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Science Definitions

Science def.

TermDefinition
albedo a measure of how much sunlight is reflected away from a surface
atmosphere the mixture of gases surrounding a planet
carbon dioxide a gas found in the atmosphere
climate general weather patterns over a long period of time
climate change changes in climate over a large period of time that can be caused by natural or human activities
combustion the process of burning fuels that produces carbon dioxide
convergent moving toward the same place
cross section a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
deforestation the process of clearing tress from land
divergent moving apart in different directions
earthquake a sudden shaking of Earth's surface
energy the ability to make things move or change
eruption the sudden pushing out of something
fluctuation variations in a set of data
fossil evidence of life from the past
human activities things people do that affect the Earth system
lux a measure of how much light is present
mantle the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's surface
mesosaurus the extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
methane a gas found in the atmosphere
outer layer Earth's outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
pattern something we observe to be similar over and over again
plate one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that makes up Earth's outer layer
reflect to bounce off without reflecting
stability when something stays the same over time
sulfur dioxide a gas found in the atomsphere
temperature the measure of how hot or cold something is; the higher the temp is, the more energy it has
the Earth system the living and nonliving components of the Earth, including the water, land, and atmosphere
trend overall tendency in a set of data over time
volcano a mountain that has an opening in the land where gas, lava, and /or ash is pushed out
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