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Directional term for the short fluffy feathers on newly hatched chicks

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Just as silver rods tarnish iron rods do this

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Hold a lump of gallium in your hand & it will do this so you can assume m&m's aren't coated with it

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This is transferred in 3 ways; by conduction convection & radiation

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In the world of magnetism this 5-letter word is the opposite of attract

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While soapstone can refer to any greasy rock it usually applies to one made of this soft mineral

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This form of oxygen that screens the earth from uv rays is also called o3

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It's the aerodynamic force that resists the forward motion of an object

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During smelting it's the waste material floating on top of the molten metal

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In the fovea of the retina cones are concentrated but these light-sensitive cells are absent

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This basic aerodynamic force acts on a wing putting greater pressure on its lower surface than on its upper

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The so in sonar stands for this word

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Ni is the symbol for this metal that is slightly magnetic

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This fourth letter of the greek alphabet is used to describe a high-speed aircraft wing type

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By definition an anaerobe is an organism that lives in an environment free of this

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It's the process by which light nuclei combine to form a single heavier nucleus

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It's the unit of force whose symbol is n

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These came to be used in printing eye surgery & communications as well as in holography

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This is the season between the vernal equinox & the summer solstice

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In biological classification this comes between family & species

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These 1-celled fungi feed on sugar & convert it into carbon dioxide & alcohol

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This word from the japanese refers to a large ocean wave caused by an underwater quake

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The enzyme zymase allows these one-celled organisms to convert sugar into alcohol & carbon dioxide

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These retinal cells are more sensitive than cones but provide no color information

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Cement sand & a little lime are combined to make this plaster for external walls

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A galvanometer can tell you which way this is flowing

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In 1698 thomas savery designed the first practical engine to run on this power

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Earthquakes happen when these continental sections are pushed together or pulled apart

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Hirsutism is having more than the normal amount of this

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It's the branch of physics that deals with light & vision

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This noble gas is the second-lightest element after hydrogen

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An important source for vitamin a this group of pigments gives pumpkins & apricots their color

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Boyle's & charles' laws deal with the behavior of these

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In the process of sublimation this state of matter is skipped

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In botany there are 4 flower parts: sepals petals stamens & these

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In geology the littoral is the environment between the highest & lowest ones of these on a beach

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It's the process of reproducing an entire organism from a single cell

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A ruler is divided into inches & a thermometer is divided into these

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In biology it's the beats of a heart; in botany the seed of a pea

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This sugar c12 h22 o11 occurs in the milk of all mammals

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The 5-kingdom system is made up of animals bacteria plants protists & these

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The number of these dark patches visible on the sun's surface varies from a few to several hundred

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It's the weakest of the 4 basic forces but it's strong enough to keep the moon orbiting the earth

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In 2007 intel announced a new faster chip design replacing this 14th element with hafnium

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A phosphor is a substance that does this when it's hit by ions or electrons

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Used in making soap & margarine copra is the dried meat of this

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The earliest evidence of these made from stone by early man dates to about 2.5 million years ago

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A cubic inch of material contains a million billion billion of these each with protons & neutrons in its nucleus

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When they're huge these lunar features are called basins

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Many of the gems sold as topaz are actually the citrine variety of this stone

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Fusion the change of a solid to a liquid state is more commonly called this

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On the ph scale anything below 7 is acidic & anything above 7 is this

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For a person it means weariness; for a metal it's weakness brought on by repeated stress

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2 isotopes of the same element differ in the number of these subatomic particles

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This sedimentary rock creta in latin was formed from marine organisms during the cretaceous period

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To test deepwater structures wave tanks generate waves wind & this water flow from the latin for running

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Plutonic & volcanic are 2 types of this major category of rocks

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It's the term for the sound produced by the discharge of a charged cloud

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The name of this gas symbol nh3 goes back to ancient egypt where it was part of the salt of ammon

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This biological process typically consists of 4 stages--prophase metaphase anaphase & telophase

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Galvanizing iron or steel helps prevent it from doing this

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Crustose is a type of this organism that combines algae & fungi

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At supersaturation this relative measurement is above 100%

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Though usually black this volcanic glass is also found in red brown & mottled varieties

