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A alpha particle |

abiotic factor |
alternating current |
Abrasion |
alveoli |
absolute age |
amniotic egg |
absolute brightness |


absolute zero |
amniotic sac |

absorption | 1.
2. amorphous solid |

abyssal plain | amphibian |


acid rain |
amplitude | 1.
2.

activation energy |
amplitude modulation |

active immunity |
angiosperm |

active transport |
anomalous data |

adaptation |
antibiotic resistance |

aerospace engineering |
antibody | B

air mass |
antigen |

air pressure |
anus |

alloy |


aorta |
alluvial fan |

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apparent brightness | basalt |

aquifer | base |
artery |
batholith |
artesian well |
bedrock |
arthropod |
benthos |
asexual reproduction |
beta particle |

asteroid | big bang |

bilateral symmetry |
asthenosphere |

astronomical unit | bile |
15000
atherosclerosis | binary fission |

atmosphere | binary star |

atom | binomial nomenclature |

atomic mass |

atomic number | biodiversity |


atrium |
bioengineering |
autonomic nervous system |


biogeography |

autotroph |
biomass fuel |
biome |
auxin |
biosphere |
axis |
biotic factor |
axon |
birth rate |
1000
black hole |
B
boiling point |
B cell | B

bacteria | boreal forest |

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Boyles law | catalyst |

brain | 1. cell cycle |
2.
cell membrane |
brain stem |

bronchi | cell theory |
bronchitis |
cell wall |

budding | cellular respiration |


Celsius scale | 0
C 100
cementation |
caldera |

central nervous system |
cambium |

centripetal force |
canopy |

cerebellum |
capillary |

cerebrum |
captive breeding |

Charless law |
carbohydrate |

chemical bond |


carbon film |
chemical change |


carbon monoxide |
chemical energy |


carcinogen |
chemical engineering |


cardiac muscle |
chemical property |


cardiovascular system |
chemical reaction |



chemical rock |
carrier |


chemical weathering |
carrying capacity |


chemistry |
cartilage |


chemotherapy |

cast |

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chlorofluorocarbons | coma |
comet |

chlorophyll | commensalism |

chloroplast |
compact bone |

chordate | compaction |

chromosome | compass |
DNA
chromosphere | competition |
cilia |
complementary colors |
cinder cone |
complete metamorphosis |

circadian rhythm |
composite volcano |
circulatory system |

cirrus | compound |

civil engineering | compression | () 1.
2.
clastic rock |
concave lens |
clear-cutting |
concave mirror |
cleavage |
concentration |
clone |
concussion |
closed circulatory system |
condensation |
conditioning |
closed system |
conduction | () 1.
cnidarian | 2.


cochlea | conductor | 1.
2.
codominance | cone |
cones |
coefficient |
coniferous tree |

colloid |

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conjugation | convex lens |

convex mirror |
connective tissue |
core |
conservation of charge | Coriolis effect |

conservation plowing | cornea |

corona |

coronary artery |
constraint |

constructive force |
cosmic background radiation |


constructive interference |
cotyledon |



covalent bond |
consumer |


crater | 1. 2.
continental (air mass) |


critical night length |
continental climate |


crop rotation |
continental drift |


crust |
continental glacier |
crystal |

continental shelf |
crystalline solid |

continental slope |


crystallization |
contour interval |


cumulus |
contour line |


current |
contour plowing |
cuticle |

contractile vacuole |
cyclone |
control rod | cytokinesis |


controlled experiment |
cytoplasm |

convection current |


convection zone |

convergent boundary | D
dark energy |
convergent evolution |

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dark matter | Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) |
DRIs
day-neutral plant |
diffraction |
death rate |
1000 diffuse reflection |
decibel (dB) | dB
diffusion |
deciduous tree |
digestion |
decomposer |
digestive system |

decomposition | digitizing |

deductive reasoning | dike |

deep-ocean trench | dilute solution |

deflation | direct current |
degree |
1/360 directly proportional |
delta |
00
dendrite | dispersal |

density | divergent boundary |

deposition | divide |
depressant | DNA | DNA

dermis | DNA replication | DNA
DNA
desertification |
dominant allele |

destructive force | Doppler effect |

destructive interference | dormancy |

dormant |
development |
double bond |
dew point |
diaphragm | double helix | DNA
duct |
diatomic molecule |
ductile |
dicot |
dwarf planet |

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E electromagnetic induction |

ear canal | electromagnetic radiation |

eardrum | electromagnetic spectrum |

electromagnetic wave | 1.
echinoderm | 2.

