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- 1. core The layer surrounding the inner core of the earth.
- 3. The process through which heat is trapped near Earth's surface by substances.
- 9. Large tubes that connect to your trachea (windpipe) and direct the air you breathe to your right and left lungs.
- 10. core The innermost layer of the Earth.
- 11. waves A type of electromagnetic radiation.
- 12. The energy an object has because of its motion.
- 13. The amount of matter or substance that makes up an object.
- 16. Energy that is stored in an object due to its position or condition.
- 17. The very small air sacs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place.
- 19. field The region around a magnetic material or a moving electric charge within which the force of magnetism acts.
- 21. The mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior.
- 24. The bending of light as it passes from one transparent substance into another.
- 26. The change in position of an object with respect to its surroundings in a given interval of time.
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- 2. Located beyond the visible spectrum at its violet end and having a wavelength shorter than those of visible light.
- 4. A chemical element with an atomic number of 8.
- 5. The speed in combination with the direction of motion of an object.
- 6. The long-term pattern of weather in a particular area.
- 7. A reflective surface that bounces off light, producing either a real image or a virtual image.
- 8. Type of inheritance in which two versions (alleles) of the same gene are expressed separately to yield different traits in an individual.
- 14. tectonics a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements.
- 15. An influence that can cause an object to change its velocity
- 17. The rate of change of the velocity of an object with respect to time.
- 18. dominance Form of Gene interaction in which both alleles of a gene at a locus are partially expressed, often resulting in an intermediate or different phenotype
- 20. rays The smallest wavelengths and the most energy of any wave in the electromagnetic spectrum.
- 22. A transmissive optical device that focuses or disperses a light beam by means of refraction.
- 23. The state of the air and atmosphere at a particular time and place.
- 25. Occurs when light traveling through one material bounces off a different material.
