TOEFL 어휘

partly enclosed coastal water mixing river water and seawater

하구; 강물과 바닷물이 섞이는 하구역

leave or remove people from an unsafe place

대피하다; 대피시키다

change from liquid water into water vapor

증발하다

remove a natural resource from where it occurs

채굴하다; 자원을 추출하다

fracture or fracture zone along which rock has moved

단층

cover an area with overflowing water

물에 잠기게 하다; 범람하다

especially susceptible to being flooded

홍수가 나기 쉬운; 침수되기 쉬운

predict atmospheric conditions from observations and models

날씨를 예보하다

fuel such as coal, oil, or natural gas

화석 연료

large mass of accumulated ice moving under its own weight

빙하

long-term increase in Earth's average surface temperature

지구 온난화

warming caused by gases absorbing and emitting infrared radiation

온실 효과

atmospheric gas contributing to the greenhouse effect

온실가스

water occupying saturated pores and fractures below ground

지하수

period of unusually high temperatures for a place

폭염; 계속되는 이상 고온

having a high amount of moisture in the air

습한; 공기 중 수분이 많은

amount of water vapor present in the air

습도

powerful tropical cyclone called a hurricane in particular ocean regions

허리케인

extensive glacial ice covering a large land area

빙상; 대륙을 넓게 덮는 얼음층

move into the ground through its surface

침투하다; 물이 땅속으로 스며들다

mass of rock or soil moving down a slope

산사태

molten rock that has reached the surface

용암

hot molten rock material beneath Earth's surface

마그마

hot rocky layer below the crust and above the core

맨틀

change from solid ice into liquid water

녹다; 녹이다

gas forming the main component of natural gas

메테인; 메탄

in a liquid state because of high temperature

녹은; 용융 상태의

area maintained primarily for wildlife and natural habitats

자연 보호 구역

unable to be replaced naturally as quickly as it is used

재생 불가능한