ACT vocab final set

sauropod

a type of plant-eating dinosaur

seminal

at the beginning/original

stratosphere

layer of atmosphere between troposphere and mesosphere

subcontractor

someone who agrees to perform one part of a larger commitment/contract

tenet

belief that is held to be true by a certain group

thermal degradation

process of combustion where materials in a fuel are broken into by-products

troposphere

lowest part of Earth’s atmosphere

vertical migrators

marine species that travel toward the surface of ocean to feed

viscosity

fluid’s resistance to flow