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The atomic clock at the u.s. naval observatory has been set to the oscillations of this element having the symbol cs

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The devonian a time interval of the paleozoic era was named for devon in this country

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In computers or audio amplifiers it's the process in which part of the output returns to the input

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Meltwater from these is often grayish-white from the bits of rock they contain

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This radioactive debris comes in three types: local tropospheric & stratospheric

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One of the b vitamins nicotinic acid is more commonly called this

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It's the tendency of a body to resist a change in its state of motion

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This resin a natural polymer used as a varnish is produced by insects in india & myanmar

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The mohs scale measures this property of minerals; diamond is at the top

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Around 1820 friedrich mohs introduced the standard scale for measuring the hardness of these

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Liquefied petroleum gas is usually butane this gas or a mixture of both

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This branch of biology deals with the principles of heredity

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This blood protein comes in alpha beta & gamma types

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Formed from volcanic matter basalt is classified as this type of rock

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In the 1740s a dutch scientist named musschenbroek invented a storage jar for electricity in this dutch city

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This term is used for the 2 times each year when day & night are of equal length everywhere

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The name of this element comes from iris rainbow & refers to its multi-hued compounds

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Foraminifera are microorganisms that move by pseudopods or fake ones of these

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It makes up about 99% of your sweat

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These respiratory organs of aquatic animals occur in oysters & some insect larvae as well as in fish

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At the summer one the noon sun is directly over the tropic of cancer

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Dark areas on the moon called maria were originally mistaken for these

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Pyrex is a trademark for a heat & chemical resistant type of this material

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This rod-shaped type of bacteria causes diseases such as tuberculosis

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Atoms with the same atomic number but different mass numbers are termed this

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You're cultured if you know these are often seeded with a bit of nacre

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It's a branch of math or in dentistry a hardened plaque on the teeth

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Blood cells are suspended in this liquid that's 95% water

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In geologic time this era occurred between the paleozoic & cenozoic eras

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Crystals of this mineral are used in wave transmitters of radio & tv sets

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Honeybees get their sugar from nectar & their protein & fat from this

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Arteries branch off into arterioles & these join to form veins

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The heart contains several of these including the semilunar & tricuspid

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This family of trees has 2 genera populus & salix; we wonder to which one alyson hannigan belongs

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These interactions holding groups of atoms together can be coordinate electrovalent or covalent

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The cotton gin separates these out of the fibers

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This form of oxygen o-3 has been a major source of air pollution

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One mole of any substance always has the same number 6.022 x 10 to the 23rd power of these

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In the 1920s julius nieuwland created this synthetic rubber

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This dark pigment is produced by skin cells called melanocytes

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In 1957 the symbol for this gaseous element was changed from a to ar

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In 1995 ibm acquired & later assimilated this pioneering company that produced the software products notes & 1-2-3

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Making up about 80% of the air it has to be fixed before you can use it

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The name of this poisoning caused by an anaerobic bacterium is from the latin for sausage

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On a temperature scale c can stand for centigrade or this

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The computer language formula translation acquired this shortened name

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Pyrope is the dark red type of this mineral january's birthstone

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In new mexico's tularosa basin there are no rivers to carry this form of calcium sulfate away so it forms the white sands

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Since 1967 soviet cosmonauts have been launched into orbit in this manned spacecraft

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The ph in ph scale stands for the potential of this element

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These particles are the smallest energy units of light

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If something's described as effervescent it means it has a lot of these

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An isohel on a weather map is a line showing connecting places with an equal amount of this

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This branch of mathematics has differential & integral parts

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Between 2005 & 2012 this heavenly body increased its official moon count from 1 to 5 but got downgraded to dwarf planet

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One theory says about 300 million years ago gondwana & laurasia combined to form this supercontinent

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It's the more common name for sodium chloride

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By definition a geologic deposit that's ossiferous contains these

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It's the term for the path one body follows around a larger body like the moon around the earth

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Seafood is a good source of this element necessary for the formation of thyroid hormones

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J is the symbol for this unit of work or energy named for an english physicist

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This fourth letter of the greek alphabet is used to describe a high-speed aircraft wing type

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Pyrex is a trademark for a heat & chemical resistant type of this material

