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The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back

water cycle

A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface

volcano

a type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together

sedimentary

a type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together

solution

a type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together

sedimentary rock

A series of steps followed to solve problems including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and stating conclusions.

scientific method

The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass.

reflection

Conversion of light energy from the sun into chemical energy.

photosynthesis

A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined

mixture

Igneous or sedimentary rock that has been changed into a new kind of rock as a result of great pressure and temperature.

Metamorphic

Energy in motion

kinetic energy

a type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface

Igneous Rock

A trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock.

Fossil

A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web

energy pyramid

An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms

decomposers

A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky

constellation

A change in matter that produces one or more new substances

chemical change

the physical change of matter from one state to another

change of state

An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles, about which Earth rotates

axis

A characteristic that improves an individual's ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment.

adaption

The distance between crests of waves.

wavelength

A factor that can change in an experiment

variable

An allele that is masked when a dominant allele is present

recessive

Energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles.

radiation

A chart that shows all the possible combinations of alleles that can result from a genetic cross

punnett square

A subatomic particle that has a positive charge and that is found in the nucleus of an atom

proton

Energy that is stored and held in readiness

potential energy

The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.

plate tectonics

Low areas of earth that are filled with water

ocean basin

Center of the atom

nucleus

A subatomic particle that has no charge and that is found in the nucleus of an atom

neutron

a particle, object, or system that lacks a net charge

neutral

A tide that occurs when the difference between high and low tide is the least; the lowest level of high tide. These tides occur during the first and third quarter phases of the moon.

neap tide

A process of nuclear division in eukaryotic cells conventionally divided into five stages: prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. It conserves chromosome number by equally allocating replicated chromosomes to each

mitosis

Cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms

meiosis

A measure of the amount of matter in an object

mass

(physics) the tendency of a body to maintain is state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force

inertia

The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied.

independent variable

An organism that has two identical alleles for a trait

homozygous

An organism that has two different alleles for a trait

heterozygous

A segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a specific trait

gene

the number of cycles or waves per minute

frequency

Coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals.

fossil fuels

Processes by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away (i.e. weathering, glaciation)

erosion

A subatomic particle that has a negative charge

electron

the emission and propagation if the entire range of the electromagnetic spectrum

electromagnetic radiation

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment

ecosystem

A characteristic in which an allele that expresses its phenotype even in the presence of a recessive allele

dominant

The measurable effect, outcome, or response in which the research is interested.

dependent variable

Earth's outermost layer.

crust

The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid

convection

a principle stating that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but can be altered from one form to another.

conservation of energy

Form of heat transfer where heat energy is directly transferred between molecules through molecular collisions or direct contact.

conduction

an interconnection of electrical elements forming a complete path

circut

The process that breaks down rock through chemical changes

chemical weathering

The diversity of life forms in an environment.

biodiversity

A reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are identical to the parent.

asexual reproduction

For a wave or vibration, the maximum displacement on either side of the equilibrium (midpoint) position.

amplitude

rate of change in velocity, usually expressed in meters per second; involves an increase or decrease in speed and/or a change in direction

acceleration

an environmental factor not associated with the activities of living organisms

abiotic