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Environmental Studies
9th Grade
01/31/2013

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the movement of the axis of a rotating body or a wobleis known as
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oscillatory movement
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based on the observed red shifts in the spectral lines of distant galaxies, astronomers conclude that
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space between galaxies is expanding
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what tool do you use to measure mass
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balances, triple beam balance, electronic scale
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in which step of the scientific method is information obtained through the senses
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define problem
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plants use sunlight to produce sugar through the action of the chlorophyll through a process known as
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photosynthesis
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the energy of a photon is related to its
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wave length
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earths axis slowly but continuously points in different directions a movement known as
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precession
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what are the threetypes of galaxies
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spiral, elliptical, irregular
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the turning or spinning of a body on its axis is known as
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rotation
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