Vocabulaire TOEFL

partly enclosed coastal water mixing river water and seawater

河口；河口湾

change from liquid water into water vapor

蒸发

remove a natural resource from where it occurs

开采；提取（自然资源）

fracture or fracture zone along which rock has moved

断层

cover an area with overflowing water

淹没；泛滥

especially susceptible to being flooded

易受洪水侵袭的；易涝的

predict atmospheric conditions from observations and models

预报（天气）

fuel such as coal, oil, or natural gas

化石燃料

using or associated with heat inside Earth

地热的

large mass of accumulated ice moving under its own weight

冰川

long-term increase in Earth's average surface temperature

全球变暖

warming caused by gases absorbing and emitting infrared radiation

温室效应

atmospheric gas contributing to the greenhouse effect

温室气体

water occupying saturated pores and fractures below ground

地下水

period of unusually high temperatures for a place

热浪；持续高温天气

having a high amount of moisture in the air

（空气或气候）潮湿的

amount of water vapor present in the air

湿度

powerful tropical cyclone called a hurricane in particular ocean regions

飓风

extensive glacial ice covering a large land area

冰盖

move into the ground through its surface

（水）渗入；下渗

mass of rock or soil moving down a slope

滑坡

molten rock that has reached the surface

熔岩

hot molten rock material beneath Earth's surface

岩浆

hot rocky layer below the crust and above the core

地幔

change from solid ice into liquid water

融化；熔化

gas forming the main component of natural gas

甲烷

in a liquid state because of high temperature

熔融的；熔化的

area maintained primarily for wildlife and natural habitats

自然保护区

unable to be replaced naturally as quickly as it is used

不可再生的