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End of Year Vocabulary Review
For each of the following words or phrases write the definition. ** Write in full sentences for full credit.**
**One word answers will not be accepted!!!**
Vocabulary
Word
Definition
Solar System
Big Bang Theory
Nebular Theory
Heavy elements
Composition
Milky Way
Galaxy
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Geosphere
Atmosphere
Radioactive decay
Heat of Formation
Earth’s Core
Earth’s Mantle
Mantle plumes
Asthenosphere
Geologic record
Continental drift
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Sea-floor spreading
Tectonic plates
Convergent
Divergent
Transform boundaries
Lithospheric plate
Mid-ocean ridge
Oceanic trench
Earthquake
Volcano
Greenhouse effect
Weather
Climate
Carbon cycle
Fossil fuels
Air masses
Cold front
Warm front
Occluded front
Stationary front
High pressure
system
Low pressure
system
Coriolis effect
2
Global winds
Absorbed
Scattered
Reflected
Electromagnetic
Spectrum
Conduction
Convection
Solar Radiation
Fossil fuels
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
Climate change
Ecosystems
Salinity
Energy flow
Physical properties
Chemical properties
Outgassing
Comets
Adhesion
Cohesion
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Biotic
Abiotic
Social
Environmental
Economic
Aesthetic
Transpiration
Evaporation
Sublimation
Precipitation
Surface runoff
Infiltration
Reservoirs
Natural hazards
Renewable
resources
Earth Science
Abundant
Desalination
Xeriscaping
Pollution
Porosity
Conservation
Density
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