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\n natural gas\n <\/dt>\n
\n A fossil fuel composed of the hydrocarbon methane.\n <\/dd>\n
\n natural levee\n <\/dt>\n
\n Coarse-grained deposits of sediments that build up along a stream\u2019s banks as it floods.\n <\/dd>\n
\n natural selection\n <\/dt>\n
\n The mechanism for evolution. Natural processes favor some traits over others in a population causing those traits to be more common in subsequent generations. This results in change to a new species or subspecies.\n <\/dd>\n
\n neap tide\n <\/dt>\n
\n The smallest tidal range in a lunar month occurring at the first- and third-quarter moons when the Sun and Moon are at 90o<\/sup>s relative to each other, relative to Earth.\n <\/dd>\n
\n nebula\n <\/dt>\n
\n An interstellar cloud of gas and dust.\n <\/dd>\n
\n nebular hypothesis\n <\/dt>\n
\n The hypothesis that our solar system formed from a spinning cloud of gas and dust, or a nebula.\n <\/dd>\n
\n neritic zone\n <\/dt>\n
\n The part of the ocean where the continental shelf gradually slopes seaward. Sunlight can penetrate to the bottom in much of the neritic zone.\n <\/dd>\n
\n net energy\n <\/dt>\n
\n The amount of usable energy available from an energy resource.\n <\/dd>\n
\n net-energy ratio\n <\/dt>\n
\n The ratio between the useful energy present in a type of fuel, and the energy used to extract and process the fuel.\n <\/dd>\n
\n neutron\n <\/dt>\n
\n A neutral particle in the nucleus of an atom.\n <\/dd>\n
\n neutron star\n <\/dt>\n
\n The remnant of a massive star after it explodes as a supernova.\n <\/dd>\n
\n niche\n <\/dt>\n
\n An organism\u2019s \u201cjob\u201d within its community.\n <\/dd>\n
\n non-consumptive water use\n <\/dt>\n
\n Water use that does not use up the water supply.\n <\/dd>\n
\n non-renewable resources\n <\/dt>\n
\n Resources that are being used faster than they can be replaced or their availability is limited to what is currently on Earth; e.g. fossil fuels.\n <\/dd>\n
\n nor\u2019easter\n <\/dt>\n
\n Mid-latitude cyclones that strike the northeastern United States.\n <\/dd>\n
\n normal fault\n <\/dt>\n
\n A dip-slip fault in which the hanging wall drops down relative to the footwall.\n <\/dd>\n
\n nuclear energy\n <\/dt>\n
\n Energy that is released from the nucleus of an atom when it is changed into another atom.\n <\/dd>\n
\n nuclear fusion\n <\/dt>\n
\n The merging together of the nuclei of atoms to form new, heavier chemical elements; huge amounts of nuclear energy are released in the process.\n <\/dd>\n
\n nuclear fusion reaction\n <\/dt>\n
\n When nuclei of two atoms fuse together, giving off tremendous amounts of energy.\n <\/dd>\n
\n nucleic acid\n <\/dt>\n
\n Biological molecules necessary for life; includes DNA and RNA\n <\/dd>\n
\n nucleus\n <\/dt>\n
\n The center of an atom, made of protons and neutrons.\n <\/dd>\n
\n nutrients\n <\/dt>\n
\n Ions that organisms need to live and grow.\n <\/dd>\n <\/dl>\n<\/body>","rendered":"
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\n natural gas\n <\/dt>\n
\n A fossil fuel composed of the hydrocarbon methane.\n <\/dd>\n
\n natural levee\n <\/dt>\n
\n Coarse-grained deposits of sediments that build up along a stream\u2019s banks as it floods.\n <\/dd>\n
\n natural selection\n <\/dt>\n
\n The mechanism for evolution. Natural processes favor some traits over others in a population causing those traits to be more common in subsequent generations. This results in change to a new species or subspecies.\n <\/dd>\n
\n neap tide\n <\/dt>\n
\n The smallest tidal range in a lunar month occurring at the first- and third-quarter moons when the Sun and Moon are at 90o<\/sup>s relative to each other, relative to Earth.\n <\/dd>\n
\n nebula\n <\/dt>\n
\n An interstellar cloud of gas and dust.\n <\/dd>\n
\n nebular hypothesis\n <\/dt>\n
\n The hypothesis that our solar system formed from a spinning cloud of gas and dust, or a nebula.\n <\/dd>\n
\n neritic zone\n <\/dt>\n
\n The part of the ocean where the continental shelf gradually slopes seaward. Sunlight can penetrate to the bottom in much of the neritic zone.\n <\/dd>\n
\n net energy\n <\/dt>\n
\n The amount of usable energy available from an energy resource.\n <\/dd>\n
\n net-energy ratio\n <\/dt>\n
\n The ratio between the useful energy present in a type of fuel, and the energy used to extract and process the fuel.\n <\/dd>\n
\n neutron\n <\/dt>\n
\n A neutral particle in the nucleus of an atom.\n <\/dd>\n
\n neutron star\n <\/dt>\n
\n The remnant of a massive star after it explodes as a supernova.\n <\/dd>\n
\n niche\n <\/dt>\n
\n An organism\u2019s \u201cjob\u201d within its community.\n <\/dd>\n
\n non-consumptive water use\n <\/dt>\n
\n Water use that does not use up the water supply.\n <\/dd>\n
\n non-renewable resources\n <\/dt>\n
\n Resources that are being used faster than they can be replaced or their availability is limited to what is currently on Earth; e.g. fossil fuels.\n <\/dd>\n
\n nor\u2019easter\n <\/dt>\n
\n Mid-latitude cyclones that strike the northeastern United States.\n <\/dd>\n
\n normal fault\n <\/dt>\n
\n A dip-slip fault in which the hanging wall drops down relative to the footwall.\n <\/dd>\n
\n nuclear energy\n <\/dt>\n
\n Energy that is released from the nucleus of an atom when it is changed into another atom.\n <\/dd>\n
\n nuclear fusion\n <\/dt>\n
\n The merging together of the nuclei of atoms to form new, heavier chemical elements; huge amounts of nuclear energy are released in the process.\n <\/dd>\n
\n nuclear fusion reaction\n <\/dt>\n
\n When nuclei of two atoms fuse together, giving off tremendous amounts of energy.\n <\/dd>\n
\n nucleic acid\n <\/dt>\n
\n Biological molecules necessary for life; includes DNA and RNA\n <\/dd>\n
\n nucleus\n <\/dt>\n
\n The center of an atom, made of protons and neutrons.\n <\/dd>\n
\n nutrients\n <\/dt>\n
\n Ions that organisms need to live and grow.\n <\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\t\t\t
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