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GLOSSARY






                       atmosphere                         orbit
                       the layers of air around a         to circle around
                       planet such as Earth               another object


                       conduct                            pollution

                       to direct or pass on               unhealthy particles or waste
                                                          in an environment
                       flask
                       a container with a narrow          satellite
                       neck and a cover or seal           a type of technology that
                                                          orbits around a planet and
                       glacier                            gathers information
                       a type of frozen water
                       on land, formed over               silt
                       long periods of time by            fine particles of rock that are
                       packed snow                        larger than clay but smaller
                                                          than sand that settle on
                       GPS                                riverbeds or on the floor of

                       the global positioning             other bodies of water
                       system, a technology that
                       finds specific locations







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