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    1. Unit 1 SI Units & Astronomy
    2. Unit 2 Atmosphere & Meteorology
    3. Unit 3 Climate & Air Quality
    4. Unit 4 Hydrosphere
    5. Unit 5 Human Influence on Water
    6. Benchmark/Review
    7. Unit 6 Plate Tectonics
    8. Unit 7 Human Influence on Lithosphere
    9. Unit 8 Biosphere
    10. Unit 9: Resources—Human impact on the environment
    11. vocabulary
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vocabulary






VOCABULARY FOR
SPACE:


Rotation                     


Photosphere               


Cosmology     


Revolution                 


Chromosphere


Nebula


Tilted axis                  


Corona                                   


Meteor


Seasons                      


Prominence                


Asteroid


Diurnal                                   


Sunspots                     


Comet


Barycenter                  


Solar Fares                 


Black Hole


Phase                          


Constellations            


HR Diagram


Solstice                       


Cluster                        


Spectra


Equinox                      


Protostar                     


Magnitude


Synchronous rotation   


Supernova                  


Luminosity


Eclipse                        


Elliptical                     


Perigee


Neap tide                   


Sphere                        


Apogee


Spring tide                 


Orbit                           


Precession


Radiation                   


Steady State Theory  


 Nutation


Big Bang Theory        


Solar                           


Lunar


VOCABULARY FOR
ATMOSPHERE (2.5 and 2.6):


Ozone


Troposphere


Stratosphere


Mesosphere


Thermosphere


Exosphere


Radiation


Convection


Air mass


Air mass modification


Thunderstorm


Coriolis effect


Supercell


Downburst


Tornado


Fujita tornado intensity scale


Tropical cyclone


Saffir-Simpson scale


Eye wall


Eye


Storm surge


Trade winds


Prevailing westerlies


Polar easterlies


Jet stream


Front


High pressure


Low pressure


Satellite imagery


Pollution


Smog


Carbon dioxide


Acid precipitation


Weather


Climate


Normals


Greenhouse gases


Greenhouse effect


Ice age


El Nino


Maunder minimum


Greenhouse gasses


Greenhouse effect


Global warming


Deforestation


Hydrocarbon


Fossil fuels


Carbon cycle


pH


Acid


Base








VOCABULARY
FOR LITHOSPHERE (2.1
and 2.2):


Weathering & Erosion


Weathering


Erosion


Bedding


Sediment


Deposition


Geohazard


Development


Fall zone


Barrier island


Topographic


Sink hole


Rock composition


Mechanical
gravitational potential energy





Land use & energy


Development


Harvesting


Harvesting


Mining


Deforestation


Reclamation


Agriculture


Overgrazing


Land use


Peat


Fossil fuel


Fission


Fusion


Traditional energy


Alternative energy





Plate Tectonics


Convection


Lithosphere


Plate tectonics


Magma


Lava


Lahar


Epicenter


Focal point


Magnitude


Primary wave


Secondary wave


Geologic














VOCABULARY FOR HYDROSPHERE (2.3 and 2.4):


 Density


Currents


Specific Heat


Climate


Water Cycle


Groundwater


Surface Water


Hydrosphere


Aquifers


Thermocline


Non-point source


Point source


Sedimentation


Wetlands


Watershed


Basins


Wells


Flood


Evaporation


Infiltration


Runoff


Salinity


Gyres


Upwelling


Density current


Surface current


Subsidence


Salt-water intrusion


Estuary


Biotic


Abiotic















































ESSENTIAL STANDARD 2.7 and 2.8:


ABIOTIC


Biotic


Biome


Biosphere


Biodiversity


Habitat


Population


Species


Sustainable


Ecosystem


Aquaculture


Agriculture


Invasive species


Overharvesting


Carrying capacity


Natural resources


Recycle


Alternative energy


Traditional energy


Limiting factors


Ecological footprint


Carbon footprint


Compost


Case study

Model
Author: chanthou lupton
Last modified: 10/24/2012 3:02 PM (EST)