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\n ultramafic\n <\/dt>\n
\n A type of igneous rock that contains more than 90% mafic minerals.\n <\/dd>\n
\n ultraviolet (UV)\n <\/dt>\n
\n Electromagnetic radiation having wavelengths shorter than the violet.\n <\/dd>\n
\n ultraviolet (UV) radiation\n <\/dt>\n
\n High energy radiation from the Sun that can be dangerous to Earth\u2019s life.\n <\/dd>\n
\n umbra\n <\/dt>\n
\n Inner cone shaped part of a shadow when all light is blocked during an eclipse.\n <\/dd>\n
\n unconformity\n <\/dt>\n
\n A gap between rocks of very different ages. Unconformities are often marked by an erosional surface.\n <\/dd>\n
\n uniformitarianism\n <\/dt>\n
\n Natural processes operated the same way throughout Earth\u2019s history as they do today.\n <\/dd>\n
\n universe\n <\/dt>\n
\n Everything that exists; all matter and energy; also includes all of space and time.\n <\/dd>\n
\n uplift\n <\/dt>\n
\n The upward rise of rock material.\n <\/dd>\n
\n upwelling\n <\/dt>\n
\n Cold, nutrient-rich water that rises from oceanic depths.\n <\/dd>\n <\/dl>\n<\/body>","rendered":"
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\n ultramafic\n <\/dt>\n
\n A type of igneous rock that contains more than 90% mafic minerals.\n <\/dd>\n
\n ultraviolet (UV)\n <\/dt>\n
\n Electromagnetic radiation having wavelengths shorter than the violet.\n <\/dd>\n
\n ultraviolet (UV) radiation\n <\/dt>\n
\n High energy radiation from the Sun that can be dangerous to Earth\u2019s life.\n <\/dd>\n
\n umbra\n <\/dt>\n
\n Inner cone shaped part of a shadow when all light is blocked during an eclipse.\n <\/dd>\n
\n unconformity\n <\/dt>\n
\n A gap between rocks of very different ages. Unconformities are often marked by an erosional surface.\n <\/dd>\n
\n uniformitarianism\n <\/dt>\n
\n Natural processes operated the same way throughout Earth\u2019s history as they do today.\n <\/dd>\n
\n universe\n <\/dt>\n
\n Everything that exists; all matter and energy; also includes all of space and time.\n <\/dd>\n
\n uplift\n <\/dt>\n
\n The upward rise of rock material.\n <\/dd>\n
\n upwelling\n <\/dt>\n
\n Cold, nutrient-rich water that rises from oceanic depths.\n <\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\t\t\t
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