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20 Cards in this Set
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ABIOTIC FACTOR
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A NONLIVING PART OF AN ECOSYSTEM
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ABSOLUTE AGE
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THE ACTUAL AGE OF A ROCK, ROCK LAYER, OR FOSSIL
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ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE
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THE ACTUAL BRIGHTNESS OF A STAR
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ACCELERATION
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A CHANGE IN AN OBJECT'S SPEED OR DIRECTION
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ACID RAIN
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RAIN THAT CONTAINS UNHEALTHY AMOUNTS OF ACID
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ADAPTATION
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A STRUCTURE OR BEHAVIOR THAT HELPS AN ORGANISM SURVIVE IN ITS SURROUNDINGS
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ADULT
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A FULL GROWN ANIMAL OR PLANT
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AIR
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A MIXTURE OF GASES THAT SURROUND THE EARTH
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AIR GASES
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NITROGEN-78%; OXYGEN-21%; OTHER GASES-1%(CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER VAPOR, ARGON, NEON, HELIUM, KRYPTON, XENON, METHANE, HYDROGEN, OZONE)
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AIR MASS
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A LARGE "BUBBLE" OF AIR THAT HAS ABOUT THE SAME TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY THROUGHOUT IT
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AIR POLLUTION
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THE PRESENCE OF HARMFUL SUBSTANCES IN THE AIR
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AIR PRESSURE
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THE WEIGHT OF AIR PUSHING ON EVERYTHING AROUND IT
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ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCE
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A SOUCE OF ENERGY OTHER THAN THE BURNING OF A FOSSIL FUEL
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ALTITUDE
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THE HEIGHT ABOVE SEA LEVEL; ALSO CALLED ELEVATION
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AMP
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THE UNIT USED TO MEASURE ELECTRIC CURRENT
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AMPHIBIAN
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AN ANIMAL THAT HAS A BACKBONE AND LIVES IN WATER WHEN IT IS YOUNG AND ON LAND WHEN IT IS AN ADULT
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AMPLITUDE
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A MEASURE OF HOW HARD AIR MOLECULES PUSH ON OTHER MOLECULES NEXT TO THEM AS A SOUND PASSES THROUGH THE AIR
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ANEMOMETER
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A WEATHER INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES WIND SPEED
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ANGIOSPERM
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A SEED PLANT THAT PRODUCES FLOWERS
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ANIMAL
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AN ORGANISM THAT IS MADE OF MANY
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