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9753299545QualitativeOf or concerning a trait or characteristic, property0
9753300042QuantitativeRelating to or expressed as a specified or indefinite number or amount1
9753300653HypothesisA tentative explanation that accounts for a set of facts and can be tested for further investigation2
9753301139ChlorophyllAny of a group of green pigments essential in photosynthesis3
9753301688DensityThe quantity of something per unit measure, especially per unit length, area, or volume. The mass per unit volume of a substance under specified conditions of pressure and temperature4
9753302078Chemical Energythat part of the energy in a substance that can be released by a chemical reaction5
9753302437Potential EnergyThe energy of a particle or system of particles derived from position, or condition, rather than motion. A raised weight, coiled spring, or charged battery has potential energy6
9753303026Kinetic EnergyThe energy possessed by a body because of its motion, equal to one half the mass of the body times the square of its speed7
9753303372Nitrogen CycleThe circulation of nitrogen in nature, consisting of a cycle of chemical reactions in which atmospheric nitrogen is compounded, dissolved in rain, and deposited in the soil, where it is assimilated and metabolized by bacteria and plants, eventually returning to the atmosphere by bacterial decomposition of organic matter8
9753303970Carbon CycleThe combined processes, including photosynthesis, decomposition, and respiration, by which carbon as a component of various compounds cycles between its major reservoirs: the atmosphere, oceans, and living organisms9
9753304367Phosphorous CycleThe movement of phosphorous atoms from rocks and soil through the biosphere and hydrosphere and back to soil10
9753305853Solar EnergyEnergy from the sun that is converted into thermal, chemical, or electrical energy11
9753306203PhotosynthesisThe process in green plants and certain other organisms by which carbohydrates are synthesized from carbon dioxide and water using light as an energy source. Most forms of photosynthesis release oxygen as a byproduct12
9753306489FermentationAny of a group of chemical reactions induced by living or nonliving ferments that split complex organic compounds into relatively simple substances, especially the anaerobic conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast13
9753307005Low Quality EnergyEnergy that is lost or cannot be used again14
9753307014High Quality EnergyEnergy that can be used or converted into something else15
9753309398SpontaneousHappening or arising without apparent external cause; self-generated. Arising from a natural inclination or impulse and not from external incitement or constraint. Unconstrained and unstudied in manner or behavior. Growing without cultivation or human labor; indigenous16
9753310689WindMoving air, especially a natural and perceptible movement of air parallel to or along the ground.17
9753310913TornadoA rotating column of air usually accompanied by a funnel-shaped downward extension of a cumulonimbus cloud and having a vortex several hundred yards in diameter whirling destructively at speeds of up to 500 miles (800 kilometers) per hour18
9753311269LatitudeThe angular distance north or south of the earth's equator, measured in degrees along a meridian, as on a map or globe. A region of the earth considered in relation to its distance from the equator: temperate latitudes19
9753311911Coriolis effectThe observed effect of the Coriolis force, especially the deflection of an object moving above the earth, rightward in the northern hemisphere and leftward in the southern hemisphere.20
9753311912El Ninounusual event caused by unusual WARM ocean temperatures21
9753313235La Ninaunusual event caused by unusual COLD ocean temperatures22
9753313891Nor'easterA storm blowing from the northeast23
9753315359Saffir/Simpsonways to measure intensity of hurricane24
9753315714Stratosphereatmosphere above troposphere25
9753316635Tropospherelowest atmospheric layer26
9753316640Ozonea colorless gas (O3) that absorbs UV rays in the stratosphere27
9753322715Anthropogenicresulting from human activity28
9753322716combustionchemical change, especially oxidation, accompanied by the production of heat and light29
9753323814fossil fuela hydrocarbon deposit (petroleum, coal, natural gas) derived from organic matter30
9753325716acid rainrain that contains acids (nitrogen and sulfur oxides)31
9753330685pH scalehydrogen-ion concentration within a certain substance. Determines acidity and alkalinity32
9753332401UVA raysUV ray that is least harmful/least energy33
9753333282UVB raysUV ray that is most harmful to humans34
9753334905UVC raysUV rays with most energy35
9753337189CFCmolecule from aerosol cans that destroy the stratospheric ozone layer36
9753338394Montreal Protocoltreaty to restrict CFC emissions37
9753339081disseminationscattered seeds38
9753339813photochemical smogair pollution produced by sunlight, nitrogen, and hydrocarbons39
9753340550industrial smogwhen sulfur dioxide emission and smoke particles react with water vapor40
9753341715open burninguncontrolled fires in an open dump41
9753342421suspended particulate mattera suspension or dispersion of fine particles of a solid or liquid in a gas42
9753343000PM-10particulates that are less than 10 microns43
9753354339carbon monoxidecolorless, odorless, highly poisonous gas44
9753359255Volatile organic compoundchemicals that volatilize or evaporate45
9753360632scrubbersan air pollution device that sprays water/reactant to trap pollutant emissions46
9753363523nitrogen oxidesmajor air pollutant, yellow and smelly47
9753366932sulfur oxidescombination of sulfur and oxygen. can comes from industrial emissions48
9753367928leadheavy metal that is poisonous to humans. Found in old paints, pipes. Causes neurological damage49
9753369754radona radioactive gas50

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