All new vocabulary for reading The Basic Way Chapter 1

1. The Basic Way 3
Vocabulary Practice

2. researcher
• Many researchers are telling us about a
problem.

3. fuel
• People are looking for something else to use
as a car fuel.

4. fuel cell
The fuel cell mixes hydrogen and oxygen
together to make electricity.

5. Hydrogen
• Hydrogen is a clean fuel that only makes
water.

6. option
• There are many options on the test to choose
from.

7. amount
• We can make an endless amount of hydrogen.

8. electricity
• The fuel cell will mix hydrogen and oxygen
together to make electricity.

9. pollution
• Burning hydrogen makes almost no pollution.
• Burning oil makes a lot of pollution.

10. liquid
• Something that can make any shape.

11. gas
• Something that can make any shape, but you
can’t see it.
• Hydrogen is a gas.

12. solid
• Something that only has one shape and can’t
make another one.

13. run out of
• The earth will soon run out of oil.
• The earth will never run out of water.

14. energy
• We can use hydrogen to make energy to
power cars.

15. power
• Fuel cells power cars.
• Batteries power your phone.