Science and Astronomy Terms

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population

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all the organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time

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natural resource

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part of the environment that supplies material useful or necessary for the survival of living things

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carrying capacity

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the largest number of individuals of one species that an ecosystem can support over time

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deforestation

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the removal of large areas of forests for human purposes

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urbanization

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the development of towns and cities on previously natural areas

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ecological footprint

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the area of Earth's productive land and water required to supply the resources that an individual demands as well as to absorb the wastes that the individual produces

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rotation

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the spin of an object around its axis

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rotation axis

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the line on which an object rotates

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orbit

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the path an object follows as it moves around another object

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revolution

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the orbit of an object around another object