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100 Cards in this Set
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acitvation energy
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adaptaion
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aerobic
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air mass
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amniocentesis
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amplitude
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antibiotic
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antibody
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antigen
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aqueduct
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artery
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asphalt
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atmosphere
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atom
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bacteria
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basal cell skin cancer
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biome
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boiling
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carbon dioxide-oxygen cycle
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caterpillar
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cell membrane
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chemical change
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chemical equation
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chemical formula
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chemical reaction
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chemical symbol
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cholesterol
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chromosome
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collid
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combustion
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composting
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condensation
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conglomerate
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continental polar air mass
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continental shelf
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continental slope
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continental tropical air mass
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convergence
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cystoplasm
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density
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diode
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distillation
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DNA
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dominant trait
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echolocation
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electrolysis
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electron
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endothermic reaction
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erode
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evaporation
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acitvation energy
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the energy necessary to start a chemical reaction
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adaptaion
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a trait that makes a plant or an anmialbetter able to live in its environment
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aerobic
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needing oxygen to live
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air mass
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a large body of air with certain temperature and moisture
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amniocentesis
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a test performed on pregnant women that detects certain birth disorders
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amplitude
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the height of a wave
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antibiotic
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a drug that fights bacteria
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antibody
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a protein made by white blood cells that attacks and kills invading germs
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antigen
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a foreign protein
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aqueduct
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a pipe or concrete channel that carries water from a reservoir
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artery
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a large blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to parts of the body
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asphalt
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a black substance that is used for paving roads
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atmosphere
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the air surrounding a planet
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atom
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the smallest particle of an element
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bacteria
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simple one-celled organisms
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basal cell skin cancer
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a type of slow-growing cancer that often appears on the hands or face as an open sore, reddish patch, mole, or scar
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biome
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a large region with a certain climate and certain living things
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boiling
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the rapid change of matter from a liquid to gas
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carbon dioxide-oxygen cycle
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a process in which plants use carbon dioxide given off by other living things and make oxygen, which is in turn used by the other living things
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caterpillar
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the wormlike stage in the life cycle of a butterfly or moth
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cell membrane
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a layer around the cell that controls what can enter or leave the cell
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chemical change
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a change in the property of matters; a chemical change makes new substances
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chemical equation
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a statement that shows the rectants and products of a reaction
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chemical formula
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a group of symbols used to describe a compound(example: H2Ois the chemical formula for water
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chemical reaction
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a process in which elements or compounds are changed into other substances
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chemical symbol
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a kind of shorthand that chemists use in which one or two letters stand for an element
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cholesterol
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a fatlike substances found in all animals
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chromosome
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a strand of genetic material, or DNA
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collid
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a mixture of fine particles suspended in another substances, usually a liquid
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combustion
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the chemical change also known as burning, in which oxygen reacts with fuel to create light and heat
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composting
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the breaking down of organic material in the soil by aerobic bacteria, fungi, insects, and worms
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condensation
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the change from a gas to a liquid
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conglomerate
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a type of sedimentary rock formed from large pebbles and stones
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continental polar air mass
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a cold, dry air mass; for example, one that forms over Canada and the northern United States
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continental shelf
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the nearly flat area of the ocean bottom where the ocean meets the continent
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continental slope
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the sloping area that extends from the edge of the continental shelf to the ocean basin
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continental tropical air mass
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a warm, dry air mass; for example, one that forms over the southwestern United States
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convergence
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the independent evolution of similar parts of unrelated organisms as adaptations to the environment(example: wings in bats,birds,and butterflies)
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cystoplasm
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a jellylike material that makes up most of a cell
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density
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the quanity of matter in a given unit of volume
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diode
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an electreonic device that allows current to flow in one direction only
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distillation
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the process for separating liquid mixtures
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DNA
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the genetic material found in chromosomes
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dominant trait
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a trait that can override a recessive trait
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echolocation
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a system in which sound waves are sent out and their echoes interpreted to determine the direction and distance of objects; certain animals, such as dolphins and bats, use this
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electrolysis
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the process of using electricity to produce chemical changes; water can be split into hydrogen and oxygen using electrolysis
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electron
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a particle in atoms that has a negative electrical charge
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endothermic reaction
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a process in which heat is taken in(example: photosynthesis)
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erode
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to wear away
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evaporation
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the slow change of a liquid to a gas
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