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This glossary is strictly limited to terms originating from official NYSED materials such as standards and released test questions.
 
This glossary is strictly limited to terms originating from official NYSED materials such as standards and released test questions.
 
== A ==
 
== A ==
* [[Questions:ESS Plate Tectonics#q5|accretion]]
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* [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q5|accretion]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-3|agricultural efficiency]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-3|agricultural efficiency]]
* albedo
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* [[Questions:ESS Earth's Climate#q3|albedo]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Effect of The Moon on Earth#q6|annular solar eclipse]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Effect of The Moon on Earth#q6|annular solar eclipse]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-6|ancient minerals]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-6|ancient minerals]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Earth's Climate#q1|Arctic Ocean]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Earth's Climate#q1|Arctic Ocean]]
* artificial impacts
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* [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q6|artificial impacts]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Plate Tectonics#q1|Appalachian Mountains]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Plate Tectonics#q1|Appalachian Mountains]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-6|asteroids]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-6|asteroids]]
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* [[HS-ESS2-6|atmosphere]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-6|atmosphere]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-5|atmospheric composition]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-5|atmospheric composition]]
* atmospheric pressure
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* [[Questions:ESS Earth's Climate#q1|atmospheric pressure]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Effect of The Moon on Earth#q3|auto exhaust]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Effect of The Moon on Earth#q3|auto exhaust]]
 
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== B ==
 
== B ==
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* [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q4|barrier sand bar]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior#q5|basalt]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior#q5|basalt]]
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* [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q4|basan]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-2|Big Bang theory]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-2|Big Bang theory]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-3|biodiversity]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-3|biodiversity]]
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* [[HS-ESS2-7|biosphere feedback]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-7|biosphere feedback]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-4|biosphere]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-4|biosphere]]
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* [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q4|butte]]
 
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== C ==
 
== C ==
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* [[HS-ESS2-6|carbon]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-6|carbon]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-5|central ancient core]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-5|central ancient core]]
* [[Questions:ESS Effect of The Moon on Earth#q1|celestial object]]
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* [[HS-ESS1-7|celestial bodies]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Plate Tectonics#q1|Central Pangean Mountains]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Plate Tectonics#q1|Central Pangean Mountains]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-5|chemical weathering]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-5|chemical weathering]]
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* [[HS-ESS2-1|coastal erosion]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-1|coastal erosion]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-7|coevolution]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-7|coevolution]]
* comets
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* [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q6|comets]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-2|composition of matter]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-2|composition of matter]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-6|composition]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-6|composition]]
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== D ==
 
== D ==
* decay products
 
 
* [[HS-ESS2-6|decomposition]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-6|decomposition]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-1|delta]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-1|delta]]
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== E ==
 
== E ==
* Earth system interactions
 
 
* [[HS-ESS1-6|Earth’s formation]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-6|Earth’s formation]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-3|Earth’s layers]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-3|Earth’s layers]]
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* [[HS-ESS3-1|earthquakes]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-1|earthquakes]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Earth's Climate#q5|East Greenland Current]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Earth's Climate#q5|East Greenland Current]]
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* [[HS-ESS1-7|eclipse]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-4|ecosystem degradation]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-4|ecosystem degradation]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-3|electromagnetic energy]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-3|electromagnetic energy]]
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* [[HS-ESS3-1|fertile soils]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-1|fertile soils]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Effect of The Moon on Earth#q4|first quarter moon]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Effect of The Moon on Earth#q4|first quarter moon]]
* flood basalts
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* [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q4|flood basalts]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-1|floods]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-1|floods]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-4|flow of energy]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-4|flow of energy]]
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* [[HS-ESS3-4|geoengineering]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-4|geoengineering]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-5|geologic history]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-5|geologic history]]
* geologic processes
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* [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q4|geologic processes]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-2|geoscience data]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-2|geoscience data]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-7|geoscience factors]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-7|geoscience factors]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-6|geosphere]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-6|geosphere]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q1|giant impact hypothesis]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q1|giant impact hypothesis]]
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* [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q4|glacier]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-4|glacial ice volumes]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-4|glacial ice volumes]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-2|glacial ice]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-2|glacial ice]]
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* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior#q4|igneous rock]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior#q4|igneous rock]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-6|impact craters]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-6|impact craters]]
* infrared radiation
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* [[Questions:ESS Earth's Climate#q2|infrared radiation]]
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* [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q4|inlet]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior#q3|inner core]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior#q3|inner core]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-1|interior processes]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-1|interior processes]]
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== J ==
 
== J ==
* jet stream
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* [[Questions:ESS Earth's Climate#q2|jet stream]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior#q5|Juan de Fuca ridge model]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior#q5|Juan de Fuca ridge model]]
 
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* [[HS-ESS2-6|living organisms]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-6|living organisms]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior|lower mantle]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior|lower mantle]]
* lunar crust
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* [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q4|lunar crust]]
 
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== M ==
 
== M ==
 
* [[Questions:ESS Plate Tectonics#q1|magma]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Plate Tectonics#q1|magma]]
* magnetic field
 
