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Amplify ECC Vocab
Earths Changing Climate Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Absorb | to take in |
| Atmosphere | the mixture of gases surrounding the planet |
| Carbon dioxide | a molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms |
| Change | when something becomes different over time |
| Claim | A proposed answer to a question about the natural world |
| Climate | general weather patterns over a long period of time |
| Climate change | changes in climate over a long period of time that can be caused by natural events or human activities |
| Combustion | the process of burning fuels, which produces carbon dioxide |
| Data | information collected in an investigation |
| Deforestation | the process of clearing trees from land |
| Energy | the ability to make things move or change |
| Eruption | the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano |
| Evidence | information about the natural world that is used to support or go against (refute) a claim |
| Fluctuation | variations in a set of data |
| Human activities | things people do that affect the Earth system |
| Lux | a measure of how much light is present |
| Methane | a molecule made of carbon and hydrogen atoms |
| Model | an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see |
| Reasoning | the process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim |
| Redirect | to send to a new or different place |
| Reflect | to bounce off without absorbing |
| Scientific argument | a claim supported by evidence |
| Stability | when something stays mostly the same over time |
| Sulfur dioxide | a molecule made of sulfur and oxygen atoms |
| Temperature | a measure of how hot or cold something is |
| The Earth system | the living and no living components of Earth, including the water, land, and atmosphere |
| Trend | overall tendency (for example, a consistent increase) 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 |