electromagnetism |
echolocation |
electron |
eclipse |
eclipsing binary | electron dot diagram |

ecological footprint | element |

elevation |
ecology | ellipse |

ecosystem | elliptical galaxy |

ectotherm | embryo | 1.
2.
efficiency |
emergent layer |
El Nio |
emigration |

emissions |
elastic potential energy |
endangered species |


electric circuit |
endocytosis |


electric current |
endoplasmic reticulum |


electric field |

endoskeleton |
electric force |
electric motor | endospore |

electrical conductivity | DNA
endotherm |
electrical energy |
electrical engineering | endothermic change |

endothermic reaction |
electromagnet |
energy |
electromagnetic energy | energy conservation |

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energy level | exocytosis |

energy pyramid |
exoskeleton |

energy transformation |
exosphere |
exothermic change |
engineer |
exothermic reaction |
engineering |
exotic species |
enzyme | 1.
2. experimental bias |

epicenter | exponential growth |
epidermis |
epiglottis |
external fertilization |
epithelial tissue |
extinct | () 1.
equinox |
2.

era | extinction |

erosion | extrusion |

esophagus | extrusive rock |

estrogen |
eyepiece |
estuary |

eukaryote | F

Fahrenheit scale | 32
eutrophication | 212

Fallopian tube |


evacuate |
farsighted |


evaluating |
farsightedness |


evaporation |
fat |


evolution |
fault |

feedback |
excretion |

excretory system |
fermentation |


fertility |

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fertilization | front |

fertilizer | frost wedging |

fetus | fruit |

field | fruiting body |
filter feeder |
fuel rod |
fishery |
fulcrum |
flagellum | fundamental tone |

flood plain | fungus |

flower |
fluid friction | fuse |

focal point |
()
G
focus |
galaxy |


foliated |

gallbladder |


follicle |
galvanometer |
food chain |

gametophyte |
food web |

gamma rays |
force |
fossil | gas |

gas giant |
fossil fuel |

gasohol |

gene |
fracture | () 1.
DNA
2.
gene therapy |
free fall |



frequency |
generator |


frequency modulation |
genetic disorder |


friction | () 1.
genetic engineering |
2.
DNA




frond |
genetics |

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genome | DNA grains |

genotype | granite |

genus | grassland |
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geocentric |
gravitational potential energy |

geode | gravity |
Geographic Information System |
greenhouse effect |

geologic time scale | greenhouse gases |

geosphere | groin |

geostationary orbit | grounded |

groundwater |

geothermal energy |
group |
germination |
gully |
gestation period |
gymnosperm |
gill |

gizzard |

gland |
H
habitat |

Global Positioning System |
half-life |

global winds | hazardous waste |

globular cluster | headland |

glucose | 1. heat |
2.
heliocentric |
Golgi apparatus |
hemoglobin |


gradualism | heredity |
hertz (Hz) | Hz

Hertzsprung-Russell diagram |

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heterotroph | hypothalamus |

heterozygous | hypothesis |

hibernation |

histamine | I
homeostasis |
igneous rock |


homologous structures |
image |



immigration |
homozygous |
immune response |

hormone | 1.

2.
immunity |
host |


impermeable |

hot spot |
imprinting |

Hubbles law |


impulse |
humid subtropical |


inbreeding |
humidity |


incineration |
humus |
inclined plane |
hurricane | 119


incomplete dominance |
hybrid |



hybridization |
incomplete metamorphosis |




hydrocarbon |
index contour |


hydroelectric power |
index fossil |


hydrogen ion |
index of refraction |
H+

hydrosphere |
indicator |

induction |

hydroxide ion |

OH
inductive reasoning |
hypertension |


inertia |
hyphae |

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infectious disease | invertebrate |
involuntary muscle |

inflammatory response | ion |

ionic bond |

ionic compound |
infrared radiation |


ionosphere |
infrared rays |
iris |

inhibitor |
irregular galaxy |
inner core |


island arc |
inorganic |


isobar |
input |

input force |
isotherm |
insight learning |

isotope |
instantaneous speed |

instinct |

insulation |
J
jet streams |
insulator | 1. 10
2. joule | 1
insulin | 1

intensity |
K
interference |
karst topography |


internal fertilization |
karyotype |


interneuron |
Kelvin scale |


interphase |
kettle |


DNA
keystone species |
intertidal zone |


kidney |

intestine |
kinetic energy |
intrusion |


Kuiper belt |
intrusive rock |


100
inversely proportional |

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L light-year |
9.5
La Nia | limiting factor |

land breeze | lipid |
land reclamation |

landform | liquid |

landform region | lithosphere |

large intestine | litter |

liver |
larva |
larynx | loam |

latitude | loess |

lava |
long-day plant |
law of conservation of energy |


longitude |
law of conservation of energy |


longitudinal wave |

law of conservation of energy |
longshore drift |

law of superposition | loudness |
lunar eclipse |

lung | () 1.
law of universal gravitation |
2.