 
* [[Questions:ESS Plate Tectonics#q3|magnetic polarity]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Plate Tectonics#q3|magnetic polarity]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior#q1|magnesium silicates]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior#q1|magnesium silicates]]
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* [[HS-ESS1-1|mass]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-1|mass]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-5|mechanical weathering]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-5|mechanical weathering]]
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* [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q4|mesa]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior#q4|metamorphic rock]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior#q4|metamorphic rock]]
* meteorite impacts
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* [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q6|meteorite impacts]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-6|meteorites]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-6|meteorites]]
* methane
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* [[Questions:ESS Earth's Climate#q2|methane]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-7|microbial life]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-7|microbial life]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-5|mid‑ocean ridges]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-5|mid‑ocean ridges]]
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* [[HS-ESS3-2|mining]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-2|mining]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-1|model]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-1|model]]
* molten rock
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* [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q6|molten rock]]
* moon formation
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* [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q6|moon formation]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-6|moon rocks]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-6|moon rocks]]
* moonquake
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* [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q6|moonquake]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-4|moon]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-4|moon]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-2|motion]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-2|motion]]
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* [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q4|moraine]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-1|mountain]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-1|mountain]]
 
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* [[HS-ESS3-1|natural resources]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-1|natural resources]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Earth's Climate#q2|negative feedback]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Earth's Climate#q2|negative feedback]]
* nested deep Moonquakes
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* [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q6|nested deep Moonquakes]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-4|Newtonian gravity]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-4|Newtonian gravity]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Effect of The Moon on Earth#q4|new moon]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Effect of The Moon on Earth#q4|new moon]]
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* [[HS-ESS1-4|orbital motion]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-4|orbital motion]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Effect of The Moon on Earth#q5|orbital velocity]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Effect of The Moon on Earth#q5|orbital velocity]]
* orbital variation
 
 
* [[HS-ESS2-1|orogeny]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-1|orogeny]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-3|outer core]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-3|outer core]]
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* [[Questions:ESS Earth's Climate#q2|permafrost]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Earth's Climate#q2|permafrost]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-6|photosynthesis]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-6|photosynthesis]]
* planetary body
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* [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q6|planetary body]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-6|planetary surfaces]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-6|planetary surfaces]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-4|planets]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-4|planets]]
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* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior#q3|radioactive isotopes]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior#q3|radioactive isotopes]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-6|radiometric dating]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-6|radiometric dating]]
* rate of decline
 
 
* [[HS-ESS2-5|recrystallization]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-5|recrystallization]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-2|recycling]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-2|recycling]]
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* [[Questions:ESS Effect of The Moon on Earth#q3|renewable resource]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Effect of The Moon on Earth#q3|renewable resource]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-2|resource management]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-2|resource management]]
* respiration
 
 
* [[HS-ESS2-2|river]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-2|river]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-5|rock cycle]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-5|rock cycle]]
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== S ==
 
== S ==
* salinity
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* [[Questions:ESS Earth's Climate#q3|salinity]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-4|satellites]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-4|satellites]]
* sea ice
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* [[Questions:ESS Earth's Climate#q2|sea ice]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-5|sea level rise]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-5|sea level rise]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-1|sea level]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-1|sea level]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior#q4|sedimentary rock]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior#q4|sedimentary rock]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-2|sediment transport]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-2|sediment transport]]
* seismic activity
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* [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q6|seismic activity]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-3|seismic waves]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-3|seismic waves]]
* shallow moonquakes
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* [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q6|shallow moonquakes]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior#q1|shear wave velocity]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior#q1|shear wave velocity]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior#q3|shield volcano]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior#q3|shield volcano]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior#q1|silicates]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior#q1|silicates]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Plate Tectonics#q2|silicon]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Plate Tectonics#q2|silicon]]
* snow cover
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* [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q6|snow cover]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-2|soil erosion]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-2|soil erosion]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-7|soil formation]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-7|soil formation]]
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* [[HS-ESS2-5|stream transportation]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-5|stream transportation]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-1|sun’s core]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-1|sun’s core]]
* sunlight reflection
 
 
* [[HS-ESS1-1|sunspot cycle]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-1|sunspot cycle]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-3|supernova]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-3|supernova]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-1|surface processes]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-1|surface processes]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-2|surface temperature]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-2|surface temperature]]
* surface trench
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* [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q4|surface trench]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-2|sustainability]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-2|sustainability]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-2|system feedback]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-2|system feedback]]
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* [[Questions:ESS Effect of The Moon on Earth#q6|total solar eclipse]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Effect of The Moon on Earth#q6|total solar eclipse]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior|transition core]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior|transition core]]
* tsunamis
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* [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q4|tributary]]
 
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== U ==
 
== U ==
 
* [[HS-ESS1-2|universe]]
 
* [[HS-ESS1-2|universe]]
* uplift
 
 
* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior|upper mantle]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior|upper mantle]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior#q3|uranium]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior#q3|uranium]]
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* [[Questions:ESS Effect of The Moon on Earth#q6|Vanderpool, Texas]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Effect of The Moon on Earth#q6|Vanderpool, Texas]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior#q2|velocity]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior#q2|velocity]]
* volcanic activity
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* [[Questions:ESS Modeling of Earths Interior#q1|volcanic activity]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-1|volcanic eruptions]]
 
* [[HS-ESS3-1|volcanic eruptions]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-1|volcanism]]
 
* [[HS-ESS2-1|volcanism]]
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== X ==
 
== X ==
*
 
 
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== Y ==
 
== Y ==
*
 
 
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== Z ==
 
== Z ==
* [[Questions:ESS Plate Tectonics#q1|zircon]]
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* [[Questions:ESS Plate Tectonics#q2|zircon]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Plate Tectonics#q2|zirconium]]
 
* [[Questions:ESS Plate Tectonics#q2|zirconium]]
 
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This glossary is strictly limited to terms originating from official NYSED materials such as standards and released test questions.

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