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geologist - correct answer a scientist who studies the earth landmass - correct answer A large area of land. fossil - correct answer A trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock. theory - correct answer an explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes and predicts observations Arctic - correct answer the regions north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole plate tectonic - correct answer A theory stating that the earth's surface is broken into plates that move. hurricane - correct answer tropical storm with violent wind and heavy rain atmosphere - correct answer A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon. equator - correct answer an imaginary line that circles Earth halfway between the North and South poles troposphere - correct answer Bottom layer in the atmosphere - where we live, breathe . It is also where all the weather occurs stratosphere - correct answer the layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer; temperature increases as you go up mesosphere - correct answer 3rd layer of the atmosphere thermosphere - correct answer The outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere. The outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere. ozone layer - correct answer Protective layer in atmosphere that shields earth from UV radiation. satellite - correct answer An object that revolves around another object in space aurora - correct answer a glowing region in the atmosphere caused by charged particles from the sun observatory - correct answer a building for observing planets and stars altitude - correct answer height above sea level carbon dioxide - correct answer CO2 concentration - correct answer the amount of a particular substance in a given quantity of a mixture, solution, or ore fossil fuel - correct answer Coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals. sustainability - correct answer The ability to keep in existence or maintain. A sustainable ecosystem is one that can be maintained renewable resource - correct answer A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed nonrenewable resource - correct answer a resource that cannot be replaced orbit - correct answer The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space celestial body - correct answer a natural object in space, such as the sun, moon, a planet, or a star. rotation - correct answer The spinning of Earth on its axis revolution - correct answer The movement of an object around another object artificial - correct answer Made by human beings and not by nature universe - correct answer All of space and everything in it x-ray - correct answer a visual repreentation precipitation - correct answer Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface. continent - correct answer one of the seven large landmasses on the earth catastrophic - correct answer extremely harmful