Listen to these words.
mass extinction
handful
wipe out
to cause
basalt
hypotheses
invasive
overpopulation
overconsumption
existence
threaten
catastrophic
restrictions
impose
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To urge or force something to be done or to happen.
impose
Rules that control something or what can be done.
restrictions
Causing sudden and a lot of harm.
catastrophic
To likely cause harm to something or someone.
threaten
The state of being real or present.
existence
Using too much of something for the amount that is present.
overconsumption
An area having too many people or animals for the amount of food, water, and living materials that is present.
overpopulation
Describes something that moves into an area and causes harm.
invasive
Ideas based on known facts but have not been proved yet.
hypotheses
A black rock that comes from volcanoes.
basalt
To make something happen.
to cause
To fully destroy something.
wipe out
Amount of something that can be held in one hand.
handful
The sudden death of many living things because of a certain event.
mass extinction
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