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Rock cycle
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| Long-term, significant change in the climate of Earth. It can happen naturally or in response to human activities, including the burning of fossil fuels and clearing of forests. | Climate Change |
| The weather conditions that typically exist in one area, in general, or over a long period. | Climate |
| A simulation of a real-world event (usually using a computer) that has been developed to predict one or more likely outcomes. Or an individual that is meant to display how something would work in or look on others. | Model |
| A fast-flowing, high-altitude air current. On Earth, the major jet streams flow from west to east in the mid-latitude regions of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. | Jet Stream |
| The rainwater that runs off of land into rivers, lakes and the seas. As that water travels through soils, it picks up bits of dirt and chemicals that it will later deposit as pollutants in streams, lakes and seas. | Runoff |
| Having to do with the sun or the radiation it emits. It comes from sol, Latin for sun. | Solar |
| The energy in sunlight that can be captured as heat or converted into heat or electrical energy. Some people refer to wind power as a form of solar energy. | Solar Energy |
| The process of being liquified by heat. | Melting |
| A slow-moving river of ice hundreds or thousands of meters deep. Glaciers are found in mountain valleys and also form parts of ice sheets. | Glacier |
| The height or altitude at which something exists. | Elevation |
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