Week 1 - Vocab Flashcards
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Benign
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Gentle;kind
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Catastrophic
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Nature of disastrous event
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Tidal wave
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Large,destructive ocean wave produced by hurricane or strong winds.
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Meteor
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Small bodies (comets) traveling through space entering the earths atmosphere
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Hoax
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Something intended to deceive or defend
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Astronomy
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Science that deals with the universe beyond the earths atmosphere
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Comet
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Celestial body moving about the sun; central mass surrounded by the dust/gas
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Asteroid
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Minor planet; orbiting in space
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Wax and wane
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To undergo increases and decreases
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Lunar
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Pertaining to the moon
