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Fletcher 7th grade Succession Biomes & Humans in Space

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Taiga   A Northern forest biome comvered mostly by coniferous trees  
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Muscle   Something in humans that weakens in a weightless environment  
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Mercury   The closest planet to our sun  
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Venus   The 2nd planet from our Sun  
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Savanna   Another name for Tropical grassland biome  
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Deciduous   A type of tree that drops its leaves in the fall season  
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Lichen   A pioneer species on a volcanic island  
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Solar System   A star with orbiting planets  
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Mars   A planet with a thin atmosphere, some underground frozen water and lots of iron oxide (rust)  
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Equilibrium   When ______ is reached in an area succession stops occuring  
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Orbital Velocity   The speed a satellite must travel to stay at an orbital level around a planet  
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Biome   Large areas that are defined by climate and the lifeforms that live there  
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Ozone   The invisible gaseous layer that protects life on earth from U.V.radiation  
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Primary Succession   The type of succession that occurs after a volcano  
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Equator   The latitude line that divides the Northern and Southern hemisphere  
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Tropical   The warmest climate zone on earth  
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Grass   A pioneer species of secondary succession  
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Climax Community   The end result of succession  
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Tropical Rainforest   An area that receives over 200 cm of Precipitation a year and never freezes  
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Desert   A biome that gets less than 25 cm of precipitation each year but may also reach temperatures of over 50 degrees celcius  
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Coniferous   The type of trees that dominate the Taiga biome  
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Biodiversity   The variety of living species  
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Temperate   The climate zone with 4 seasons, some freezing in the winter and warm summers  
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Soil   Something that Primary succession doesn't begin with  
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Tundra   A biome with permafrost and less than 25 cm of rain per year  
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Precipitation   Water in any from that falls from the sky  
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