Science Weekly Flashcards

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A scientist who studies the biosphere.

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Biologist

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A large area of the Earth characterized by the plants, animals, soil and climate found in the area.

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Biome

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The sphere of the Earth that is made up of the parts of the planet where life exists.

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biosphere

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Describing any system that transfers heat from within the Earth to its surface.

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geothermal

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The idea that one interaction leads to another reaction.

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Chain reaction

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A type of air pollution that occurs when harmful gases produced by fossil fuels combine with water in the atmosphere and that water falls as precipitation.

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acid rain

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A group of parts that work together to accomplish a goal

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system

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A force generated by the Earth's rotation, which affects the direction surface currents flow.

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Coriolis effect

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The sphere that contains all of the water on Earth.

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hydrosphere

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An index collected by satellites from NASA that shows the average density of vegetation or plants covering the ground in a place

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