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| A non-living, non-biological compound. |
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| A colloid that consists of micro-particles suspended in a gas. |
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| Within the upper mantle, means weak sphere with a balance between temp and pressure such that rocks have little strength |
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| Smallest individual particle that retains the distinctive properties of an element. |
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| A polymer that consists of organic compounds. |
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| A living or once-living biological compound. |
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| It's a bond. Duh. Ionic or covalent. |
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| Chemical compounds that are a basis of food. A type of biopolymer. |
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| Te most fundamental substances into which matter can be separated by chemical means. |
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| Dissolved material that is transported in the form of a chemical solution. |
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| The unconsolidated loose rock and minerals that constitute the regolith. |
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| Bits of broken rock and minerals moved as solid particles. |
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| Extremely fine particles dispersed in a continuous medium, usually a liquid. Like a gel. |
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| Formed when one or more kinds of anion combine chemically with one or more kinds of cation in a specific ratio. |
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| The crust layer that covers a solid land mass. Much more variable, less dense. |
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| The center 'layer' of the Earth. Iron-nickel solid inner core, magma outer core. |
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| The thinnest and outermost layer, consists of rocky matter, less dense than the mantle. |
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| Any solid mineral body that grows with planar surfaces. |
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| It's gas. One of the three states of matter. Sometimes smelly. |
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| Regions of DNA coded for specific proteins. |
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| A non-crystalline solid with a wide range of compositions. |
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| A organic carbon compound containing hydrogen. |
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| One of the three families of rocks. Formed by the cooling and hardening of magma. Also rock music by the band Igneous. |
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| The solid center of the tootsie pop known as Earth. |
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| The molten outer layer of the Earth surrounding the delicious inner core. Same composition as the inner core. Also a good name for a sci-fi TV series. |
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| Not organic. Or living (presumably). |
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| AN atom with an excess charge caused by electron transfer. |
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| An atom with the same atomic number and chemical properties, but different mass. |
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| A group of compounds, no polymers, diverse, do not dissolve in water. |
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| It's ... liquid. Sloshes, drips, does liquidy stuff. |
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| The uppermost mantle and the entire crust. The outermost layer of the Earth. Weaker than the Asthenosphere. |
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| The thick shell of dense rocky matter surrounding the core. Not a mantel, or a mantelpiece. |
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| Stuff. Physical stuff. Has mass. And weight. And it takes up way too much space in your garage. Heavy stuff, bro. |
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| Region of high temperature and high strength within the mantle from the core mantle boundary to about 350km. Middle sphere. |
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| Igneous or metamorphic rock changed by high temperatures or pressures. |
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| The building blocks of which the geosphere is made. Must be naturally formed, inorganic, solid, have a specific chemical composition, and have a crystal structure. |
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| The kinds and amounts of minerals present in a rock. |
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| The smallest unit that maintains the properties of a compound. |
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| Giant organic polymers build from nucleotides, each of which contains a sugar group, phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base. |
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| The crust covering the ocean floors. |
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| The most common state of matter in the universe. An ionized gas with unique properties and characteristics. |
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| A rock band from Pluto. Also a type of igneous rock that crystallized from magma underground. |
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| A long organic chain of organic compounds. Somehow different from biopolymers. |
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| A chain of amino acids, and the building blocks of any organic being. |
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| An isotope emitting radiation. Transforms spontaneously to another isotope. |
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| A layer of broken rock matter. |
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| A natural, non-living, hard thing. Part of a planet. |
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| Sediment-shaped sediment. Constitutes the regolith. |
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| A rock formed by precipitation of sediment material. |
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| A type of regolith, organic matter mixed with mineral stuff. Can support rooted plants. |
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| Hard stuff. Used to whack people. And things. |
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| A physical form of matter. Solid, liquid, and gas. |
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| Rocks that crystallize from magma that emerged from a volcano. |
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