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Science vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| autotroph | organism that makes its own food (all plants) |
| cirrus | wispy cloud made of ice crystals; formed at high altitudes; signals fair weather |
| Coriolis Effect | causes winds to curve as a result of Earth's rotation. |
| evaporation | water transforms from a liquid to a gas |
| exosphere | outer layer of the thermosphere |
| heterotroph | organism that cannot make its own food (all animals) |
| instincts | animal behaviors that are passed from parent to offspring; inherited behaviors |
| magnetic field | field that surrounds a magnet and provides a force without actually touching the object |
| mechanical energy | energy due to motion and position of an object |
| troposphere | atmospheric layer closest to Earth; this is where all weather takes place |