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A large body of air throughout which temperature and moisture content are similar.
Air mass
An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
Barometer
The grinding and wearing away of rock surfaces through mechanical action of other rock or sand particles.
Abrasion
The measure of force with which air molecules push on a surface
Air pressure
An instrument used to measure wind speed
Anemometer
Prokaryotes that live in extreme areas
Archaea
The smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of an element
Atom
Describes the nonliving part of the environment, including water, rocks, light, and temperature.
Abiotic
A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities
Biome
Prokaryotes that live in extreme areas
Archaea
Prokaryotes that usually have a cell was and reproduce by cell division
Bacteria
The part of Earth where life exists ( sphere )
Biosphere
The change of a substance from one physical state to another
Change of State
The grinding and wearing away of rock surfaces through mechanical action of other rock or sand particles.
Abrasion
A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon.
Atmosphere
A large body of air throughout which temperature and moisture content are similar.
Air mass
The measure of force with which air molecules push on a surface
Air pressure
A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon.
Atmosphere
The smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of an element
Atom
An instrument used to measure wind speed
Anemometer
Prokaryotes that usually have a cell was and reproduce by cell division
Bacteria
An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
Barometer
The layer of rock beneath soil.
Bedrock
A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities
Biome
The part of Earth where life exists ( sphere )
Biosphere
Describes the living factors in the environment
Biotic
In BIOLOGY, the smallest unit that can perform life processes
Cells
The change of a substance from one physical state to another
Change of State
In BIOLOGY, the smallest unit that can perform life processes
Cells
The layer of rock beneath soil.
Bedrock
Describes the living factors in the environment
Biotic
A change that occurs when one or more substances change into entirely new substances with different properties
Chemical Change( burning paper)
The energy released when a chemical compound reacts to produce new compounds
Chemical energy
The process by which rocks break down as a result of chemical reactions
Chemical weathering
The division of organisms into groups or classes based on specific characteristics
Classification
The average weather condition over a long period of time
Climate
A collection of small water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air, which forms when the air is Coles and condensation occurs
Cloud
All the populations of species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other.
Community
The chemical make up of a rock; describes either the minerals or other materials in a rock
Composition
The change of state from liquid to gas
Condensation
The transfer of energy as heat through a material
Conduction
An organism that eats other organisms or other organic matter.
Consumer
The transfer of thermal energy by circulation or movement of liquid or gas
Conduction
The curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to the earths rotation
The Coriolis Effect
An area that had lower pressure that surrounding areas and has wind that spirals towards the center
Cyclone
Any piece of information acquired through observation or experimentation
Data
An organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms or animal wastes and consuming and absorbing the nutrients
Decomposer
The ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of a substance
Density
The process in which material is laid down
Deposition
