Climate Change Vocabulary

long-term rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system

• Global Warming

• Weather

• Climate

• Carbon Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere

• Weather

• Greenhouse Effect

• Climate

• Carbon Cycle

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

• Weather

• Greenhouse Effect

• Climate

• Carbon Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period (30+ years)

• Weather

• Greenhouse Effect

• Climate

• Carbon Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

substance that has harmful or poisonous effects put into the environment

• Weather

• Greenhouse Effect

• Pollution

• Carbon Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

materials such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain

• Natural Resource

• Greenhouse Effect

• Pollution

• Carbon Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

series of processes by which carbon compounds are cycled in the environment

• Weather

• Greenhouse Effect

• Climate

• Carbon Cycle

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

the gradual increase in Earth's average surface temperature due to human activities

• Climate

• Global Warming

• Carbon Cycle

• Weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

the movement of air masses that causes changes in atmospheric conditions

• Natural Resource

• Carbon Cycle

• Climate

• Weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

the release of harmful gases into the atmosphere from vehicles and factories

• Carbon Cycle

• Climate

• Pollution

• Natural Resource