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The word galaxy comes from the greek galaktos meaning this liquid

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By definition a geologic deposit that's ossiferous contains these

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While soapstone can refer to any greasy rock it usually applies to one made of this soft mineral

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Kaolin is a fine white type of this material used for ceramics

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These respiratory organs of aquatic animals occur in oysters & some insect larvae as well as in fish

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These interactions holding groups of atoms together can be coordinate electrovalent or covalent

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At its brightest this planet is the most brilliant object in the sky after the sun moon & international space station

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Between 1856 & 1863 gregor mendel tested at least 5000 of these plants to arrive at his laws of heredity

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In the world of magnetism this 5-letter word is the opposite of attract

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Often quite expensive it's considered the strongest natural fiber

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After the sun & moon this planet is the brightest object in the sky

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This is transferred in 3 ways; by conduction convection & radiation

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The 5-kingdom system is made up of animals bacteria plants protists & these

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Magnetism occurs most strongly in 3 elements: nickel cobalt & this

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The theory of relativity uses this as the fourth dimension

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Ferrovanadium is an alloy of vanadium & this metal

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In 1957 the symbol for this gaseous element was changed from a to ar

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The stannous fluoride found in toothpaste is a compound of fluorine & this metal

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It's defined as sound reflected from an object back to its source

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The 2 planets in our solar system with no moons are mercury & this one

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By definition an anhydrous mineral is essentially without this

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One mole of any substance always has the same number 6.022 x 10 to the 23rd power of these

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Color of the shift that scientists study to determine the distance of a quasar from earth

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Boyle's & charles' laws deal with the behavior of these

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Foraminifera are microorganisms that move by pseudopods or fake ones of these

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In 1995 ibm acquired & later assimilated this pioneering company that produced the software products notes & 1-2-3

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Hirsutism is having more than the normal amount of this

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This most malleable metal can be beaten into sheets 1/10000th of a millimeter thick

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Direct sunlight at noon is considered this color light

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In geology the littoral is the environment between the highest & lowest ones of these on a beach

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Found in woody structures such as straw & corncobs xylose is a form of this sweet substance

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In the fovea of the retina cones are concentrated but these light-sensitive cells are absent

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The planets that are smaller than earth are mercury venus & this one

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Used to make paints & plastics casein is a protein obtained from this

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These retinal cells are more sensitive than cones but provide no color information

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This form of oxygen o-3 has been a major source of air pollution

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A botanist could tell you that algology is the study of these

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In 1698 thomas savery designed the first practical engine to run on this power

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The so in sonar stands for this word

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In 1977 the u.s. banned the use of this ozone-depleting propellant in spray cans

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A cubic inch of material contains a million billion billion of these each with protons & neutrons in its nucleus

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A phosphor is a substance that does this when it's hit by ions or electrons

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This form of oxygen that screens the earth from uv rays is also called o3

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Found in body cells this compound comes in 2 types messenger & transfer

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From the latin plumbum pb is the chemical symbol for this

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Argon was formerly abbreviated a & this element is b

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The cotton gin separates these out of the fibers

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The buildup of this insecticide in some birds & fish led to its restriction in 1972

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A chronon is a hypothetical particle of this

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Fauna refers to the animal life of a particular time or place & this word refers to the plant life

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Since 1967 soviet cosmonauts have been launched into orbit in this manned spacecraft

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This sedimentary rock creta in latin was formed from marine organisms during the cretaceous period

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In 1979 it was discovered that this genetic structure spirals to the left not the right as once believed

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Directional term for the short fluffy feathers on newly hatched chicks

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The thin strands that make up fiber-optic cables can be plastic but this material is more efficient

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This dwarf planet's unusual orbit sometimes brings it closer to the sun than the eighth planet

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A chemical reaction that absorbs this is endothermic; one that gives it off is called exothermic

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Dark areas on the moon called maria were originally mistaken for these

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This metal symbol sn has 10 stable isotopes the most of any element

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Between 2005 & 2012 this heavenly body increased its official moon count from 1 to 5 but got downgraded to dwarf planet

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In 1953 crick & watson came up with the double helix model for this nucleic acid's molecule

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In biological classification this comes between family & species

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