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This is my unit 1 Earth Science Unit 1

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Atmosphere Layer of gases that surrounds a planet
Hypothesis An assumption that is made as a result of gathering data through sampling.
Asteriod Any of the thousands of small bodies from 480 miles (775 km) to less than one mile(1.6 km) in diameter that orbit the sun.
Tectonics The large-scale processes involving movement of the plates of the earths lithosphere
Retrograde Temporary reversal of apparent motion of an orbiting object.
Biosphere The zone of life on the earth that includes all living things.
Heat Transfer of thermal energy from one place to another.
Heliocentric With the sun as the center
Hydrosphere The liquid layer of the earth made up of the earth's waters; hydrosphere covers about 3/4s of the earths surface.
Tsunami A seismic sea wave, caused by disturbance of the seafloor such as an earthquake.
Energy the capacity to do work or cause change
Density A measure of how closely packed the particles in a substance are; the mass of an object divided by its volume.
Cryosphere All frozen water on land and sea.
Posigrade Motion orbital motion in the same direction as is normal to bodies in a given system
Geosphere The solid earth; that is, all rock on earth.
Geocentric With Earth as the center
Transpiration The process of which a plant loses water to the atmosphere by way of evaporation of the water from the plant through the surface of the leaves.
Tycho Brahe Danish nobleman. Rivalry with Kepler. Observationalist astronomer
Topography The physical features of the land.
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