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ECC Internship Vocab

Earth's Changing Climate Vocabulary

TermDefinition
absorb to take in
albedo a measure of how much sunlight's reflected away from a surface
analyze to examine in detail for a purpose
carbon dioxide a molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms
climate change changes in climate over a long period of time that can be caused by natural events
climate impact the effect of natural or human caused events on Earth's weather and temperature patterns
combustion the process of burning fuels, which produces carbon dioxide
convert to change from one type to another
criteria standards by which something may be judged
dossier a set of related documents about a particular topic
energy the ability to make things move or change
engineer a person who uses math and science to design things
evidence information about the natural world that is used to support or go against (refute) a claim
historic value a measure of the historical importance of a building or object, which makes it worth preserving
intern beginners at a workplace who do work that is closely supervised because they are learning on the job
modification a change
optimize to improve (a design) as much as possible considering all criteria and possible trade-offs
outcome a result
proposal a formal design plan that is supported by evidence, and submitted for discussion and review
reflect to bounce off without absorbing
solar related to the sun
temperature a measure of how hot or cold something is; the higher the temperature is, the more energy it has
trade-off when you have to give up one thing in return for another
variable something that can be changed and is often tested
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