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Science Saurus Glossary - C

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Science Saurus Glossary - C

calorie (cal)
unit of thermal energy equal to amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 g water (1 cm3 or 1 mL) by 1°C; Kilocalorie (kcal or Cal)= 1000 calories, the unit used to measure energy stored in food; SI system uses joule (J) (1 cal = 4.184 joules)
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calorie (cal) unit of thermal energy equal to amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 g water (1 cm3 or 1 mL) by 1°C; Kilocalorie (kcal or Cal)= 1000 calories, the unit used to measure energy stored in food; SI system uses joule (J) (1 cal = 4.184 joules)
canopy the uppermost layer of a forest, at the tops of the trees

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