The Waterfall vocabulary

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The Waterfallvocabulary

• Theme 1, Story 3
• Key Vocabulary

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What is a waterfall?
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boulders

• Large, rounded rocks
• We set up camp on a sandy flat beside a pool in a
  ring of boulders.

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canyon

• A deep valley with steep walls on both sides,
  formed by running water.
• Then we waded against the little rapids deep into
  the canyon.

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cauldron

• A large pot used for boiling
• The waterfall roared by our ears into a great
  rumbling, boiling cauldron far below.

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rapids

• A group of small waterfalls in a river where the
  water flows very fast.
• We hiked farther upstream, against little rapids,
  picking our way among slippery boulders.

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scouted

• Observed or explored carefully for information.
• I scouted a way, alongside the falls, and then we
  climbed like mountain goats.

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ledges

• Flat spaces like shelves on the sides of cliffs
  or rock walls.
• We inched our way up and up - the tips of our
  toes gripping thin ledges, our fingers finding
  cracks.

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sheer

• Very steep
• 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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