Transcript The Waterfall vocabulary - Anchorage School District

The Waterfall
vocabulary
Theme 1, Story 3
Key Vocabulary
What is a waterfall?
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boulders
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Large, rounded rocks
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We set up camp on a
sandy flat beside a
pool in a ring of
boulders.
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canyon
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A deep valley with
steep walls on both
sides, formed by
running water.
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Then we waded
against the little
rapids deep into the
canyon.
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cauldron
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A large pot used for
boiling
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The waterfall roared
by our ears into a
great rumbling, boiling
cauldron far below.
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rapids
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A group of small
waterfalls in a river
where the water flows
very fast.
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We hiked farther
upstream, against
little rapids, picking
our way among
slippery boulders.
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scouted
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Observed or explored
carefully for
information.
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I scouted a way,
alongside the falls,
and then we climbed
like mountain goats.
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ledges
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Flat spaces like
shelves on the sides
of cliffs or rock walls.
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We inched our way
up and up - the tips of
our toes gripping thin
ledges, our fingers
finding cracks.
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sheer
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Very steep
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I never felt more
anxious - seeing my
parents clinging to
that sheer rock - or
more proud, either.
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Quiz Yourself!
boulders
canyon
cauldron
rapids
ledges
sheer
scouted
waterfall
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