorb mean?

• make or create something

• keep something out or away

• soak up or take something in

• make something fresh and new

What does the word circulates mean?

• moves in a pattern

• moves from point to point

• moves from the beginning to an end point

• moves in a circular course back to the starting point

Read the dictionary entry below.

Verb

1. to influence

2. to have an effect on something

Which of the following words is defi ned above?

• affect

• absorb

• conserve

• cycle

What does the word glaciers mean?

• large sheets of ice

• tools used by doctors

• small pieces of plastic

• items used when cooking

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word necessity?

• exciting

• impossible

• required

• optional