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| Air Temperature | A measurement of the amount of heat energy in the atmoshphere,  |
| Cementation | Process through which minerals are glued together, usually as a result of precipitation of solids from solutions in sediments. Calcite, quartz, and clay minerals such as chlorite are common cement-forming minerals in sedimentary rocks.,  |
| Cosmology | The metaphysical study of the origin and nature of the universe.,  |
| El Nino | An irregularly occurring and complex series of climatic changes affecting the equatorial Pacific region and beyond every few years, characterized by the appearance of unusually warm, nutrient-poor water off northern Peru and Ecuador, typically in late December.,  |
| Front | The boundary between 2 different air masses.,  |
| High-Pressure System | A large area where air is sinking, causing high surface air pressure; also called a high.,  |
| Longshore Current | Ocean current that flows parallel to and close to the shore,  |
| Mineral | Naturally occurring solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition a simple element which is not organic that is needed by the body,  |
| Orbit | The path of an object in space that is revolving around another object,  |
| Porosity | Porosity is a measure of the void spaces in a material, and is a fraction of the volume of voids over the total volume, between 0–1, or as a percentage between 0–100%.,  |
| Revolution | Orbital motion about a point, especially as distinguished from axial rotation.,  |
| Shield Volcano | A wide volcano, usually several kilometres in diameter, with gentle slopes, formed from solidified layers of very fluid basaltic lava. Typical examples on Earth are the Hawaiian volcanoes Kilauea and Mauna Loa, which have slopes of 4–10°. Lunar domes appear to be similar to shield volcanoes, and many shield volcanoes are found on Venus.,  |
| Streak | A line, mark, smear, or band differentiated by color or texture from its surrounding,  |
| Toxic | Poisonous,  |
| Volcano | An opening in Earth’s surface through which hot, liquid rock flows from deep underground. (2) A mountain formed by a series of volcanic eruptions.,  |
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