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abiotic
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pertaining to factors or things that are separate and independent from living things ; non living.
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Abyssal Zone
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This is the deepest region of the ocean. This zone is marked by extremely low temps, and very low levels of dissolved oxygen, but very high levels of nutrients.
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Acid
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any compound that releases hydrogen ions when dissolved in water. Also in water that contains a surplus of hydrogen ions.
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Active Volcano
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A volcano that is currently erupting or has erupted within recorded history.
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Aggregate
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Crowded or massed into a denser cluster.
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A layer
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A soil horizon; the layer below the O layer; formed of weathered rock with some organic material; topsoil.
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Alkaline
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A basic substance; a substance that absorbs ions ans release hydroxyl ions.
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Aquifier
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An underground layer or porous rock, sand, etc. that allows movement of water between layers of non-porous rock or clay.
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Arable
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Land that's fit to be cultivated.
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asthenosphere
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the part of the mantle that lies just below the lithosphere.
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Atmosphere
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The gaseous mass or envelope surrounding a celestial body. Surrounding the earth and held in place by earth's gravitational field.
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Barrier Island
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A long, narrow island running parallel to the mainland, Built up by the action of waves and currents and serving to protect the coast from erosion by surf and tidal surges.
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Bathyal Zone
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The steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone.
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Benthic Zone
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the deepest layer on a body of water. Low temps and oxygen levels.
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Biological Weathering
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Any weathering that's caused by the activities of living organisms.
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Biotic
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Living or derived from living things.
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B Layer
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A soil horizon; B receives the minerals of organic materials that are leached out of the E horizon.
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Chemical Weathering
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The result of chemical interaction with the bedrock that is typical of the action of both water and atmospheric gases.
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C Layer
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a soil horizon, C is made up of larger pieces of rock that have not undergone much weathering.
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Clay
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Soil made up of particles that are less than 0.002 mm in diameter.
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Conduction
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The transmission or conveying of something through a medium or passage, especially the transmission of electric charge or heat through a conduction medium without perceptible motion of the medium itself.
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Convection
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The vertical movement of air due to atmospheric heating and cooling.
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Convection currents
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Ocean currents caused by the vertical movement of air due to atmospheric heating and cooling.
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