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Acid

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A substance that increases the H+ concentration when added to water.

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Concentration

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The relative amount of a particular substance.

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Chemical weathering

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The break down of rocks as a result of chemical processes.

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Atom

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The smallest unit of matter.

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Abiotic

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Nonliving.

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Change of state

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A physical change that occurs when matter changes to a liquid, gas or solid.

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Biodiversity

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The existence of a different species in a given area or specific period of time.

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Amplitude

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The distance between the position of rest and the highest point of a wave.

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Biome

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A community characterized by the interaction of living organisms and climate factor.

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Circuit

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The connection of electrical elements forming a complete path for the flow of current.

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Compound

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A substance made up of at least two different elements held together by chemical bonds.

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Chemical change

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A change in a substance that results in producing a different chemical.

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Air resistance

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The force of air on moving objects.

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Base

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A substance that increases the OH- concentration of a solution.

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Amino acid

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An organic molecule that makes up protein.

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Atomic number

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The total number of protons in an atom’s nucleus.

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Activation energy

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The least amount of energy required to start a particular chemical reaction.

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Atmosphere

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The layers of gas that surround earth, other planets, and stars.

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Astronomical unit

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The average distance from the earth to the sun approximately 150,000,000 km.

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Accuracy

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The extent to which a measurement is near the standard or expected value.

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Asexual reproduction

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New individuals are forms without the involvement of gametes. (Like budding or regeneration)

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Acceleration

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The rate of change in velocity.

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Allele

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Any alternative form of a gene that an organism may have for particular trait.

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Adaptation

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A particular change in the population of organisms in response to changes in the population.

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Axis

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The imaginary line on which an object rotates.

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Calorie

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The amount of heat needed to raise 1 g of water.

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Aqueous

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A solution containing water.

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Centripetal force

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The force of an object toward the center of the circle.

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Community

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All the populations belonging to different species and sharing the same area.

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Biotic

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Factors in an experiment relating to living organisms.

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Condensation

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The process of changing from a gas to a liquid.

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Conduction

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Direct hearing; the transmission of heat through a medium and without the motion of the medium.

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Conservation

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Controlled use and/or maintenance of natural resources.

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Conservation of energy

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed but can change form.

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Conservation of mass

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The principle of mass cannot be created or destroyed.

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Constellation

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A star pattern identified and named as a definite group.

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Consumer

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An organism that feeds on other organisms for food.

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Convection

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Heat transfer in a gas or liquid by the circulation of currents from one region to another.

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Convergent boundary

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Area where two techtonic plates collide.

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Convalant bond

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A chemical link between two atoms of the same or different elements in which each atom shares an electron.

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Crest

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Highest part of a wave.

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Crust

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Outermost layer of Earth covering the mantle.

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Decomposer

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Any organism that feeds or obtains nutrients by breaking down organic matter from dead organisms.

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Density

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Concentration of matter of an object.

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Dependent variable

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The factor being measured or observed in an experiment.

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Deposition

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Laying matter in a natural process.

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Diffraction

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The bending of a wave around an obstruction.

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