| General Vocabulary | Academic Vocabulary (AWL) | Technical Vocabulary (Earth Science) |
|---|---|---|
| Common words used in everyday life | Words used across academic subjects (e.g., analyze, distribute) | Words specific to Earth Science (e.g., lithosphere, erosion) |
Example Table Based on a Typical Earth Science Article ("Introduction to Earth Science")
| General Vocabulary | Academic Vocabulary | Technical Vocabulary |
|---|---|---|
| world | analyze | geosphere |
| changes | data | atmosphere |
| people | interpret | hydrosphere |
| around | process | biosphere |
| same | identify | mantle |
| large | distribute | crust |
| above | concept | plate tectonics |