Earth & Space Science Glossary

This glossary is strictly limited to terms originating from official NYSED materials such as standards and released test questions.

A

• accretion
• agricultural efficiency
• albedo
• ancient minerals
• Arctic Ocean
• artificial impacts
• asteroids
• astronomical evidence
• atmosphere
• atmospheric composition
• atmospheric pressure

B

• Big Bang theory
• biodiversity
• biomass
• biosphere feedback
• biosphere

C

• carbon cycle
• carbon dioxide
• carbon
• central ancient core
• chemical weathering
• climate change
• climate feedback
• climate modeling
• climate system
• coastal erosion
• coevolution
• Comets
• composition of matter
• composition
• conservation
• constructive forces
• continental crust
• continental features
• coral reefs
• cosmic microwave background (CMB)
• cost‑benefit analysis
• cratering record
• crustal rocks
• cryosphere

S

• stars

X

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