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8th Grade
03/05/2012

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Convection Current
Definition
The transfer of heat by the mass movement of heated particles into an area of cooler fluid
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Corona
Definition
A white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
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Deposition
Definition
Removal from an office or position.
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Diffusion
Definition
Also called migration. an intermingling of molecules, ions, etc., resulting from random thermal agitation, as in the dispersion of a vapor in air.
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Distillation
Definition
the volatilization or evaporation and subsequent condensation of a liquid, as when water is boiled in a retort and the steam is condensed in a cool receiver.
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Electromagnetic energy
Definition
a form of energy that is reflected or emitted from objects in the form of electrical and magnetic waves that can travel through space
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Electromagnetic radiation
Definition
radiation consisting of electromagnetic waves, including radio waves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays, and gamma rays.
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Electromagnetic spectrum
Definition
the entire spectrum, considered as a continuum, of all kinds of electric, magnetic, and visible radiation, from gamma rays to long rays.
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Energy pyramid
Definition
a depiction of the amount of energy in each trophic level of an ecosystem
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Equinox
Definition
the time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth
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Exosphere
Definition
the highest region of the atmosphere, where the air density is so low that a fast-moving air molecule is more than 50 percent likely to escape from the atmosphere instead of hitting other molecules.
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Fold
Definition
to bring (the wings) close to the body, as a bird on alighting.
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Food web
Definition
a series of organisms related by predator-prey and consumer-resource interactions; the entirety of interrelated food chains in an ecological community.
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Fossil
Definition
any remains, impression, or trace of a living thing of a former geologic age, as a skeleton, footprint, etc.
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Fossil fuel
Definition
any combustible organic material, as oil, coal, or natural gas, derived from the remains of former life.
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Fractional distillation
Definition
the separation of volatile components of different boiling points in a mixture by the gradual increase of temperature and the separate collection of each component.
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Full moon
Definition
the moon when the whole of its disk is illuminated, occurring when in opposition to the sun.
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galaxy
Definition
a large system of stars held together by mutual gravitation and isolated from similar systems by vast regions of space.
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gene
Definition
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
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genotype
Definition
the genetic makeup of an organism or group of organisms with reference to a single trait, set of traits, or an entire complex of traits.
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glucose
Definition
a sugar, C 6 H 12 O 6 , having several optically different forms, the common dextrorotatory form (dextroglucose, or d -glucose) occurring in many fruits, animal tissues and fluids, etc., and having a sweetness about one half that of ordinary sugar, and the rare levorotatory form (levoglucose, or l -glucose) not naturally occurring.
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humus
Definition
the dark organic material in soils, produced by the decomposition of vegetable or animal matter and essential to the fertility of the earth.
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intrusion
Definition
emplacement of molten rock in preexisting rock.
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invertebrate
Definition
not vertebrate; without a backbone.
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Kinetic Molecular Theory
Definition
Kinetic molecular theory is also known as the kinetic theory of gases. It is used to explain the various macroscopic properties of gases.
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