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Earth Science Vocab 10

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Astronomical UnitA unit of length used for distances within the solar system; equal to the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun (approximately 93 million miles),
CloudA mass of tiny water droplets or ice crystals suspended high in the atmosphere.,
DecomposedTo become broken down into components,
Extra Solar PlanetIs a planet outside the Solar System.,
GeophysicalPertaining to or showing the arrangement or mode of attachment of the atoms that constitute a molecule of a substance,,
InfiltrationA process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection); the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium,
MariaA dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon.,
NeptuneThe eighth planet from the sun, having a sidereal period of revolution around the sun of 164.8 years at a mean distance of 4.5 billion kilometers (2.8 billion miles), a mean radius of 24,000 kilometers (15,000 miles), and a mass 17.2 times that of Earth.,
PlainA broad, flat landscape region at a low elevation, usually made of layered sedimentary rocks.,
Radio TelescopeAstronomical telescope that picks up electromagnetic radiations in the radio-frequency range from extraterrestrial sources.,
SaturnA giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun.,
Solar MassA unit of mass used to express the mass of stars and larger objects such as galaxies.,
Temperature InversionA thin layer of the atmosphere where the normal decrease in temperature with height switches to the temperature increasing with height.,
UncomformityA lack of conformity; A gap in time in rock strata, where erosion occurs while deposition slows or stops.,
WeatherThe changing condition of the atmosphere, with respect to heat cold sunshine rain snow clouds and wind.,



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