Earth+Science+Vocabulary+Lists

3/4) Should Remember
=== **seasons, cosmology, magnitude, spectroscopy, luminosity, Big Bang Theory, longitudinal/transverse waves** ===

1) Critical Need to Know Words
=== **weathering, erosion, bedding, sediment, deposition, geohazard, development, rock composition, convection, conduction, lithosphere, plate tectonics, epicenter, magnitude, primary & secondary waves, magnetism, barrier islands,** ===

1) Critical Need to Know Words
=== **density, currents, specific heat, water cycle, hydrosphere, thermocline, evaporation, infiltration, salinity, Gyres, upwelling, density currents, surface currents, subsidence, estuary** ===

1) Critical Need to Know Words
=== **groundwater, surface water, salt water intrusion, non-point source pollution, point source pollution, sedimentation, wetlands, basins, flood, aquifer, runoff** ===

1) Critical Need to Know Words
=== ozone, troposhpere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exposphere radiation, convection, air mass, Coriolis Effect, supercell, downburst, fujita tornado intensity, Saffir-Simpson scale, tropical cyclone, jet stream, front, high pressure, low pressure, isobar ===

1) Critical Need to Know Words
=== **CO2, acid precipitation, climate, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gas, ice age El Nino/ La Nina, Global Climate Change, Global Warming, CFCs, deforestation, hydrocarbon, fossil fuels, biofuels, carbon cycle, PH, Maunder min/max, carbon sink/pool** ===

3/4) Should Remember

 * "Little Ice Age"**

1) Critical Need to Know Words
=== **biotic factors, abiotic factors, biome, biosphere, biodiversity, habitat, poplulation, species, ecosystem, Koeppen Climate Classification, producers, consumers, trophic level** ===

1) Critical Need to Know Words
=== **sustainability, global issue, case study, model, carrying capacity, limiting factors, invasive species, natural resources, renewable, nonrenewable, ecological footprint, carbon footprint, action plan, affluenza, consumerism, overharvesting, aquacultrue, agriculture, compost deforestation, reclamation, overgrazing, alternative energy, traditional energy, peat, fission, fusion, fracking, fossil fuel, biofuels, mining, urbanization, erosion, breakwaters, jetty, groin** ===