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LIST # 1 Review Vocabulary. Adaptation. A characteristic that helps an organism survive. Ex. The claws on a lobster!. Acid Rain. Rain made acidic by pollutants in the atmosphere. Air Temperature. The measure of heat energy in the atmosphere. Acceleration.
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Adaptation A characteristic that helps an organism survive. Ex. The claws on a lobster!
Acid Rain • Rain made acidic by pollutants in the atmosphere.
Air Temperature • The measure of heat energy in the atmosphere.
Acceleration • The rate of change in velocity (speed). i.e. The change in speed divided by the time it takes.
Air Pressure The force with which air presses down on Earth’s surface.
Air Mass A large body of air with uniform temperature and humidity.
Amplitude The height of the crest or the depth of a trough of a wave.
Arteries Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.
Axis of Rotation The imaginary line through a planet through which it spins...i.e. rotates!
Altitude The height above sea level of a place. Ex. The top of a mountain is at a high _____!
Asexual Reproduction Reproduction involving only one parent.
ATOM • The smallest part of an element that has all the properties of the element. • Ex. a gold ____ has the properties of the metal GOLD.
Atmosphere The gases that surround the Earth.
