Vocabulary Note-taking Chart - MARRIC



Name: ____________________

Date: _________ Period: _____

Vocabulary Note-Taking Chart Reading: What Killed the Dinosaurs?

|Term |Synonym/Explanation |Example/Image/Showing Sentence |

|decline, n. | Decrease or go ______. |Lately, there has been a _____________ in the crime rates in parts of |

| |______________ slope. |Sacramento. |

|gradual, adj. |Happening or changing ____________ over a long |I noticed a _______________ change in her behavior over the last year. |

| |period of time. |The closing of many businesses over the years has caused a ___________ |

| | |decline of the number of jobs. |

|catastrophic, adj. |An event which is a terrible and ____________ |My parents receiving my report could be a ________________ event if I don’t |

| |disaster. |raise my grades by doing all my work. |

|climate, n. |The long-term or typical ___________ conditions in |The ____________ of Los Angeles is warm and dry. The rainforest has a wet |

| |a particular area. |and warm ____________. |

|dormant, adj. |Not active or growing but able to be active later, |The seeds lay ______________ in the soil all winter long. Mt. St. Helen’s |

| |____________. |the volcano is no longer considered _______________. |

|concentration, n. |The ___________ of something in a place or area. |There is a high ______________________ of students in the cafetera at lunch. |

|ecosystem, n. |All the living things that are in a particular |The desert ___________ is dry and hot and has a lot of plants and animals |

| |_______ and the climate in which they live. |that can live without much water. |

Mass Extinction Hypotheses: Gradual or Catastrophic?

Continental Drift is a ____________________________________ because

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An asteroid impact is a ___________________________________ because

_________________________________________________________________Volcanism is a ___________________________________________ because

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Mammal competition is a __________________________________ because

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