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This is a student generate glossary allowing them to share the variety of names used to describe all those things in our lives that are water related.

fall
autumn
the season after summer

Created by: SpencerG Lyneham High School




Cookies
Biscuits

Created by: JanetR University of Canberra High School Kaleen




asphalt
bitumen
Material roads are paved with

Created by: JudyO USAUS-H2O




Drinking fountain
Bubbler
a fixture with nozzle that delivers a stream of water for drinking

Created by: JudyO USAUS-H2O     Last modified by: JordanF Kormilda College




bell peppers
capsicum

Created by: JanetR University of Canberra High School Kaleen




Fries
Chips

Created by: JanetR University of Canberra High School Kaleen




Hurricane
Cyclone
A large rotating weather system that causes extreme winds and rainfall

Created by: MicahR Kormilda College




Coolers
Esky
A box that you put ice in to refrigerate goods

Created by: LeightonS Kormilda College




Faucet
Tap
A device by which the flow of water from a pipe or container can be controlled

Created by: AdrianJ USAUS-H2O




Vacation (Break)
Holiday
A time when people go away, to take a break from home life.

Created by: ImogenT Lyneham High School




jelly
jam

Created by: JanetR University of Canberra High School Kaleen




Ladybug
Lady beetle; Ladybird (British)

Created by: JudyO USAUS-H2O




Elevator
Lift
A mode transport from a lower floor of a building to a higher one.

Created by: ImogenT Lyneham High School




shrimps
prawns

Created by: JanetR University of Canberra High School Kaleen




Elementary School
Primary School
The first education you recieve

Created by: ImogenT Lyneham High School




Gas Station
Servo
a place to refuel cars

Created by: DanielM Kormilda College     Last modified by: JordanF Kormilda College




Flip flops
Thongs
a type of footwear

Created by: JesseR Kormilda College




bathing suit
togs,bathers, swimmers, cossie
Something you wear to go swimming in!

Created by: JudyO USAUS-H2O




Tidal wave
Tsunami
a very big wave caused by earth quakes

Created by: JesseR Kormilda College




College (University)
University or a dormitory or community withing a University
College in the US is usually (but not always) used in reference to a tertiary educational facility that provides undergraduate (Bachelors), but generally no (or limited) graduate degrees (i.e. Masters and PhDs). In which case "University" in the US is usually reserved for those tertiary institutions that grant both undergraduate (Bachelors) as well as graduate (Masters and Phd) degrees. In Australia "College" can mean a "high school" as well as a dormitory community on a University Campus. Whereas all tertiary institutions in Australia are termed Universities (never "Colleges") and are often abbreviated to "Uni".

Created by: JudyO USAUS-H2O