Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Vocab

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A relationship where one factor's change causes another's change; the first is the cause, the second is the effect.

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Causal Relationship

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Word for any substance in water:

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Contaminant

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Measure of how well one data set relates to another.

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Correlation

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Info that supports or refutes a claim.

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Evidence

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Visible sign showing system condition; in chemistry, a chemical indicating presence or concentration of a substance.

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indicator

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Representation of a system to understand and communicate its workings.

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model

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Chemicals an organism takes from its environment for energy or growth.

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nutrients

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Excess rainfall, melted snow, or irrigation water that flows across the ground.

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runoff

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Desirable outcome given up for another desirable outcome

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trade-offs

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Near-shore area with low dissolved oxygen and few organisms.

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dead zone