Science Vocab

2. A volume of air defined by its temperature and water vapor content.
3. A gas, usually carbon-based,that contributes to global warming.
7. The removal of weathered rock material.
8. A force that exists between any two objects that have mass.
9. The average conditions in an area.
11. The location in which an organism lives
15. A large scale,long term, change to Earth's regional or global weather systems.
16. Movement of water within an ocean.
18. The area on earth in which life can exist.
19. The properties of the atmosphere at a given time and location.
20. All the living and nonliving things that surround an organism.

1. A resource which is discovered in nature, and can be used by humans.
4. Divides Earth's geologic history into intervals of time defined by major events.
5. A natural resource that is limited in quantity.
6. A natural resource of which a ifinite amount exists.
10. A high region or area.
12. The permanent loss of a population or species.renewableResource A natural resource that is limited in quantity.
13. A natural event that threatens lives,property, and other assests.
14. A region in which all precipitation collects and drains into the same river.
17. The apparent effect of a rotating body that influences the motion of any object or fluid moving over it.