Land, Water, and Human Interactions Unit Vocabulary

Evidence

• Information that supports or refutes a claim.

• A type of scientific theory.

• A personal opinion on a subject.

• A random guess about a situation.

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Nutrients

• Chemicals that an organism takes in from its environment to use as a source of energy or as building blocks for growth.

• Substances that are harmful to an organism and inhibit growth.

• Elements that are only found in animal products and not in plants.

• Vitamins and minerals that are not essential for survival.

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topographic map

• A flat, two-dimensional map that is a model of the actual three-dimensional shape of a land surface.

• A map that shows only the political boundaries of a region.

• A three-dimensional representation of a land surface.

• A map that displays only the natural features of an area.

freezing

• The process of a liquid (such as water) losing heat energy to become a solid (such as ice).

• The process of a solid gaining heat energy to become a liquid.

• The process of a gas losing heat energy to become a liquid.

• The process of a liquid gaining heat energy to become a gas.

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Constraint

• A limitation that enhances creativity in design.

• A requirement that must be met in a project.

• In engineering design, something that limits the solution to a problem.

• A guideline that suggests best practices in engineering.

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Dissolve

• A phenomenon that occurs when the particles of one substance mix evenly into the particles of another substance.

• A process where a solid turns into a gas without becoming liquid.

• A reaction where two substances combine to form a new substance with different properties.

• A method of separating mixtures based on particle size.

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Groundwater

• Water that is found underground in spaces and cracks in the earth.

• Water that is found in rivers and lakes.

• Water that is evaporated from the surface of the earth.

• Water that is used for irrigation and agriculture.

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Macroinvertebrates

• Animals with backbones that are large enough to see without magnification.

• Animals without backbones that are large enough to see without magnification.

• Microorganisms that can only be seen with a microscope.

• Plants that live in aquatic environments.

Correlation

• A measure of how well one set of data relates to another.

• A statistical method for predicting future values.

• A technique for organizing data into categories.

• A method for calculating averages.

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Model

• A physical object that represents a system

• Any representation of a system (or its components) used to help one understand and communicate how it works.

• A detailed description of a system's components

• A theoretical framework that explains how a system operates.

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