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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 scientist | searches for facts and explanations about our world and the universe |
| scientific inquiry | is the way scientists find facts and solve problems |
| tools | are the instruments that help you conduct experiments |
| safety guidelines | are rules to follow when doing a science investigation |
| percaution | is something done to prevent an accident |
| data | the information gathered in an experiment |
| graphic organizer | a drawing, chart, or graph in which you can accurately display data |
| nutrients | substances a living thing needs for energy and growth |
| reproduction | when you produce more of your own kind |
| traits | qualtities or characteristics of a living thing or species |
| inherited traits | these are passed down from parents to their offspring |
| species | a group of dividing little things, according to their characteristics |
| offspring | new living things that parents produce, or the young of plants or animals |
| adapt | a living thing that goes through changes to fit into its enviornment |
| orgainsim | a living thing, such as a plant or animal |
| predator | eats and kills animals |
| energy | is what gives a plant or animal strength to live |
| germinate | when a seed germinates it starts to grow roots and shoots |
| hibernate | to go to sleep for the winter and live on the stored fat |
| migrate | is to move from one place to another |
| behavior | is the way an organism responds to a chane in the enviornment |
| perspire | to release extra heat by letting water escape through the skin |
| life cycle | stages of growth of a plant or animal, from the beginning to the end of its life |
| life span | lenght of time from the beginning of a plant or animals life to the end |
| growth | this is the process by which plants and animals get bigger |
| metamorphosis | process of change in body size and shape of some animals as they develop |
| balanced diet | eating a variety of healthy foods every day |
| producer | organisims that use the sun's energy to make their own food |
| prey | animals that other animals hunt for food |
| food chain | a series of organisims through which energy is passed |
| resource | something that living things need, such as food, air, or water |
| water cycle | the constant movement of water from the ground, to the sky, and back again |
| precipitation | water that falls from the sky in the form of rain, snow, sleet or hail |
| mass | the amount of matter an object contains. mass is measured in grams |
| classify | to sort or arrange objects into groups based on how they are a like or how they are different |
| properties | what can be observed about an object. Size, shape, color, hardness, taste, texture and weight are properties of an object. |
| polution | harmful substances that damage the air water, land or food supply |
| manufacture | to make something |
| wind | moving air |
| temperature | a measure of how warm or cold something is |
| weather | the condition of the outside air at a particular moment |
| water vapor | water that is in its gas form |
| evaporation | the changing of water into water vapor |
| erosion | the moving and breakdown of earth materials |
| weathering | the breaking of rock into smaller rocks and soil |
| deposition | the dropping or settling of earth materials |
| rotation | the earth spinning around once every 24 hours, resulting in day and night |
| revolution | earth moving in a path around the sun resulting in on earth year, 365 days |
| property | is what can be observed about an object, size, shape, color, hardness, taste, and weight are all properties of an object |
| matter | anything takes up space and has mass. Matter is made up of particles that have properties that can be observed through our senses. |
| condensation | the changing of water vapor into liquid water |
| runoff | water flowing on the earth's surface |
| groundwater | water that moves downward into the ground |
| gravity | a force of attraction between to objects |
| magnetism | force that may attract or repel certain materials |
| magnetic field | the space around the magnet where the force of attraction is felt |
| amphibian | a cold blooded animal with backbones - examples: frog, toad, newt, salamander |
| gills | a part of the body that most underwater animals use to breathe |
| habitat | an area in which animals or plants naturally live |
| work | the condition whereby a force makes something move through a transfer of energy |
| energy | gives living things strength to live, grow and carry out life process. |
| friction | a rubbing force that resists the motion of one surface past another |
| transfer | to move from one place to another |
| force | a push or pull on an object |
| solar | powered by the energy from the sun |
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