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Vocabulary for Deserts

Vocabulary for Deserts. By Mr. Mallory. sandy. Something with a lot of sand or tiny grains of crushed rock. dune. A hill made of sand. rocky. A place that has many rocks and stones. reptiles. Cold-blooded creatures with dry, scaly skin that lay eggs. desert floor.

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Vocabulary for Deserts

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  1. Vocabulary for Deserts By Mr. Mallory

  2. sandy • Something with a lot of sand or tiny grains of crushed rock

  3. dune • A hill made of sand

  4. rocky • A place that has many rocks and stones

  5. reptiles • Cold-blooded creatures with dry, scaly skin that lay eggs.

  6. desert floor • Flat ground in the desert

  7. adapt • Changing to fit a new situation How are these reptiles adapting by using camouflage?

  8. protection • Keeps things safe from harm or danger

  9. prey • An animal that is hunted by another animal

  10. Guess the Word! • A ____ is a hill made of sand. dune

  11. Guess the Word! • A _______ is a cold-blooded animal with dry, scaly skin. reptile

  12. Guess the Word! • When you _____, you change to fit a new situation. adapt

  13. Guess the Word! • An animal is ____ if another animal hunts it for food. prey

  14. Guess the Word! • Something is _____ when it has a lot of sand, or tiny grains of crushed rock. sandy

  15. Guess the Word! • A _____ place has many rocks and stones. rocky

  16. Guess the Word! • The ___________ is the flat ground in a desert. desertfloor

  17. Guess the Word! • __________ keeps a thing safe from harm or danger. Protection

  18. Additional Vocabulary

  19. wears • Changes because of weather conditions Mushroom Rock in Egypt The Pinnacles in Australia

  20. spells • A period of time with almost the same weather conditions. The desert floor after a dry spell.

  21. bushy • Fluffy

  22. survive • To live Which animal survived?

  23. howl • Animal cry

  24. Landscapes • Views of the land The End!

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