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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abundant | Very plentiful; more than enough |
| accumulate | to increase in number or amount; to pile up, collect, or gather. |
| ascends | to move upward; to rise from a lower station |
| associated | connected / correlated / linked |
| composition | The chemical makeup of a rock; describes either the minerals or other materials in the rock |
| conserved | When a quantity does not change |
| contracting | getting smaller/ decreasing in size |
| derived | to receive or obtain from a source or origin |
| descends | verb - moves downwards |
| expanding | increasing in area or volume or bulk or range |
| horizontal | something that is oriented horizontally |
| hypothesis | a tentative theory about the natural world |
| observation | the act of making and recording a measurement |
| originates | where it comes from |
| overturned | having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom |
| periodically | at intervals / from time to time / once in a while |
| primarily | mostly / mainly |
| relationship | An association between two or more variables. |
| relative | not absolute or complete |
| stationary | not moving; not changing |
| subjected | exposed to |
| transform | change or alter in form, appearance, or nature |
| underlain | to lie under or beneath |
| vertical | something that is oriented vertically |
| vicinity | the nearby or surrounding area |
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