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\n La Ni\u00f1a\n <\/dt>\n
\n A natural climate variation in which the trade winds are stronger than normal and surface water off of South America is cold.\n <\/dd>\n
\n lahar\n <\/dt>\n
\n A volcanic mudflow containing ash, rock, and water from melting snow or rainfall that races down river valleys during an eruption.\n <\/dd>\n
\n lake\n <\/dt>\n
\n A large body of freshwater drained by a stream; naturally occurring or human-made.\n <\/dd>\n
\n lake-effect snow\n <\/dt>\n
\n Extreme snowfall caused by the evaporation of relatively warm, moist air into a cold front that then drops its snow on the leeward side of the lake.\n <\/dd>\n
\n land breeze\n <\/dt>\n
\n A wind that blows from land to sea in winter when the ocean is warmer than the land.\n <\/dd>\n
\n landform\n <\/dt>\n
\n A physical feature that is part of the landscape, such as a hill or peninsula.\n <\/dd>\n
\n landslide\n <\/dt>\n
\n Rapid movement downslope of rock and debris under the influence of gravity.\n <\/dd>\n
\n latent heat\n <\/dt>\n
\n Energy absorbed or released as material changes from solid to liquid or liquid to gas.\n <\/dd>\n
\n lateral continuity\n <\/dt>\n
\n A sedimentary rock layer that extends sideways as wide as the basin in which it forms.\n <\/dd>\n
\n lateral moraine\n <\/dt>\n
\n Glacial till formed from debris that falls at the edges of a glacier.\n <\/dd>\n
\n laterite\n <\/dt>\n
\n Nutrient poor, red, tropical soil that forms in rainforest areas.\n <\/dd>\n
\n latitude\n <\/dt>\n
\n The location of a place between the north and south pole relative to the equator.\n <\/dd>\n
\n lava\n <\/dt>\n
\n Molten rock that has reached the Earth's surface.\n <\/dd>\n
\n lava dome\n <\/dt>\n
\n A dome-shaped plug of viscous lava that cools near the vent of a volcano.\n <\/dd>\n
\n lava plateau\n <\/dt>\n
\n A flat area formed by the eruption of large amounts of fluid lava.\n <\/dd>\n
\n law of conservation of energy\n <\/dt>\n
\n Law stating that energy cannot be created or destroyed.\n <\/dd>\n
\n leaching\n <\/dt>\n
\n The process of removing dissolved minerals as they are carried to lower layers in soil.\n <\/dd>\n
\n leaf litter\n <\/dt>\n
\n Dead leaves, branches, bark, and other plant parts that accumulate on the floor of a forest.\n <\/dd>\n
\n levee\n <\/dt>\n
\n A raised structure designed to hold back the waters of a stream or river in the case of a flood.\n <\/dd>\n
\n light-year\n <\/dt>\n
\n The distance light can travel in one year; 9.5 trillion kilometers.\n <\/dd>\n
\n lightning\n <\/dt>\n
\n A huge discharge of electricity typical of thunderstorms.\n <\/dd>\n
\n limiting factor\n <\/dt>\n
\n The one factor that limits the population of a region. The limiting factor can be a nutrient, water, space, or any other biotic or abiotic factor that the species need.\n <\/dd>\n
\n limnology\n <\/dt>\n
\n The study of freshwater bodies and the organisms that live in them.\n <\/dd>\n
\n liquefacation\n <\/dt>\n
\n Clay, silt, and sand saturated with water become like quicksand, lose their strength, and behave more like a liquid than a solid.\n <\/dd>\n
\n lithification\n <\/dt>\n
\n The creation of rock from sediments.\n <\/dd>\n
\n lithosphere\n <\/dt>\n
\n The layer of solid, brittle rock that makes up the Earth's surface; the crust and the uppermost mantle.\n <\/dd>\n
\n loam\n <\/dt>\n
\n Soil texture that forms from a roughly equal combination of sand, silt and clay.\n <\/dd>\n
\n location\n <\/dt>\n
\n Where an object is on Earth, best described in three dimensions.\n <\/dd>\n
\n loess\n <\/dt>\n
\n Extremely fine-grained, wind-borne deposit of silts and clays; forms nearly vertical cliffs.\n <\/dd>\n
\n longitude\n <\/dt>\n
\n The location of a place relative to the Prime Meridian, which runs north-south through Greenwich, England.\n <\/dd>\n
\n longshore current\n <\/dt>\n
\n Local surface currents that move along a shoreline in the direction of prevailing winds.\n <\/dd>\n
\n low Earth orbit\n <\/dt>\n
\n Satellites that orbit relatively close to Earth.\n <\/dd>\n
\n low pressure zone\n <\/dt>\n
\n A region where relatively warm, lower density air is rising.\n <\/dd>\n
\n low tide\n <\/dt>\n
\n The lowest water levels during a day when high tide is one-quarter of the way around Earth\u2019s sphere.\n <\/dd>\n
\n LUCA (Last Universal Common Ancestor)\n <\/dt>\n
\n The last life form that was the ancestor to all life that came afterward\n <\/dd>\n
\n lunar\n <\/dt>\n
\n Related to the Moon.\n <\/dd>\n
\n lunar eclipse\n <\/dt>\n
\n An eclipse that occurs when the Moon moves through the shadow of the Earth and is blocked from view.\n <\/dd>\n
\n luster\n <\/dt>\n
\n The way light reflects off of the surface of the mineral.\n <\/dd>\n <\/dl>\n<\/body>","rendered":"
\n
