(ǝb sȯrbor ǝb zȯrb): To take in or suck or swallow up.
analysis
(ǝ na lǝ sǝs): An examination of a whole to discover its elements and their relations.
analyze
(a nǝ līz): To study or find out the nature and relationship of the parts of something.
average
(av (ǝ) rij): A value that is computed by dividing the sum of a set of terms by the number of terms.
carbon dioxide
(kär bǝn dī äk sīd): A heavy colorless gas that is formed especially by the burning and breaking down of organic substances (as in animal respiration), is absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis, and has many industrial uses.
census
(sen(t) sǝs): A counting of the population (as of a country, city, or town) and a gathering of related statistics done by a government every so often.
crown
(krau̇n): The highest part of the leaves and branches of a tree or shrub.
data
(dā tǝ orda tǝ): Factual information (such as measurements or statistics) used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation.
estimate
(e stǝ māt): (verb) To determine roughly the size, extent, or nature of.
(noun) A rough or approximate calculation.
mammal
(ma mǝl): Any of a class of warm-blooded vertebrates that include human beings and all other animals that nourish their young with milk produced by mammary glands and have the skin usually more or less covered with hair.
natural resource
(na ch(ǝ) rǝl rē sȯrs): A feature or phenomenon in nature that enhances the quality of human life.
radiation
(rā dē ā shǝn): The process of giving off radiant energy in the form of waves or particles.
status
(stat ǝs orstāt ǝs): A particular state or condition.