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J6A - Unit 2 Vocab

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  • coast
    the land beside or near to the sea or ocean
  • satellite
    an electronic device that is sent into space and moves around the earth or another planet. It is used for communicating by radio, television, etc. and...
  • solar cell
    a device that converts light and heat energy from the sun into electricity
  • heat
    the level of temperature
  • calculator
    a small electronic device or piece of software for calculating with numbers
  • generator
    a machine for producing electricity
  • battery
    a device that is placed inside a car engine, clock, radio, etc. and that produces the electricity that makes it work
  • turbine
    a machine or an engine that receives its power from a wheel that is turned by the pressure of water, air or gas
  • arrange
    To put in a certain order
  • tide
    the flow of water that happens as the sea rises and falls
  • produce
    to make something
  • run out of
    to have no more of (something)
  • movement
    an act of moving the body or part of the body
  • energy
    a source of power, such as fuel, used for driving machines, providing heat, etc.
  • discuss
    to talk about something with somebody, especially in order to decide something
  • blade
    long and thin with sharp sides
  • toward
    in the direction of somebody/something
  • barrier
    an object like a fence that prevents people from moving forward from one place to another
  • machine
    a piece of equipment with moving parts that is designed to do a particular job. The power used to work a machine may be electricity, steam, gas, etc....
  • windmill
    a tall thin structure with parts that turn round, used to change the power of the wind into electricity
  • electricity
    a form of energy to power machines or devices.
  • reflect
    to show the image of somebody/something on the surface of something such as a mirror, water or glass
  • renewable
    that is replaced naturally or controlled carefully and can therefore be used without the risk of finishing it all
  • amount
    a quantity of something
  • waterwheel
    a wheel turned by the movement of water, used, especially in the past, to drive machinery