| General English | General Academic Vocabulary | Discipline-Specific Vocabulary |
|---|---|---|
| ocean | absorb | ocean currents |
| water | moderate | circulation |
| land | affect | marine |
| cold | retain | ecosystems |
| hot | conditions | biomass |
| heat | range | precipitation |
| air | extreme | microscopic |
| summer | include | invertebrates |
| winter | total | marine mammals |
| snow | source | algae |
| ice | initial | reptiles |
| life | features | water cycle |
| food | create | solvent |
| people | area | dissolve |
| long | evaporation | salts |
| many | form | sugars |
| living | provide | acids |
| weight | majority | bases |
| world | enormous | toxic |
| fresh | composition | pollution |
