Q4 Vocabulary

naturally occurring phenomena that pose a risk to humans, property, and the environment, potentially causing harm, damage, or disruption

• Hurricane

• Manmade Disaster

• Natural Hazard

• Natural Disaster

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

make less severe or serious

• Sustainability

• Optimize

• Trend

• Mitigate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

a community of living organisms and their physical environment as a functional unit

• Urbanization

• Ecosystem

• Infiltration

• Biodiversity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground

• Precipitation

• Infiltration

• Condensation

• Transpiration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

a gradual, long-term increase in Earth's average surface temperature, primarily caused by human activities which trap heat in the atmosphere

• human impact

• greenhouse gases

• greenhouse effect

• global warming

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

the natural process by which carbon atoms move between different reservoirs (atmosphere, oceans, land, and living organisms) on Earth

• water cycle

• carbon cycle

• global warming

• climate change

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

a significant and devastating occurrence, like a natural disaster or a man-made incident, that causes substantial damage, loss of life, and/or disruption, requiring major resources for recovery

• catastrophic event

• manmade disaster

• human impact

• biodiversity

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

a large, rotating storm system with winds of 74 mph (119 km/h) or higher, that forms over warm ocean waters; measured on the Saffir-Simpson scale

• tsunami

• precipitation

• hurricane

• tornado

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

a large, rotating storm system characterized by low atmospheric pressure and strong winds spiraling inward towards the center

• cyclone

• tsunami

• earthquake

• ground water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

the general direction or pattern of change observed in data over time

• human impact

• biodiversity

• optimize

• trend