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\n abiotic\n <\/dt>\n
\n Non-living features of an ecosystem include space, nutrients, air, and water.\n <\/dd>\n
\n abrasion\n <\/dt>\n
\n A form of mechanical weathering that occurs whenever one rock hits another.\n <\/dd>\n
\n absolute age\n <\/dt>\n
\n The actual age of a material in years.\n <\/dd>\n
\n abyssal plains\n <\/dt>\n
\n Very flat areas that make up most of the ocean floor.\n <\/dd>\n
\n acid rain\n <\/dt>\n
\n Rain that has a pH of less than 5.0.\n <\/dd>\n
\n active volcano\n <\/dt>\n
\n A volcano that is currently erupting or is just about to erupt.\n <\/dd>\n
\n adaptation\n <\/dt>\n
\n A trait that an organism inherits that helps it survive in its natural environment.\n <\/dd>\n
\n adaptive radiation\n <\/dt>\n
\n An explosion in the diversity of species as vacant niches are filled. This often occurs after a mass extinction.\n <\/dd>\n
\n advection\n <\/dt>\n
\n Horizontal movement of a fluid or the transport of a substance in the flow.\n <\/dd>\n
\n air mass\n <\/dt>\n
\n A large mass of air with the same temperature and humidity characteristics.\n <\/dd>\n
\n air pressure\n <\/dt>\n
\n The force of air pressing on a given area.\n <\/dd>\n
\n albedo\n <\/dt>\n
\n The amount of light that reflects off a surface; snow and ice have high albedo.\n <\/dd>\n
\n alkaline\n <\/dt>\n
\n Also called basic. Substances that have a pH of greater than 7.0.\n <\/dd>\n
\n alluvial fan\n <\/dt>\n
\n Curved, fan-shaped, coarse-sediment deposit that forms when a stream meets flat ground.\n <\/dd>\n
\n alpine (valley) glacier\n <\/dt>\n
\n A glacier found in a valley in the mountains.\n <\/dd>\n
\n altitude\n <\/dt>\n
\n Distance above sea level.\n <\/dd>\n
\n amber\n <\/dt>\n
\n Fossilized tree sap.\n <\/dd>\n
\n amino acid\n <\/dt>\n
\n Organic molecules that are the building blocks of life.\n <\/dd>\n
\n amniote egg\n <\/dt>\n
\n An egg that contains all the nutrients needed for the developing embryo and is protected by a shell.\n <\/dd>\n
\n amplitude\n <\/dt>\n
\n The height of a wave from the center to the top of the crest (or the bottom of the trough).\n <\/dd>\n
\n anticline\n <\/dt>\n
\n A fold that arches upward; older rocks are in the center and younger rocks are at the outside.\n <\/dd>\n
\n anticyclone\n <\/dt>\n
\n Wind system that rotates around a high pressure center.\n <\/dd>\n
\n aphotic zone\n <\/dt>\n
\n The zone in the water column deeper than 200 m where sunlight does not penetrate.\n <\/dd>\n
\n apparent polar wander\n <\/dt>\n
\n The path on the globe showing where the magnetic pole appeared to move over time.\n <\/dd>\n
\n aquaculture\n <\/dt>\n
\n Agriculture of the sea; farmed fish, seafood and aquatic plants.\n <\/dd>\n
\n aquifer\n <\/dt>\n
\n A layer of rock, sand, or gravel that holds large amounts of ground water.\n <\/dd>\n
\n arch\n <\/dt>\n
\n An erosional landform that is produced when waves erode through a cliff.\n <\/dd>\n
\n asterism\n <\/dt>\n
\n A group or cluster of stars that appear close together in the sky.\n <\/dd>\n
\n asteroid\n <\/dt>\n
\n Rocky objects larger than a few hundred meters that orbit the Sun.\n <\/dd>\n
\n asteroid belt\n <\/dt>\n
\n Region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where many asteroids are found.\n <\/dd>\n
\n astronomer\n <\/dt>\n
\n Scientists who study the universe beyond Earth.\n <\/dd>\n
\n atmosphere\n <\/dt>\n
\n The layer of gases that surrounds a planet.\n <\/dd>\n
\n atom\n <\/dt>\n
\n The smallest unit of a chemical element.\n <\/dd>\n
\n atomic mass\n <\/dt>\n
\n The number of protons and neutrons in an atom.\n <\/dd>\n
\n aurora\n <\/dt>\n
\n A spectacular light display that occurs in the ionosphere near the poles.\n <\/dd>\n
\n avalanche\n <\/dt>\n
\n Mass of snow that suddenly moves down a mountain under the influence of gravity.\n <\/dd>\n
\n axis\n <\/dt>\n
\n An imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to South Pole, and it includes the center of Earth.\n <\/dd>\n <\/dl>\n<\/body>","rendered":"
\n
