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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| genetics | the study of genes, heredity, and variations in organisms |
| biology | the study of living organisms |
| physics | the study of force, motion, and Newton's laws |
| chemistry | the study of matter and it's interactions with energy and itself |
| astronomy | the study of the earth, moon stars, and other objects in space |
| oceanography | the study of Earth's oceans and their interlinked ecosystems and chemical and physical processes |
| meteorology | the study of the atmosphere focusing on weather processes and forecasting |
| geology | the study of the Earth, its structure and history |
| abundant | a lot, many, plentiful |
| stationary | does not move |
| rate | how fast or slow something happens |
| equilibrium | being in a state of balance or constancy |
| weight | a measure of gravitational pull on an object |
| mass | the amount of matter in an object |
| inference | a decision you make based on your observations |
| observation | the process of using one or more of the 5 senses to gather info about the world |
| immerse | to place fully into a liquid |
| microorganisms | miscroscopic organisms, must have a microscope to see |
| anemometer | instrument used to measure wind speed |
| hygrometer | instrument used to measure humidity |
| barometer | instrument used to measure air pressure |
| insulator | a substance that holds heat or electricity |
| conductor | a substance that allows heat or electricity to pass through |
| precipitate | a solid that forms from a solution during a chemical reaction |
| prokaryote | a cell that does not have a true nucleus; only a nuclear area |
| eukaryote | a cell that has a nucleus with a nuclear membrane |
| filamentous | having long threads or fibers |
| condense | to make denser or more compact (squeeze) |
| binomial nomenclative | refers to the 2 part naming system established by Carolus Linnaeus to give every organism a specific name |
| vegetation | the plant life in an area |
| permeable | having holes, opening or spaces |
| coriolis effect | the force causing the apparent deflection of objects moving across the earths surface due to the earths rotation |
| stabalize | to hold steady |
| flunctuates | changes alot |
| favorable | positive conditions |
| expansion | when something gets bigger and takes up more space |
| arid | very dry |
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