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absolute zero
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Temperature at which no heat can be trasferred from the matter absolute zero; substances posses no thermal energy, equal to 273.15*C or 459.67*F
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Acceleration
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Measures the rate of change in velocity
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Acid
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Any of a large class of sour tasting substance whose aqueous solutions are are capable of turning blue litmus indicates red, of reacting with and dissolving certain metals to form salts, & of reacting w/ bases or alkalis to form salts.
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Acid rain
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Formed when pollutants such as sulfar & nitrogen ocides, often from industrial emissions, combine w/ water in the atmosphere
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Action/Reaction
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Newton's 3rd law of motion, states for every action, there is an equal & opposite reaction
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Actual mechanical advantage
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Benefit realized by using a machine; the measured amount that a machine multiples force; includes the force of friction
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Adaption
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A change that helps an organism better fit the environment.
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Aerate
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To expose to the circulation of air for purification.
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Air
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A mixture w/ varying amounts of moisture & particulate matter, enveloping Earth' the atmosphere.
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blue
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green
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