| A | B |
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| balanced forces | equal forces |
| Base | Any various water-soluble compounds capable of turning blue and reacting with an acid to form salt and water |
| bedrock | look up |
| beta particles | an electron or positron emitted from an atomic nucleus in a certain type of radioactive decay. |
| Bias | to cause partiality or favoritism in |
| biodiversity | Biodiversity is the variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome, or for the entire Earth. Biodiversity is often used as a measure of the health of biological systems. |
| biogechemical cycle | pathway by which a chemical element or molecule moves through both biotic (biosphere) and abiotic (lithosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere) compartments of Earth |
| biome | a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate |
| biotic | of or relating to living organisms |
| black hole | a region of space resulting from the collapse of a star; extremely high gravitational field |
| bond | something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together. |
| breaking | the act of breaking something |
