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\n galaxy\n <\/dt>\n
\n A very large group of stars held together by gravity; few million to a few billion stars.\n <\/dd>\n
\n Galilean moons\n <\/dt>\n
\n The four largest moons of Jupiter discovered by Galileo.\n <\/dd>\n
\n gamma ray\n <\/dt>\n
\n A penetrating form of electromagnetic radiation.\n <\/dd>\n
\n gas giants\n <\/dt>\n
\n The four large outer planets composed of the gases hydrogen and helium.\n <\/dd>\n
\n gasification\n <\/dt>\n
\n A technology that cleans coal before it is burned, which increases efficiency and reduces emissions.\n <\/dd>\n
\n gemstone\n <\/dt>\n
\n Any material that is cut and polished to use in jewelry.\n <\/dd>\n
\n geocentric model\n <\/dt>\n
\n Model used by the ancient Greeks that puts the Earth at the center of the universe.\n <\/dd>\n
\n Geographic Information System (GIS)\n <\/dt>\n
\n An information system that links data to a particular location.\n <\/dd>\n
\n geologic map\n <\/dt>\n
\n A map showing the geologic features, such as rock units and structures, of a region.\n <\/dd>\n
\n geologic time scale\n <\/dt>\n
\n A division of Earth\u2019s history into blocks of time distinguished by geologic and evolutionary events.\n <\/dd>\n
\n geostationary orbit\n <\/dt>\n
\n A satellite at just the right distance above Earth so that it orbits at the same rate that Earth spins and stays above a single location.\n <\/dd>\n
\n geyser\n <\/dt>\n
\n A fountain of hot water and steam that erupts onto the surface.\n <\/dd>\n
\n gibbous\n <\/dt>\n
\n Phase of the moon when it is more than half lit but not completely full.\n <\/dd>\n
\n glacial erratic\n <\/dt>\n
\n Large boulder with a different rock type or origin from the surrounding bedrock.\n <\/dd>\n
\n glacial striations\n <\/dt>\n
\n Long, parallel scratches carved into underlying bedrock by moving glaciers.\n <\/dd>\n
\n glacial till\n <\/dt>\n
\n Any unsorted sediment deposited by glacial ice.\n <\/dd>\n
\n glaciers\n <\/dt>\n
\n Large sheets of flowing ice.\n <\/dd>\n
\n Global Positioning System (GPS)\n <\/dt>\n
\n A set of satellites that allows a receiver to know its exact location.\n <\/dd>\n
\n global warming\n <\/dt>\n
\n Warming of Earth\u2019s atmosphere because of the addition of greenhouse gases. The increase in average global temperature is caused by human activities.\n <\/dd>\n
\n globular cluster\n <\/dt>\n
\n Groups of tens to hundreds of thousands of stars held together by gravity.\n <\/dd>\n
\n gradient\n <\/dt>\n
\n The slope of a stream.\n <\/dd>\n
\n Great Red Spot\n <\/dt>\n
\n An enormous, oval-shaped, long-lived storm on Jupiter.\n <\/dd>\n
\n Green Revolution\n <\/dt>\n
\n Changes in the way food is produced since World War II that have resulted in enormous increases in production.\n <\/dd>\n
\n greenhouse effect\n <\/dt>\n
\n The trapping of heat by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere; moderates temperatures.\n <\/dd>\n
\n greenhouse gas\n <\/dt>\n
\n Gases such as carbon dioxide and methane that absorb and hold heat from the sun\u2019s infrared radiation in the atmosphere.\n <\/dd>\n
\n greenstone\n <\/dt>\n
\n A metamorphosed volcanic rock that forms at a subduction zone.\n <\/dd>\n
\n groin\n <\/dt>\n
\n Long, narrow piles of stone or timbers built perpendicular to the shore to trap sand.\n <\/dd>\n
\n ground moraine\n <\/dt>\n
\n Thick layer of sediment deposited under a glacier.\n <\/dd>\n
\n groundwater\n <\/dt>\n
\n Fresh water that moves through pore spaces and fractures in soil and rock beneath the land surface.\n <\/dd>\n
\n gyre\n <\/dt>\n
\n Five loops created by surface ocean currents.\n <\/dd>\n <\/dl>\n<\/body>","rendered":"
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\n galaxy\n <\/dt>\n
