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Word List—Vocabulary Words
Earth Science
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| The Big Wet: Droughts and Floods |
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monsoon
floodplain
escarpment
wetland
dormant |
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| The Birth of Earth |
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amino acids
bacteria
cyanobacteria
DNA
greenhouse effect
hydrothermal
mitochondria
nucleus
primordial |
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| Desert Dwellers |
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aquifer
Bedouin
crustacean
irrigation
nomad
reservoir |
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| Earth’s Catastrophic Past |
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asteroid
basalt
lithosphere
meteorite
stalactites
stalagmites
stromatolites |
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| Finite Oceans |
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biodegrade
organohalogens
petrochemicals
synthetic
toxic |
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| The Elements |
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alchemist
harbinger
transmutation
inert
empirical |
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| Grand Canyon |
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brachiopod
erosion
limestone |
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| Hidden Worlds |
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allergic reactions
allergen
aggressive sampling
canopies
epiphytes |
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| Iceberg! |
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Bergie seltzer
calved
enigmatic
sea ice
thermohaline circulation |
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| Invention: Recycling |
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biodegradable
environmentalism
landfill
polyester
recycle
transgenics |
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| Nile: River of Gods |
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communal
deity
floodplain
primeval
subsistence |
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| Raging Planet: Avalanche |
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powder avalanche
wet avalanche
slab avalanche
cornice
pyroclastic flow
rock avalanche |
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| Raging Planet: Flood |
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levee
monsoon
river basin
silt
waterlogged |
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| Raging Planet: Hurricane |
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tropical depression
eye
GOES
storm surge
typhoon |
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| Raging Planet: Lightning |
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convection current
sheet lightning
sprites
step leaders
thunder |
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| Raging Planet: Tidal Wave |
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crest
fjord
surge
trough
tsunami |
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| Raging Planet: Tornado |
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Tornado Alley
supercell
Doppler radar
wall cloud |
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| Raging Planet: Volcano |
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composite volcano
pillow lava
pyroclastic flow
tectonic plates
tubes |
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| Rocks |
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erosion
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
sedition |
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| Three Gorges: The Biggest Dam in the World |
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antiquities
cataclysm
cofferdam
devastated
gorge
lock |
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| The Ultimate Guide to T-Rex |
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paleontologist
fossilized
scavenger |
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| Understanding: Electricity |
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voltage
current
conductor
insulator
electromagnetism
magnetic field
amp
direct current (DC)
alternating current (AC)
photovoltaic cells |
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| Understanding: Magnetism |
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ore
converge
plasma
charlatan
lexicon |
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| Understanding: Oceans |
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bioluminescence
Coriolis effect
echolocation
tide
wave
wind |
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| Understanding: Volcanoes |
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plate tectonics
subduction
tephra
fumarole
ground deformation
pyroclastic flow |
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| Understanding: Weather |
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barometer
coronal mass ejection
global warming
high pressure system
low pressure
supercell thunderstorm |
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| Water: To the Last Drop |
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aquifer
contaminate
evaporate
irrigate
percolate
radiation
reservoir
toxin
wetland |
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| Wonders of Weather |
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weather
Fahrenheit
vortex
sandstorm
supercell
Celsius
jet stream
trade winds
temperate
dew point
hurricane
storm surge
funnel cloud |
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| Wrestling the Mississippi |
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bayou
delta
eon
hydrometeorology
levee
lock
sediment |
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| Yellowstone: Volcanic Legacy |
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caldera
cyanobacteria
ecosystem
geyser
magma |
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| Yosemite: Diverse Habitats |
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biodiversity
glaciation
habitat
metamorphic rock
preservation
sedimentation |
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