Earth's Changing Climate Vocab

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Climate: general weather patterns over a long period

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general weather patterns over a long period of time

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Climate Change

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Changes in climate over a long period, caused by natural events or human activities.

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Trend

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overall tendency (e.g., consistent increase) in a set of data over time

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Fluctuation

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variations in a set of data

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Energy

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the ability to make things move or change

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Temperature

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A measure of how hot or cold something is.

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Absorb

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to take in

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Atmosphere

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Mixture of gases surrounding a planet

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Carbon Dioxide

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a molecule of carbon and oxygen atoms

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Methane

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a molecule of carbon and hydrogen