Earth's Changing Climate Vocabulary FC- 2025

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climate

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: general weather patterns over a long period of time

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climate change:

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changes in climate over a long period of time that can be caused by natural events or human activities

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fluctuation

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variations in a set of data

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trend

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overall tendency (for example, a consistent increase) in a set of data over time

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energy

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the ability to make things move or change

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temperature

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a measure of how hot or cold something is

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absorb

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: to take in

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atmosphere

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the mixture of gases surrounding a planet

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carbon dioxide

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a molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms

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model

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an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see