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10 Cards in this Set
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Hypothesis
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proposed explanation or answer to a scientific question
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Theory
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Theory: proposed explanation for a wide variety of observations and experimental results
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Law
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a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
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Evolution
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change in a species over time; process of biological change by which descendent come to differ from thheir ancestors
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Species
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Group of organisms so similar to another one that they can breeed and produce fertile offspring
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Fossil
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trace on an organism from the past
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Catastrophism
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theory that srares that natural disasters such as floods and volcanic eruptions shaped Earth's landforms and caused extinction
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gradualism
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principle that states that the changes in landforms result from slow changes over a long period of time
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Variation
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differences in physical traits of an individual from the group to which it belongs
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Adaptation
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inherited traits that is selected for over time because it allows organisms to better survive in their environment
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