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A large body of air throughout which temperature and moisture content are similar.

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Air mass

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An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure

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Barometer

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The grinding and wearing away of rock surfaces through mechanical action of other rock or sand particles.

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Abrasion

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The measure of force with which air molecules push on a surface

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Air pressure

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An instrument used to measure wind speed

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Anemometer

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Prokaryotes that live in extreme areas

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Archaea

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The smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of an element

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Atom

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Describes the nonliving part of the environment, including water, rocks, light, and temperature.

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Abiotic

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A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities

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Biome

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Prokaryotes that live in extreme areas

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Archaea

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Prokaryotes that usually have a cell was and reproduce by cell division

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Bacteria

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The part of Earth where life exists ( sphere )

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Biosphere

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The change of a substance from one physical state to another

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Change of State

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The grinding and wearing away of rock surfaces through mechanical action of other rock or sand particles.

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Abrasion

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A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon.

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Atmosphere

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A large body of air throughout which temperature and moisture content are similar.

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Air mass

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The measure of force with which air molecules push on a surface

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Air pressure

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A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon.

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Atmosphere

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The smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of an element

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Atom

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An instrument used to measure wind speed

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Anemometer

22
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Prokaryotes that usually have a cell was and reproduce by cell division

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Bacteria

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An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure

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Barometer

24
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The layer of rock beneath soil.

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Bedrock

25
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A large region characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities

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Biome

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The part of Earth where life exists ( sphere )

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Biosphere

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Describes the living factors in the environment

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Biotic

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In BIOLOGY, the smallest unit that can perform life processes

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Cells

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The change of a substance from one physical state to another

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Change of State

30
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In BIOLOGY, the smallest unit that can perform life processes

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Cells

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The layer of rock beneath soil.

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Bedrock

31
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Describes the living factors in the environment

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Biotic

32
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A change that occurs when one or more substances change into entirely new substances with different properties

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Chemical Change( burning paper)

33
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The energy released when a chemical compound reacts to produce new compounds

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Chemical energy

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The process by which rocks break down as a result of chemical reactions

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Chemical weathering

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The division of organisms into groups or classes based on specific characteristics

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Classification

36
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The average weather condition over a long period of time

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Climate

37
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A collection of small water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air, which forms when the air is Coles and condensation occurs

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Cloud

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All the populations of species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other.

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Community

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The chemical make up of a rock; describes either the minerals or other materials in a rock

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Composition

40
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The change of state from liquid to gas

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Condensation

41
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The transfer of energy as heat through a material

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Conduction

42
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An organism that eats other organisms or other organic matter.

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Consumer

43
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The transfer of thermal energy by circulation or movement of liquid or gas

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Conduction

44
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The curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to the earths rotation

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The Coriolis Effect

45
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An area that had lower pressure that surrounding areas and has wind that spirals towards the center

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Cyclone

46
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Any piece of information acquired through observation or experimentation

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Data

47
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An organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms or animal wastes and consuming and absorbing the nutrients

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Decomposer

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The ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of a substance

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Density

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The process in which material is laid down

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Deposition

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