\n abiotic\n <\/dt>\n
\n Non-living features of an ecosystem include space, nutrients, air, and water.\n <\/dd>\n
\n abrasion\n <\/dt>\n
\n A form of mechanical weathering that occurs whenever one rock hits another.\n <\/dd>\n
\n absolute age\n <\/dt>\n
\n The actual age of a material in years.\n <\/dd>\n
\n abyssal plains\n <\/dt>\n
\n Very flat areas that make up most of the ocean floor.\n <\/dd>\n
\n acid rain\n <\/dt>\n
\n Rain that has a pH of less than 5.0.\n <\/dd>\n
\n active volcano\n <\/dt>\n
\n A volcano that is currently erupting or is just about to erupt.\n <\/dd>\n
\n adaptation\n <\/dt>\n
\n A trait that an organism inherits that helps it survive in its natural environment.\n <\/dd>\n
\n adaptive radiation\n <\/dt>\n
\n An explosion in the diversity of species as vacant niches are filled. This often occurs after a mass extinction.\n <\/dd>\n
\n advection\n <\/dt>\n
\n Horizontal movement of a fluid or the transport of a substance in the flow.\n <\/dd>\n
\n air mass\n <\/dt>\n
\n A large mass of air with the same temperature and humidity characteristics.\n <\/dd>\n
\n air pressure\n <\/dt>\n
\n The force of air pressing on a given area.\n <\/dd>\n
\n albedo\n <\/dt>\n
\n The amount of light that reflects off a surface; snow and ice have high albedo.\n <\/dd>\n
\n alkaline\n <\/dt>\n
\n Also called basic. Substances that have a pH of greater than 7.0.\n <\/dd>\n
\n alluvial fan\n <\/dt>\n
\n Curved, fan-shaped, coarse-sediment deposit that forms when a stream meets flat ground.\n <\/dd>\n
\n alpine (valley) glacier\n <\/dt>\n
\n A glacier found in a valley in the mountains.\n <\/dd>\n
\n altitude\n <\/dt>\n
\n Distance above sea level.\n <\/dd>\n
\n amber\n <\/dt>\n
\n Fossilized tree sap.\n <\/dd>\n
\n amino acid\n <\/dt>\n
\n Organic molecules that are the building blocks of life.\n <\/dd>\n
\n amniote egg\n <\/dt>\n
\n An egg that contains all the nutrients needed for the developing embryo and is protected by a shell.\n <\/dd>\n
\n amplitude\n <\/dt>\n
\n The height of a wave from the center to the top of the crest (or the bottom of the trough).\n <\/dd>\n
\n anticline\n <\/dt>\n
\n A fold that arches upward; older rocks are in the center and younger rocks are at the outside.\n <\/dd>\n
\n anticyclone\n <\/dt>\n
\n Wind system that rotates around a high pressure center.\n <\/dd>\n
\n aphotic zone\n <\/dt>\n
\n The zone in the water column deeper than 200 m where sunlight does not penetrate.\n <\/dd>\n
\n apparent polar wander\n <\/dt>\n
\n The path on the globe showing where the magnetic pole appeared to move over time.\n <\/dd>\n
\n aquaculture\n <\/dt>\n
\n Agriculture of the sea; farmed fish, seafood and aquatic plants.\n <\/dd>\n
\n aquifer\n <\/dt>\n
\n A layer of rock, sand, or gravel that holds large amounts of ground water.\n <\/dd>\n
\n arch\n <\/dt>\n
\n An erosional landform that is produced when waves erode through a cliff.\n <\/dd>\n
\n asterism\n <\/dt>\n
\n A group or cluster of stars that appear close together in the sky.\n <\/dd>\n
\n asteroid\n <\/dt>\n
\n Rocky objects larger than a few hundred meters that orbit the Sun.\n <\/dd>\n
\n asteroid belt\n <\/dt>\n
\n Region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where many asteroids are found.\n <\/dd>\n
\n astronomer\n <\/dt>\n
\n Scientists who study the universe beyond Earth.\n <\/dd>\n
\n atmosphere\n <\/dt>\n
\n The layer of gases that surrounds a planet.\n <\/dd>\n
\n atom\n <\/dt>\n
\n The smallest unit of a chemical element.\n <\/dd>\n
\n atomic mass\n <\/dt>\n
\n The number of protons and neutrons in an atom.\n <\/dd>\n
\n aurora\n <\/dt>\n
\n A spectacular light display that occurs in the ionosphere near the poles.\n <\/dd>\n
\n avalanche\n <\/dt>\n
\n Mass of snow that suddenly moves down a mountain under the influence of gravity.\n <\/dd>\n
\n axis\n <\/dt>\n
\n An imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to South Pole, and it includes the center of Earth.\n <\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\t\t\t
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