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Academic Vocabulary
Set 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Safety Plan | brainstorming ways to stay safe that may also help reduce the risk of future harm |
| Natural Hazards | something that can be dangerous or cause damage in nature |
| Natural Selection | the process through which populations of living organisms adapt and change |
| adaptation | any trait that helps an organism, such as a plant or animal, surivive in its environment |
| compose | taking two lesser numbers and combining them to make a greater whole number |
| measurement | the process of quantifying (putting in numbers) length, wight, capacity, and other such quantities. |
| equations | a statement showing that two amounts or values are equal. |
| paraphrase | to state something written or spoken in different words: especially in a shorter and simpler form to make the meaning clearer. |
| text structures | the way an author organizes the information within a text. |
| opinion | a personal belief or judgement that is not founded on proof or certainty, |