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| symbol G, SI prefix meaning 1,000,000,000 |
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| the law that states every particle attracts every other particle, with a force that is proportional to the square of the distance between them |
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| the first woman in space, on Vostok 6 |
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| the average distance between the earth and the sun- equal to 149,597,890 km |
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| the rising and falling of the ocean(s), which is cause by lunar and solar forces acting upon earth |
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| when the moon appears more than half, but less than full |
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| an SI prefix meaning 1,000,000 |
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| a tide that occurs during the full and new moon, in which the water is generally higher |
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| occurs during the first and last quarters, in which the water is generally lower |
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| imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator, and measure the distance north or south of it |
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| imaginary lines that run north to south, parallel to the prime meridian, and measure the distance east or west of it |
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| any object that revolves around another object |
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| the formal design of a research study that tells what, when, how, and why |
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| when one month has two full moons, the second full moon is a blue moon |
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| the absence of light that is caused by light hitting an object |
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| breaking an idea down into various parts |
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| the fully shaded region of a shadow |
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| the time during the day when the sun is at the highest point in the sky |
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| not translucent or transparent |
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| a wetland biome where grasses/rushes grow |
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| a resource that can be used over and over again |
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| the weather in a certain place averaged over a long period of time. not the same as weather |
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| a resource that cannot be replaced once it is used |
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| a wetland biome where trees/vines grow |
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| a biome where freshwater and saltwater meet |
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| the SI prefix meaning 1,000 |
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| a biome where lots of grasses and very few trees grow |
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| a hot, dry biome where only organisms that are specially adapted to heat live |
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| a biome that is dominated by shrubs and organisms adapted to frequent fires and high daytime temperatures |
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| a biome that is dominated by mosses and lichen, and that is very cold and barren |
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| a biome found above the treeline on mountains |
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| a permanently frozen layer of soil |
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| any change an organism makes along with its environment to survive |
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| a biome where mostly cone-bearing trees grow |
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| a biome where trees lose their leaves in the fall/winter |
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| a biome where there is lush vegetation, abundant rainfall, and lots of sun |
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| the SI prefix meaning 100 |
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| an area that is populated by certain specially adapted organisms |
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| active during the daytime, as opposed to nocturnal |
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