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abiotic
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a term appling to non-living thingsin the enviorment.
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abrasion
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the wearing down of rocks by wind, ice, waves and running water.
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acid rain
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rain that contains higher levels of acid; caused by waste released into the atmosphere by industries and auto mobiles; damaging to the enviorment.
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acitve
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of a volcano,thae stage when materials such as lava, smoke and ashare released into the enviorment.
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active solar heating
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a type of heating that uses mechanical devices like fans to distribute stored thermal energy.
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adapted
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well-sutied
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adaption
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an inherrited characteristic thats helps an organism surive in its enviorment.
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anther
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the tip of the stamen. (male reproductive cells)
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area
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the amount of surface; mesured in square units such as cm2.
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anticlinean
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an upfold of rock layers.
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atmosphere
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the air surrounding the earth.
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bar gragh
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a diagram consisting of horizantal or vertical bars that represent data.
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bedrock
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unweathered rock beneath the soil.
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