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WAD test 2nd trimester
WAD test new words
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Science
7th Grade
01/29/2008

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Term
Estuaries
Definition
A biome where freshwater meets the sea. This most commonly occurs at a river mouth, however, estuaries can occur from fresh groundwater seeping into the sea.
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Swamp
Definition
A wetland biome where trees and vines grow
Term
Nonrenewable Resource
Definition
cannot be replaced
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Renewable Resource
Definition
A resource that can be used over and over, or has unlimited supply
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Climate
Definition
Not the same as weather, the average temperature for a specific place and time
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Marsh
Definition
A wet grassland
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Deciduous Forest
Definition
A forest where trees lose their leaves
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Tropical Rain forest
Definition
lush vegetation, lots and lots of rain
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Coniferous Forest
Definition
Pine bearing forest
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Grassland
Definition
Large open plains, grasses, trees only along riverbanks
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Chapparal
Definition
Frequent fires, shrubs, extream heat, droughts
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Desert
Definition
Hot, dry, cold nights
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Opaque
Definition
Not transparent or transucent; you can't see through it
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Penumbra
Definition
the partially shaded region of a shadow cast by an opaque object
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Umbra
Definition
The fully shaded part of a shadow
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Shadow
Definition
The result of light being blocked by an opaque object
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A n a l y s i s
Definition
breaking a idea or problem down into parts
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Protocall
Definition
the protocall is the formal design or action plan of a research study
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Solar Noon
Definition
The point where the sun is highest in the sky for a specific place and time
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Longitude
Definition
Vertical lines that run from the north pole to the south pole
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latitude
Definition
imaginary lines that run horizontally around the earth
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Satellite
Definition
Any object that revolves around another object
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Empirical
Definition
Based on the observations of something in the natural world
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