Zombie Fires Vocab, Part 1

What is combustion?

• The chemical reaction that occurs when something burns.

• The part of our planet that includes the air and all the gasses in it.

• A compound that contains carbon.

• A cycle of processes that continues to accelerate or intensify the effects that occur over time.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

What is the atmosphere?

• The chemical reaction that occurs when something burns.

• A compound that contains carbon.

• The part of our planet that includes the air and all the gasses in it.

• A cycle of processes that continues to accelerate or intensify the effects that occur over time.

What is a positive feedback loop?

• A compound that contains carbon.

• The chemical reaction that occurs when something burns.

• The part of our planet that includes the air and all the gasses in it.

• A cycle of processes that continues to accelerate or intensify the effects that occur over time.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

What is an organic substance?

• A cycle of processes that continues to accelerate or intensify the effects that occur over time.

• The part of our planet that includes the air and all the gasses in it.

• A compound that contains carbon.

• The chemical reaction that occurs when something burns.

What is the geosphere?

• The part of our planet that includes the air and all the gasses in it.

• The chemical reaction that occurs when something burns.

• The part of our planet that includes rocks, soil, lava, mountains, etc..

• A cycle of processes that continues to accelerate or intensify the effects that occur over time.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What are aerobic conditions?

• In these conditions, oxygen is NOT available to organisms

• In these conditions, oxygen is available to organisms

• A cycle of processes that continues to accelerate or intensify the effects that occur over time.

• A compound that contains carbon.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is cellulose?

• A compound that contains carbon.

• The part of our planet that includes the air and all the gasses in it.

• A large molecule made of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen that plants use to build up their cells walls; also known as 'fiber' - humans can't digest it

• A cycle of processes that continues to accelerate or intensify the effects that occur over time.

What is a peatland?

• A compound that contains carbon.

• The part of our planet that includes the air and all the gasses in it.

• The chemical reaction that occurs when something burns.

• A wetland environment in which year-round water-logged conditions slow plant decomposition so that dead plants accumulate to form peat.

What is a hydrocarbon?

• A molecule made of only hydrogen and carbon; commonly used as fuel sources

• The chemical reaction that occurs when something burns.

• A compound that contains carbon.

• The part of our planet that includes the air and all the gasses in it.

What is the tundra?

• The chemical reaction that occurs when something burns.

• The part of our planet that includes the air and all the gasses in it.

• The coldest type of ecosystem/biome; found in Alaska, Siberia, northern Canada; often characterized by permafrost (frozen ground)

• A compound that contains carbon.