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ogt science vocab
ogt science vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| change in the rate or speed | acceleration |
| The gaseous envelope surrounding the earth; consists of oxygen, nitrogen and other gases. | atmosphere |
| Major ecological community (tropical rain forest, grassland or desert). | biome |
| A flesh-eating animal | carnivore |
| The average course or condition of the weather at a place usually over a period of years as exhibited by temperature, wind velocity and precipitation. | climate |
| To come together or tend to come together at a point | convergent |
| Continuous flow as of air, water or electric charge. | current |
| To convert into vapor. | evaporation |
| Molten rock material within the Earth from which igneous rock results by cooling. | Magma |
| An animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances. | omnivore |
| An animal that lives by capturing pry as a means of maintaining life. | predator |
| An animal taken by a predator as food. | prey |
| Material deposited by water, wind or glaciers. | sediment |
| A vent in the crust of the Earth or another planet from which usually molten rock, ash and steam are ejected. | volcano |
| The sequence of conditions through which water passes from vapor in the atmosphere through precipitation upon land or water surfaces and ultimately back into the atmosphere as a result of evaporation and transpiration. | water cycle |
| plates moving apart | divergent plates |
| change from vapor to liquid | condensation |
| rocks of volcanic origin or rocks crystallized from molten magma. | igneous rock |
| Rock that was once one form of rock but has changed to another under the influence of heator pressure without melting. | metamorphic rock |
| rock formed from consolidated sediments | sedimentary rock |
| a spring that discharges steam and hot water | geyser |
| allows liquid to pass through | permeable |
| does not allow liquid to passs through | nonpermeable |
| a point, directly above the center of disturbance, from which the shock waves of an earthquake radiate. | epicenter |
| treeless zone having a permanently frozen subsoil | tundra |
| evergreen trees or shrubs including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone-bearing trees and shrubs | coniferous |
| trees and shrubs that shed their leaves annually | deciduous |