leachate | luster |
lymph |

learning | lymph node |

leeward |
lens | () 1. lymphatic system |
2.

lever | lymphocyte |

lichen | lysosome |

ligament |

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M mass number |

machine | matter |

magma | mean |
meander |
magnetic declination | mechanical advantage |


mechanical energy |
magnetic field |

mechanical engineering |
magnetic force |

mechanical wave |
magnetic pole |

mechanical weathering |
magnetism |

median |
magnitude |
medium |

medusa |
main sequence | 90


meiosis |

malleable |
melanin |
mammal | melting point |


mammary gland | meniscus |

manipulated variable | mercury barometer |


mantle |
mesosphere |

map projection |
messenger RNA |
RNA DNA
maria |


metabolism |
marine climate |


metal |

marrow |
metallic bond |

marsupial |
metalloid |

mass | metamorphic rock |

mass extinction |


metamorphosis |
mass movement |

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meteor | mollusk |

meteorite |
molting |
meteoroid | moment magnitude scale |

metric system | 10 momentum |

microgravity | monocot |

microorganism | monotreme |
monsoon |
microscope |
moraine |
microwaves |
motion |
mid-ocean ridge |
motor neuron |
migration |
mountain range |

mineral | () 1. mucus |

2.
multiple alleles |


mirage |
municipal solid waste |


mitochondria |
mutation | DNA



mutualism |
mitosis |


DNA
mixture |
N
mode | natural selection |

model | neap tide |


nearsighted |
Modified Mercalli scale |

nebula |
Mohs hardness scale |
negative feedback |



nekton |
mold |


nephron |
molecular compound |


neritic zone |
molecule |

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nerve | nuclear reaction |
nerve impulse |
nucleic acid |
nervous system |

nervous tissue | nucleus | ( () 1.
DNA

net force |
2. 3.


neuron |
nutrient | 1.

2.
neutralization |

neutron | nutrient depletion |
neutron star |
nymph |
Newton | 1m/
s2
Newtons first law of motion |


O
objective | () 1.
niche | 2.

nitrogen bases | obsolete |
occluded |
nitrogen fixation |

noble gas | 18 Ohms law |

node | omnivore |

nodule |
Oort cloud |

noninfectious disease |
opaque |

nonpoint source |
open circulatory system |

nonpolar bond |


open cluster |
normal fault |


open system |
notochord |


open-ocean zone |
nuclear energy |

nuclear fission |
optic nerve |


nuclear fusion |
optical axis |


(

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optical telescope | pancreas |

orbit | Pangaea | 2

orbital velocity | parallax |

organ | parallel circuit |

organ system | parasite |

organelle |
parasitism |
organic rock |

osmosis | passive immunity |

outer core | passive transport |

output | pasteurization |


output force |
pathogen |
ovary | () 1. peat |

2. pedigree |

overtone |
penumbra |
ovulation | Percent Daily Value |
2000
ovule |
percent error |
oxbow lake |
period | () 1.
oxidation | 2.

ozone | peripheral nervous system |

peristalsis |
ozone layer |
permafrost |

permeable |
P
petrified fossil |
P wave | P

petrochemical |
pacemaker |

petroleum |
paleontologist |

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pH scale | pH placental mammal |

phagocyte |
plain |
pharynx |
plane mirror |
phase |
planet |
phenotype |

pheromone | planetesimal |

phloem | plankton |

photochemical smog | plasma | () 1.
2.

