Droughts Word Search
Play a Droughts word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the terms and ideas of a school subject, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: DROUGHT, RAINFALL, PRECIPITATION, EVAPORATION, RESERVOIR, IRRIGATION, AQUIFER, ARIDITY, HUMIDITY, MOISTURE, TEMPERATURE, ATMOSPHERE.
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Droughts word list, defined
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- DROUGHT /draʊt/ · noun
- A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall leading to a shortage of water. More broadly, any extended scarcity or deficiency of something essential. Related: dry spell, drouth, aridity, water shortage.
- RAINFALL /ˈreɪnfɔːl/ · noun
- The amount of rain that falls in a particular area or during a particular period. It can also refer to the occurrence of rain falling. Related: precipitation, rain, rains, rainfall amount.
- PRECIPITATION /prɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃən/ · noun
- Precipitation is water in the form of rain, snow, sleet, hail, or other droplets or ice particles that falls from clouds to the Earth's surface. The term can also refer more generally to the process of such water falling or to the formation of a solid from a solution. Related: rainfall, rain, snowfall, downpour.
- EVAPORATION /ɪˌvæpəˈreɪʃən/ · noun
- The process by which a liquid, especially water, changes into vapor or gas, typically through the application of heat; also used figuratively to mean the gradual disappearance or fading away of something. Related: vaporization, vanishing, disappearance, dissipation.
- RESERVOIR /ˈrɛzərvɔːr/ (US); /ˈrɛzəvɔː(r)/ (British English) · noun
- A natural or artificial body of water stored in large quantity, usually behind a dam, or a container or system designed to hold water. By extension, it can mean a large supply or source of something valuable. Related: tank, basin, pool, lake.
- IRRIGATION /ˌɪrɪˈreɪʃən/ · noun
- The process of supplying water to land or crops, especially through an organized system of channels, pipes, or sprinklers. It can also refer to the water or system used for this purpose. Related: watering, water supply, watering of land, irrigating.
- AQUIFER /ˈækwɪfər/ · noun
- A body of permeable rock, sand, or gravel underground that contains or transmits groundwater and can yield economically useful quantities of water to wells and springs. Related: water table, groundwater reservoir, underground water source.
- ARIDITY /əˈrɪdɪti/ · noun
- The state or quality of being extremely dry; a prolonged lack of moisture, as in a climate, region, or soil. It is also used figuratively to describe dullness or lack of interest and vitality. Related: dryness, drought, parchedness, barrenness.
- HUMIDITY /hjuːˈmɪdəti/ · noun
- The amount of water vapour in the air, especially relative to the maximum amount the air can hold at a given temperature. It may also refer more generally to dampness. Related: dampness, moisture, mugginess.
- MOISTURE /ˈmɔɪstʃə(r)/ · noun
- Moisture is a small amount of liquid, especially water, present in the air or on or within a material. It can also refer more generally to dampness or the presence of water vapour. Related: dampness, wetness, humidity.
- TEMPERATURE /ˈtɛmpərətʃər/ · noun
- The degree of heat or cold in a particular place, substance, or body, usually measured in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit. It can also refer more broadly to the prevailing warmth or cold of an environment or to the level of intensity in a situation or emotional exchange. Related: heat, warmth, thermal level, thermal reading.
- ATMOSPHERE /ˈætməsfɪr/ · noun
- The envelope of gases surrounding the Earth or another planet; also the air or climate in a particular place, or the prevailing mood or feeling of an environment. Related: ambiance, air, mood, environment.
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