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1 High School Level Glossary Physical Setting & Earth Science Glossary English / Tagalog Translation of Physical Setting & Earth Science terms based on the Coursework for Physical Setting & Earth Science Grades 9 to 12. Word-for-word glossaries are used for testing accommodations for ELL/LEP students THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY Last Updated: April 2017

2 GLOSSARY ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ENGLISH SPANISH THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY P 16 Office of Elementary, Middle, Secondary and Continuing Education and Office of Higher Education Office of Bilingual Education and Foreign Language Studies THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Regents of the University BETTY A. ROSA, Chancellor, B.A., M.S. in Ed., M.S. in Ed., M.Ed., Ed.D.... Bronx T. ANDREW BROWN, Vice Chancellor, B.A., J.D.... Syracuse NAN EILEEN MEAD, B.A.... Manhattan JOSEPHINE VICTORIA FINN, B.A., J.D.... Albany BEVERLY L. OUDERKIRK, B.S., M.S.... Saratoga ELIZABETH. S. HAKANSON... Onondaga CATHERINE COLLINS, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.... West New York JAMES R. TALLON, R., B.A., M.A.... Binghamton ROGER TILLES, B.A., J.D... Great Neck JUDITH JOHNSON, B.A., M.A., Ed.D.... Mid-Hudson LUIS O. REYES, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.... New York LESTER W. YOUNG, JR., B.S., M.S., Ed. D.... Oakland Gardens CHRISTINE D. CEA, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.... Staten Island WADE S. NORWOOD, B.A.... Rochester JUDITH CHIN, B.S., M.S.,... Queens KATHLEEN M. CASHIN, B.S., M.S., Ed.D... Brooklyn JAMES E. COTTRELL, B.S., M.D... New York Commissioner of Education President of The University of the State of New York MARYELLEN ELIA Executive Deputy Commissioner ELIZABETH BERLIN The State Education Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, religion, creed, disability, marital status, veteran status, national origin, race, gender, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or sexual orientation in its educational programs, services and activities. Portions of this publication can be made available in a variety of formats, including Braille, large print or audio tape, upon request. Inquiries concerning this policy of nondiscrimination should be directed to the Department s Office for Diversity, Ethics, and Access, Room 530, Education Building, Albany, NY Requests for additional copies of this publication may be made by contacting the Publications Sales Desk, Room 319, Education Building, Albany, NY NYS LANGUAGE RBE RN AT NYU PAGE

3 A abrasion absolute age absolute humidity absolute zero absorption acid acid rain acid test actual evapotranspiration adiabatic temperature change aeration aerobic bacteria aerosol air mass air pressure alkaline alluvial fan altitude anemometer anaerobic bacteria angle of isolation annual eclipse aphelion apogee apparent daily motion apparent magnitude apparent planetary diameter arete arid ash atmosphere atmospheric pressure atmospheric variables barometer B abrasion absolute age absolute humidity absolute zero absorption asido acidong ulan acid test aktual na evapotranspiration adiabatic na pagbabago ng temperatura aeration aerobic na bacteria aerosol mass ng hangin pressure ng hangin alkaline alluvial fan altitude anemometer anaerobic na bacteria anggulo ng isolation taunang eclipse aphelion apogee apparent na araw-araw na paggalaw apparent na magnitude apparent na dyametro ng planeta arete arid abo atmosphere atmospheric pressure atmospheric variables barometro NYS Statewide Language RBERN 1

4 barometric pressure barrier beach basin bed load bedrock bench mark boulder C calorie canyon capillary carbon dating celestial object carrying power cementation centrifugal force chemical weathering chlorofluorocarbons cirque clay cleavage climate cloud cold front colloids compound compression compression wave condensation conduction conservation of energy continental drift continental plate continental climate continental shelf continental tropical air mass contact metamorphism conservation convection convectional cell convector converge coordinate system core Coriolis effect barometric pressure barrier beach basin bed load bedrock sukatan boulder calorie canyon capillary carbon dating celestial object carrying power cementation centrifugal force chemical weathering chlorofluorocarbons cirque clay cleavage klima ulap cold front colloids compound compression compression wave condensation conduction conservation ng enerhiya continental drift continental plate continental climate continental shelf continental tropical air mass contact metamorphism conservation convection convectional cell convector converge coordinate na sistema core Coriolis effect NYS Statewide Language RBERN 2

5 correlation crater crust crystal cyclic change cyclone daily motion deficit degree delta density deposit desert desertification Devonian Period dew dew point temperature dike dinosaur direct ray discharge displacements sediments distorted structure divergence Doppler effect drainage drumlin dry bulb thermometer duration of insolation dust storm dynamic equilibrium earthquake eccentricity electromagnetic energy element eclipse elliptical energy epicenter equilibrium equinox erosion D E correlation crater crust kristal cyclic change cyclone araw-araw na paggalaw deficit degree delta density deposito disyerto desertification Devonian Period dew dew point na temperatura dike dinosaur direct ray discharge nagalaw na mga latak distorted na istruktura divergence Doppler effect drainage drumlin tuyong bulb na termometro duration of insolation dust storm dynamic equilibrium lindol eccentricity electromagnetic na enerhiya element eclipse elliptical enerhiya epicenter equilibrium equinox erosion NYS Statewide Language RBERN 3