photoelectric effect | plate |

photon | plate tectonics |

photoperiodism |


plateau |
photosphere |


platelet |
photosynthesis |


plucking |

physical change |
point source |
physical property | polar bond |
polar zones | 66.5 90
pigment | () 1. 66.5 90
2. polarization |
pioneer species |

pipe | polarized light |

pistil | pollen |

pitch |
pollination |
pituitary gland |


polyatomic ion |

pixel |
polygenic inheritance |

placenta |


polyp |

population |

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population density | pulsar |

potential energy | punctuated equilibrium |


power | Punnett square |

precipitate | pupa |

precision | pupil |

predation | purebred |

predator | pyroclastic flow |

pressure |

prey |
Q
primary succession |
qualitative observation |


prime meridian |
quantitative observation |



quasar |
producer |


product |
prokaryote |
R
prominence | radial symmetry |

protein |
radiation |
protist | radiation zone |

protons |
radio telescope |
protostar |
radio waves |
prototype |
protozoan | radioactive dating |


pseudopod |
radioactive decay |

psychrometer | radioactivity |

pulley | radon |
radula |

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rain forest | 2 reptile |

range |
reservoir |
rarefaction |
resistance |
ray | resonance |
reactant |
reactivity | respiratory system |

reactor vessel | responding variable |

real image | response |

recessive allele | retina |

red blood cell | reverse fault |

revolution |
reference point | rhizoid |

ribosome |
refinery |
Richter scale |
reflecting telescope |
rift valley |
reflection |
rill |
reflex | ring |

refracting telescope | rip current |

refraction | risk-benefit analysis |

regular reflection | rock cycle |

relative age |
rock-forming mineral |
relative humidity |
rods |

relief | rolling friction |

remote sensing | root cap |

replacement | rotation |

rover |


replication |
runoff |
DNA

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S seismogram |

S wave | S seismograph |

salinity | selective breeding |
salt |
sanitary landfill | selective cutting |

selectively permeable |
satellite | 1. 2.

saturated solution | semicircular canals |

saturated zone | semiconductor |

sensory neuron |
savanna |

1.2 sepal |
scale | series circuit |

scattering | sex chromosomes |
scavenger |
sex-linked gene | X Y
scientific law |
sexual reproduction |
scientific notation |

scientific theory | shared derived characteristic |


scrotum | shearing |

sea breeze | shield volcano |


sea-floor spreading |
short circuit |

seamount |
short-day plant |

secondary succession |
significant figures |


sediment |
silica |

sedimentary rock |


sill |

seismic wave |
skeletal muscle |

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sliding friction | spiral galaxy |

small intestine | spit |

smooth muscle | spongy bone |

society | spontaneous generation |

spore |
soil horizon |

solar eclipse | sporophyte |

solar flare | spring tide |

solar wind | stalactite |

solenoid | stalagmite |
solstice |
stamen |
solubility | standing wave |

solute |
star |
solution |
static discharge |

solvent | static electricity |

somatic nervous system | static friction |

sonar | steppe |
stimulant |
sonogram |
stimulus |
space probe |
stoma |

species | stomach |


storm surge |
specific heat |

stratosphere |
spectrograph |

stratus |
spectrum |
speed | streak |

stress | 1.
spinal cord | 2.

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striated muscle | synthesis |

strike-slip fault | system | 1.
2.

subarctic |

subduction |
T
sublimation |
T cell | T


subscript |
tar |

target cell |

subsoil |
taste buds |

substance | taxonomy |

succession | temperate zones |

sunspot | 1. temperature |
2.

supernova | temperature inversion |

surface tension | tendon |

tension |
surface wave | P S
terrestrial planets |
surveying |
territory |

suspension | testis |

testosterone |
sustainable use |
thermal conductivity |

sustainable yield | thermal energy |


thermal expansion
swim bladder |
thermogram |



thermosphere |
symbiosis |


thrust |
synapse | till |

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tissue | tundra |

tolerance |

topography |

U
ultrasound | 20000 Hz
topsoil |


umbra |
tornado | unconformity |

toxin | understory |

trace fossil |
uniformitarianism |

tracer |


unsaturated zone |
trachea |



trait |
upwelling |


transfer RNA |
urea |

RNA ureter |

transform boundary |
urethra |

transformer |
urinary bladder |

translucent | uterus |

transparent |

transpiration | V

vaccination |
transverse wave |

trench | vaccine |
tributary |

triple bond | vacuole |

tropical zone | 23.5 vacuum |
23.5 valence electrons |
tropism |
valley glacier |
troposphere |
valve |
trough |
tsunami | vaporization |
variable |

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variation | wave height |

vascular tissue | wavelength |

weathering |
vein | () 1.
2. wedge |

velocity | weight |
vent | wetland |

ventricle | wheel and axle |

vertebrae |
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vertebrate |
vibration | white dwarf |
villi |
wind |

virtual image | wind-chill factor |

virus | windward |
work |
viscosity |
visible light |

volcanic neck |
X
X-rays | X

voltage |
xylem |

voluntary muscle |

Z
W zygote |

water cycle |


water table |

water vascular system |

watershed |

watt |
wave | 1.
2.

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