List of Words for Letter ‘H’
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habitat place where a plant or animal lives and grows.
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hardness How well a mineral resists scratching.
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heat Thermal energy that flows between objects due to a difference in temperature.
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heredity The passing down of inherited traits from one generation to the next.
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hot spot A stationary location in Earth’s mantle where magma melts through a tectonic plate.
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humidity The amount of water vapor in the air.
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humus Decayed plant or animal material in soil.
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hurricane A very large, swirling storm with very low pressure at the center, and wind speeds greater than 119 km/h.
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hydrosphere Earth’s water, whether found on continents or in oceans, including the fresh water in ice, lakes, rivers, and underground.