\n La Ni\u00f1a\n <\/dt>\n
\n A natural climate variation in which the trade winds are stronger than normal and surface water off of South America is cold.\n <\/dd>\n
\n lahar\n <\/dt>\n
\n A volcanic mudflow containing ash, rock, and water from melting snow or rainfall that races down river valleys during an eruption.\n <\/dd>\n
\n lake\n <\/dt>\n
\n A large body of freshwater drained by a stream; naturally occurring or human-made.\n <\/dd>\n
\n lake-effect snow\n <\/dt>\n
\n Extreme snowfall caused by the evaporation of relatively warm, moist air into a cold front that then drops its snow on the leeward side of the lake.\n <\/dd>\n
\n land breeze\n <\/dt>\n
\n A wind that blows from land to sea in winter when the ocean is warmer than the land.\n <\/dd>\n
\n landform\n <\/dt>\n
\n A physical feature that is part of the landscape, such as a hill or peninsula.\n <\/dd>\n
\n landslide\n <\/dt>\n
\n Rapid movement downslope of rock and debris under the influence of gravity.\n <\/dd>\n
\n latent heat\n <\/dt>\n
\n Energy absorbed or released as material changes from solid to liquid or liquid to gas.\n <\/dd>\n
\n lateral continuity\n <\/dt>\n
\n A sedimentary rock layer that extends sideways as wide as the basin in which it forms.\n <\/dd>\n
\n lateral moraine\n <\/dt>\n
\n Glacial till formed from debris that falls at the edges of a glacier.\n <\/dd>\n
\n laterite\n <\/dt>\n
\n Nutrient poor, red, tropical soil that forms in rainforest areas.\n <\/dd>\n
\n latitude\n <\/dt>\n
\n The location of a place between the north and south pole relative to the equator.\n <\/dd>\n
\n lava\n <\/dt>\n
\n Molten rock that has reached the Earth’s surface.\n <\/dd>\n
\n lava dome\n <\/dt>\n
\n A dome-shaped plug of viscous lava that cools near the vent of a volcano.\n <\/dd>\n
\n lava plateau\n <\/dt>\n
\n A flat area formed by the eruption of large amounts of fluid lava.\n <\/dd>\n
\n law of conservation of energy\n <\/dt>\n
\n Law stating that energy cannot be created or destroyed.\n <\/dd>\n
\n leaching\n <\/dt>\n
\n The process of removing dissolved minerals as they are carried to lower layers in soil.\n <\/dd>\n
\n leaf litter\n <\/dt>\n
\n Dead leaves, branches, bark, and other plant parts that accumulate on the floor of a forest.\n <\/dd>\n
\n levee\n <\/dt>\n
\n A raised structure designed to hold back the waters of a stream or river in the case of a flood.\n <\/dd>\n
\n light-year\n <\/dt>\n
\n The distance light can travel in one year; 9.5 trillion kilometers.\n <\/dd>\n
\n lightning\n <\/dt>\n
\n A huge discharge of electricity typical of thunderstorms.\n <\/dd>\n
\n limiting factor\n <\/dt>\n
\n The one factor that limits the population of a region. The limiting factor can be a nutrient, water, space, or any other biotic or abiotic factor that the species need.\n <\/dd>\n
\n limnology\n <\/dt>\n
\n The study of freshwater bodies and the organisms that live in them.\n <\/dd>\n
\n liquefacation\n <\/dt>\n
\n Clay, silt, and sand saturated with water become like quicksand, lose their strength, and behave more like a liquid than a solid.\n <\/dd>\n
\n lithification\n <\/dt>\n
\n The creation of rock from sediments.\n <\/dd>\n
\n lithosphere\n <\/dt>\n
\n The layer of solid, brittle rock that makes up the Earth’s surface; the crust and the uppermost mantle.\n <\/dd>\n
\n loam\n <\/dt>\n
\n Soil texture that forms from a roughly equal combination of sand, silt and clay.\n <\/dd>\n
\n location\n <\/dt>\n
\n Where an object is on Earth, best described in three dimensions.\n <\/dd>\n
\n loess\n <\/dt>\n
\n Extremely fine-grained, wind-borne deposit of silts and clays; forms nearly vertical cliffs.\n <\/dd>\n
\n longitude\n <\/dt>\n
\n The location of a place relative to the Prime Meridian, which runs north-south through Greenwich, England.\n <\/dd>\n
\n longshore current\n <\/dt>\n
\n Local surface currents that move along a shoreline in the direction of prevailing winds.\n <\/dd>\n
\n low Earth orbit\n <\/dt>\n
\n Satellites that orbit relatively close to Earth.\n <\/dd>\n
\n low pressure zone\n <\/dt>\n
\n A region where relatively warm, lower density air is rising.\n <\/dd>\n
\n low tide\n <\/dt>\n
\n The lowest water levels during a day when high tide is one-quarter of the way around Earth\u2019s sphere.\n <\/dd>\n
\n LUCA (Last Universal Common Ancestor)\n <\/dt>\n
\n The last life form that was the ancestor to all life that came afterward\n <\/dd>\n
\n lunar\n <\/dt>\n
\n Related to the Moon.\n <\/dd>\n
\n lunar eclipse\n <\/dt>\n
\n An eclipse that occurs when the Moon moves through the shadow of the Earth and is blocked from view.\n <\/dd>\n
\n luster\n <\/dt>\n
\n The way light reflects off of the surface of the mineral.\n <\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\t\t\t
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