Trophallaxis

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a process by which regurgitated food is passed among members of an ant colony (A4)

Tramp species

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any species (such as an ant) that is well-adapted to living in close association with humans and easily dispersed around the world as humans ship goods and travel from one place to another (A4, C4)

Trade wind inversion

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an atmospheric phenomenon caused by the interaction between the Hadley Cell phenomenon and the trade winds which creates a level at which the air on top is warmer than the air beneath (A2)

Trade wind

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a wind blowing almost constantly in one direction; in Hawai’i, the trade winds blow from the northeast toward the equator (A2)

Succulent

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having fleshy tissues designed to conserve moisture (A3, C2)

Spatter

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volcanic ejecta that is partly liquid when it strikes the ground, flattening out or splashing when it hits (A1)

Relative time scale

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as in the geologic time scale, one that expresses age or length in relationship to other periods of time or geologic formations (A1)