6 escarpment esker eutrophication evaporation fault field focus folded strata fossil fracture friction front geocentric model geographic poles geologic time scale geosyncline glacier graded bedding gradient gravity gram greenhouse effect groundwater half life heat energy heat of fusion heat of vaporization heliocentric model high pressure horizontal horizontal sorting humidity hydrosphere hypothesis ice igneous rock impermeable index fossil infiltration inner core F G H I escarpment esker eutrophication evaporation fault field focus folded strata fossil fracture friction front geocentric na modelo geographic poles geologic time scale geosyncline glacier graded bedding gradient gravity gramo greenhouse effect groundwater half life heat energy init ng fusion init ng vaporization heliocentric na modelo high pressure horizontal horizontal sorting pagka-umido hydrosphere hypothesis yelo igneous na bato impermeable index fossil infiltration inner core NYS Statewide Language RBERN 4

7 insolation interface intrusion Intrusive igneous rock ionosphere isobar isoline isostasy isotherm isotope jet stream joint kame kettle kinetic energy Kepler s Law of Motion landscape latent heat latitude latitudinal climate patterns lava length liter lithosphere local noon longitude low pressure (aired front) luster magma magnetic declination mantle marine climate maritime polar air mass maritime tropical air mass mass matter meander mean solar day measurement J K L M insolation interface intrusion Intrusive igneous na bato ionosphere isobar isoline isostasy isotherm isotope jet stream joint kame kettle kinetic energy Kepler s Law of Motion landscape latent na init latitude latitudinal na mga pattern ng klima lava haba liter lithosphere lokal na tanghali longitude low pressure (aired front) luster magma magnetic declination mantle marine climate maritime polar air mass maritime tropical air mass masa matter meander mean solar day measurement NYS Statewide Language RBERN 5

8 meniscus meridian metamorphic rock meter mid-ocean ridge milli mineral mode moisture moho discontinuity mountain observation occluded front ocean floor spreading orbit orbital speed organic original horizontality outcrop outer core oxidation parallel perihelion period permeability phase plain planetary winds plateau plate tectonic theory polar Polaris pollutants porosity potential energy precipitation pressure gradient primary waves prime meridian radiation radioactive balance O P R meniscus meridian metamorphic rock metro mid-ocean ridge milli mineral mode moisture moho discontinuity bundok obserbasyon occluded front ocean floor spreading orbit bilis ng pag-orbit organic original horizontality outcrop outer core oxidation parallel perihelion period permeability phase plain planetary winds plateau plate tectonic na teorya polar Polaris pollutants porosity potential energy precipitation pressure gradient primary waves prime meridian radiation radioactive na balanse NYS Statewide Language RBERN 6

9 radioactive dating radioactive decay radio telescope reargue reflection refraction refracting telescope regolith relative age relative humidity residual sediment resource revolution rock rock cycle rock formation rock resistance rotation runoff salinity saturation scalar field season secondary wages sediments sedimentary rocks seismic waves senses silicon-oxygen tetrahedron sink (energy) seismograph slope soil horizon soil profile soil storage solar noon solar system solid solidification solstices sorting of sediments source (energy) source (region) specific heat species S radioactive dating radioactive decay radyo na teleskopyo reargue reflection refraction refracting na teleskopyo regolith relative age relative humidity residual sediment resource rebolusyon bato rock cycle rock formation rock resistance pag-ikot runoff kaalatan saturation scalar field season secondary wages mga sediment sedimentary na mga bato seismic waves senses silicon-oxygen tetrahedron sink (enerhiya) seismograph slope horizon ng lupa profile ng lupa imbakan ng lupa solar noon solar system solido solidification solstices pag-uuri ng mga sediment source (enerhiya) source (rehiyon) specific heat species NYS Statewide Language RBERN 7

10 stationary front strata streak stream bed stream discharge subsidence sundial sublimation superposition surplus suspension syncline technology tectonics temperature terrestrial motions texture tilted strata time topographic map track transformation transition transpiration transport transporting system transverse wave ultraviolet uplifting force uranium usage valley glacier vapor vapor pressure variable vector field vein vertical visible light spectrum visibility volcano T U V stationary front strata streak stream bed stream discharge subsidence sundial sublimation superposition surplus suspension syncline teknolohiya tectonics temperatura mga pagkilos ng lupa texture tilted strata oras topographic na mapa track transpormasyon transition transpiration i-transport sistema ng pag-transport transverse wave ultraviolet papataas na puwersa uranium paggamit valley glacier singaw pressure ng singaw maaring magbago vector field ugat patayo nakikitang liwanag na spectrum kakayahang makita bulkan NYS Statewide Language RBERN 8

11 volcanic ash volume waning warm front water budget water cycle water purification water shed water table water vapor wavelength waxing weather prediction weathering weight wind year W Y abo ng bulkan volume lumiliit warm front budget sa tubig siklo ng tubig puripikasyon ng tubig water shed water table water vapor wavelength lumalaki pagtaya ng panahon weathering timbang hangin taon NYS Statewide Language RBERN 9

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