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PS3A: Definitions of Energy
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PS4A: Wave Properties
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ESS1A: The Universe and its Stars
ESS1B: Earth and the Solar System
ESS1C: The History of Planet Earth
ESS2A: Earth Materials and Systems
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ESS2E: Biogeology
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ETS1A: Defining and Delimiting and Engineering Problem
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