Goldsmith-GOM Vocab Flashcards

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atmosphere

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the mixture of gases surrounding a planet.

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Biosphere

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all the living things on a planet.

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channel

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a long, narrow groove that forms where water, lava, or other liquid flows.

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claim

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a proposed answer to a question about the natural world.

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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.

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a proposed answer to a question about the natural world

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claim

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to notice how two or more things are alike or different

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compare

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information about the natural world that is used to support or go against (refute) a claim

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evidence

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an event or series of events that causes changes in the geosphere, such as flowing water or flowing lava

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geological process

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the solid part of a rocky planet

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geosphere