Science Words Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Adaptation | Mutation that helps an organism survive. |
Adaptation | When a change helps an organism survive, the organism is adapted to it s environment. |
Global Warming | A warming trend that affects climates around the world, has been made worse by human activity. |
Seasons | Climate changes that occur each year due to the earth tilting on its axis and orbiting the sun. |
Climate | Earths climate can be affected by large bodies of water, large cities, changes in earths orbit, pollution. |
Climate | The average yearly temperature and precipitation in an area |
Green House Effect | A phenomenon in which sunlight energy is trapped in the earths atmosphere warming it up. |
Temperate Zone | An area of earth that experiences seasonal changes throughout the year. |
Temperate Zone | Much of the u.s. is in a temperate zone. |
Deforestation | The clearing of forests to make space for buildings, roads, neighborhoods, grazing lands, or farming land. |
Deforestation | Cutting down of trees and forests affects the carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. |
Hibernation | A period of time in which an animal, such as a bear is sleeping and its body functions/activities have slowed down drastically. |
Tropics | A region on earths surface near the equator where the climate is always warm. |
El nino | A climate event that begins in the tropical Pacific Ocean that may cause heavy rainfall in North America. |
Polar Zone | Regions at the north pole and south pole of earth, never gets warm. |
Desert | A biome characterized by less than 25 cm or precipitation each year. |
La nina | The opposite of El nino, may cause drought in North America and heavy rainfall in South America. |
Solar energy | Energy from the sun and the source of energy on earth. |
Ocean | Largest body of water on earth, contains saltwater and surrounds continents. |
Water | It take more energy to heat water than to heat rock, sand, and soil. |
Equator |
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