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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Amino Acid | a simple organic compound containing both a carboxyl (—COOH) and an amino (—NH2) group. |
| Asteroid | a small rocky body orbiting the sun. |
| Mass | a coherent, typically large body of matter with no definite shape. |
| Biomass | the total mass of organisms in a given area or volume. |
| Biosphere | the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth |
| Bog | wet muddy ground too soft to support a heavy body. |
| Calcite | a white or colorless mineral consisting of calcium carbonate |
| Calcium Carbonate | a white, insoluble solid occurring naturally as chalk, limestone, marble, and calcite, and forming mollusk shells and stony corals. |
| Capacity | the maximum amount that something can contain. |
| Capillary | any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules. |
| Carbon Dioxide | a colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration. |
| Carbon Particles | is microscopic solid or liquid matter suspended in the Earth's atmosphere. |
| Carbonate | a salt of the anion CO32–, typically formed by reaction of carbon dioxide with bases. |
| Celsius | the scale of temperature in which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100° under standard conditions. |
| Charged Particles | is a particle with an electric charge |
| Chromatid | each of the two threadlike strands into which a chromosome divides longitudinally during cell division. Each contains a double helix of DNA. |
| Chromosome | a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes. |
| Climatic | |
| Comet | |
| Condensation | |
| Conductivity | |
| Continental Drift | |
| Continental Ice | |
| Crown Fire | |
| Cytoplasm | |
| Denature | |
| Density | |
| Depth Range | |
| Derived | |
| Drawn To Scale | |
| Extinct |