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| The disapperence of a wave into a medium,when a wave is absorbed,the energy transferred by the wave is converted into another form of energy,usally thermal energy. |
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| The spreading out of light rays in all directions as particles reflect and absorb the light. |
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| A type of wave,such as a light wave or radio wave that does not requier a medium to travel; a disturbance that transfers energy through a field. |
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| energy that travels across distances in the form of electromagnetic waves. |
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| the range of all electromagnetic frequencies, including the following types,radio waves,microwaves,infrared light, visible light,ultraviolet light,x-rays,gamma rays. |
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| part of the electromagnetic spectrum tat consits of waves with higher frequencies that radio waves,but lower frequencies that infrared waves/The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consits of waves wit the lowest frequenices. |
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| The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consits of waves detectable by the human eye. |
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| The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consits of waves with frequencies higher than those of visable light and lower than those of x-rays |
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| part of the electromanetic spectrum that consists of waves with the highest frequencies electromagnetic elctromagnetic waves with frequncies ranging from more than 10/19 hertz to more than 10/24 hertz/ The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that consits of waves with high frequencies and high frequencies and high energies. |
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| an optical tool that uses refraction to separet the diffrent wavelenghts that make up white light. |
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| The passage of a wave through a medium. |
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| The conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid. |
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| a type of rock that forms from the coding of molten rock at or below the surface. |
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| a type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or te remains of plants and animals are pressed cemented together . |
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| a type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reaction. |
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| an idealized cycle of processes undergone by earth's crust |
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| igneous rock that forms when magma hardens beneth earth's surface/igneous rock that forms from lava on earth earths surface. |
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| particles of rock and sand. |
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| wear away or change the apperance or texture of by long exposure to the atmosphere |
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| the process of scraping or wearing away |
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| the organic componet of soil, formed by the decomposition of leaves and other plant material by soil microorganisms |
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| is general term for an underwater mountain system that consits of various mountain ranges. |
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| te upper layer of the earths mantle |
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| a large area of land that has certain kinds of plants and animals |
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| coverd with tall grasses.they have moderate rainfall |
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| is the driest ecosystem plants and animals adapt to live with little water |
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| is a close relationship between organisims of two diffrent species |
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| is the process during which a plant's chlorophyll traps light energy and sugars are produced |
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| all the living and nonliving things in an enviorment,including their interactions with each other. |
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| is any characteristics that helps an organism survive in its enviorment |
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| are organisms,such as plants and algae,that use the sun's energy to make their own food. |
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| breaks down dead or decaying plant and animal material |
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| is any animal that eats plants or other animals |
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| shows how food energy transfers from organism to organism |
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| the overlapping food chains in an ecosystem |
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| an object that revolves around another object in space |
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| is an object in space that allows astronaunts to stay and work for extended period of time |
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| a spacecraft designed to land on the surface of a plant or moon |
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| is one complete trip around the sun |
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| the distance between earth and the sun |
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| a property of mattyer representing the mass per unit volume |
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