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Science Review Vocab
More Earth Science review.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acidification | to make or become acid |
| coriolis effect | the apparent deflection (Coriolis acceleration) of a body in motion with respect to the earth, as seen by an observer on the earth, attributed to a fictitious force (Coriolis force) but actually caused by the rotation of the earth and appearing as a defle |
| groundwater | the water beneath the surface of the ground, consisting largely of surface water that has seeped down: the source of water in springs and wells. |
| guyot | a flat-topped seamount, found chiefly in the Pacific Ocean. |
| thermosphere | the region of the upper atmosphere in which temperature increases continuously with altitude, encompassing essentially all of the atmosphere above the mesosphere. |
| pressure gradient | change in temperature as a function of distance (especially altitude) |
| plankton | the aggregate of passively floating, drifting, or somewhat motile organisms occurring in a body of water, primarily comprising microscopic algae and protozoa. |
| radiation | the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. |