List of Words for Letter ‘L’
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land breeze Wind that blows from land to sea.
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landfill A
specially designed place where garbage is deposited into a lined pit.
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latitude The
location north or south of the equator.
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law of conservation of energy Energy may change form but it cannot be created or destroyed.
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law of conservation of massA physical law that states “matter is not created or destroyed during a chemical reaction.”
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law of reflection The angle between an incoming light ray and a surface is equal to the angle between the reflected light ray and the same surface.
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lens A piece of transparent material with at least one curved surface.
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lever A
simple machine consisting of a rigid bar and a pivot point.
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light-year The distance that light travels in one year.
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limiting factor Condition that controls the size or growth of a population.
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liquid Matter
that takes up a definite amount of space but has no definite shape.
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lithosphere The
crust and the rigid part of Earth’s mantle.
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longitude The
location east or west of the prime meridian.
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lunar eclipse A
situation that occurs when the Sun, the Moon, and Earth are in a straight line and Earth’s shadow falls across the Moon.