\n A very large group of stars held together by gravity; few million to a few billion stars.\n <\/dd>\n
\n Galilean moons\n <\/dt>\n
\n The four largest moons of Jupiter discovered by Galileo.\n <\/dd>\n
\n gamma ray\n <\/dt>\n
\n A penetrating form of electromagnetic radiation.\n <\/dd>\n
\n gas giants\n <\/dt>\n
\n The four large outer planets composed of the gases hydrogen and helium.\n <\/dd>\n
\n gasification\n <\/dt>\n
\n A technology that cleans coal before it is burned, which increases efficiency and reduces emissions.\n <\/dd>\n
\n gemstone\n <\/dt>\n
\n Any material that is cut and polished to use in jewelry.\n <\/dd>\n
\n geocentric model\n <\/dt>\n
\n Model used by the ancient Greeks that puts the Earth at the center of the universe.\n <\/dd>\n
\n Geographic Information System (GIS)\n <\/dt>\n
\n An information system that links data to a particular location.\n <\/dd>\n
\n geologic map\n <\/dt>\n
\n A map showing the geologic features, such as rock units and structures, of a region.\n <\/dd>\n
\n geologic time scale\n <\/dt>\n
\n A division of Earth\u2019s history into blocks of time distinguished by geologic and evolutionary events.\n <\/dd>\n
\n geostationary orbit\n <\/dt>\n
\n A satellite at just the right distance above Earth so that it orbits at the same rate that Earth spins and stays above a single location.\n <\/dd>\n
\n geyser\n <\/dt>\n
\n A fountain of hot water and steam that erupts onto the surface.\n <\/dd>\n
\n gibbous\n <\/dt>\n
\n Phase of the moon when it is more than half lit but not completely full.\n <\/dd>\n
\n glacial erratic\n <\/dt>\n
\n Large boulder with a different rock type or origin from the surrounding bedrock.\n <\/dd>\n
\n glacial striations\n <\/dt>\n
\n Long, parallel scratches carved into underlying bedrock by moving glaciers.\n <\/dd>\n
\n glacial till\n <\/dt>\n
\n Any unsorted sediment deposited by glacial ice.\n <\/dd>\n
\n glaciers\n <\/dt>\n
\n Large sheets of flowing ice.\n <\/dd>\n
\n Global Positioning System (GPS)\n <\/dt>\n
\n A set of satellites that allows a receiver to know its exact location.\n <\/dd>\n
\n global warming\n <\/dt>\n
\n Warming of Earth\u2019s atmosphere because of the addition of greenhouse gases. The increase in average global temperature is caused by human activities.\n <\/dd>\n
\n globular cluster\n <\/dt>\n
\n Groups of tens to hundreds of thousands of stars held together by gravity.\n <\/dd>\n
\n gradient\n <\/dt>\n
\n The slope of a stream.\n <\/dd>\n
\n Great Red Spot\n <\/dt>\n
\n An enormous, oval-shaped, long-lived storm on Jupiter.\n <\/dd>\n
\n Green Revolution\n <\/dt>\n
\n Changes in the way food is produced since World War II that have resulted in enormous increases in production.\n <\/dd>\n
\n greenhouse effect\n <\/dt>\n
\n The trapping of heat by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere; moderates temperatures.\n <\/dd>\n
\n greenhouse gas\n <\/dt>\n
\n Gases such as carbon dioxide and methane that absorb and hold heat from the sun\u2019s infrared radiation in the atmosphere.\n <\/dd>\n
\n greenstone\n <\/dt>\n
\n A metamorphosed volcanic rock that forms at a subduction zone.\n <\/dd>\n
\n groin\n <\/dt>\n
\n Long, narrow piles of stone or timbers built perpendicular to the shore to trap sand.\n <\/dd>\n
\n ground moraine\n <\/dt>\n
\n Thick layer of sediment deposited under a glacier.\n <\/dd>\n
\n groundwater\n <\/dt>\n
\n Fresh water that moves through pore spaces and fractures in soil and rock beneath the land surface.\n <\/dd>\n
\n gyre\n <\/dt>\n
\n Five loops created by surface ocean currents.\n <\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\t\t\t
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