CHEM Unit 1 Vocab (OpenSciEd)

What is a Climate Migrant?

• A person who relocates for better job opportunities

• A person who relocates due to climate change-related impacts

• A person who relocates for educational purposes

• A person who relocates due to political instability

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What is the Greenhouse Effect?

• The process by which water evaporates from the ocean

• The process by which the Earth cools down

• The process by which certain gases in the Earth's atmosphere trap heat from the sun

• The process by which plants grow in a greenhouse

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What is a Glacier?

• A type of rock formation

• A large body of water

• A small ice cube

• A large mass of ice and snow that forms over thousands of years and slowly moves downhill

What is a Model in scientific terms?

• A type of vehicle

• A simplified representation of a real-world system

• A person who walks on a runway

• A mathematical equation

What is the Cryosphere?

• The frozen parts of the Earth's system

• The part of the Earth's system that includes oceans

• The part of the Earth's system that includes deserts

• The part of the Earth's system that includes forests

What is Albedo?

• The ability of a surface to emit heat

• The ability of a surface to conduct electricity

• The ability of a surface to reflect sunlight

• The ability of a surface to absorb sunlight

What is a Positive Feedback Loop?

• A feedback loop in which the output of a system reduces its input

• A feedback loop in which the input of a system reduces its output

• A feedback loop in which the input of a system amplifies its output

• A feedback loop in which the output of a system amplifies its input

What is Convection?

• The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid

• The transfer of heat by conduction

• The transfer of heat by radiation

• The transfer of heat through a material without the movement of the material itself

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What is Specific Heat?

• The amount of heat required to melt a substance

• The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one unit of mass of a substance by one degree Celsius

• The amount of heat required to boil a substance

• The amount of heat required to freeze a substance

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What is Indigenous Knowledge?

• Knowledge that is acquired through formal education

• Knowledge that is passed down through generations within an indigenous community

• Knowledge that is shared on social media

• Knowledge that is obtained from scientific research