Abeka 6th Grade 9w Science Exam Ch. 1-4.4
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ovule | the undevelope seed in a flower |
| petal | the most noticeble brightly colored part of a flower that helps to attract bees or other creatures |
| pistil | a long tube in the middle of a flower that makes seeds |
| sepal | green leaflike structures attached to the base of a flower serve to protect the flower bud as it develops |
| Stamen | In the center of the flower, positioned in a ring around the pistil which hold pollen. |
| Photosynthesis | Complex chemical process by which green plants use the energy of sunlight to change water and carbon dioxide into glucose for food |
| Crustacean | Class of arthropods with hard, crusty shells Shrimp, lobsters, and crabs |
| Insect | Large class of arthropods that have three distinct body regions (head, thorax, and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, and one or more pairs of wings |
| Spider | Arthropods, but they are NOT insects, but insect eaters. Arachnids with only two body parts: abdomen & cephalothorax |
| Draperies | Thin wavy sheet of hanging rock that occurs when water runs down a ceiling or wall of a cave at an angle. |
| Cave Pearls | Cave formations that occur when layers of calcium caronbate build up around a grain of sand in a shallow pool. |
| Flowstones | Cave formation that occurs when water flows over broad areas of a wall or floor of a cave and deposits a sheet of minerals. |
| Stalacites | Icle-shaped rock formation that grows from the ceiling of a cave. |
| Stalagmites | Steep mound or spike of calcium carbonate on the floor of a cave. |
| Solar Eclipse | Event that occurs when the earth's moon passes between the sun and the earth, temporarily blocking the sun's rays from a portion of the earth. |
| Lunar Eclipse | Event that occurs when the moon passes through the earth's shadow, causing the moon to appear darkened, can occur when the moon is full. |
| Andromeda | Constellation in the Northern Hemisphere that seems to depict the figure of a lady bound with a chain. |
| Draco | Constellation in the Northern Hemisphere that has a long tail curving around the Little Dipper; the Dragon |
| Cassiopeia | Constellation in the Northern Hemisphere named after a mythical queen of Ethiopia; has the shape of a huge M or W |
| Cygnus | Constellation in the Northern Hemisphere located on the other side of the Big Dipper in the Milky Way; the Swan. |
| Centaurus | Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere that resembles a centaur, a mythical creature with the body of a horse and the chest, arms and head of a man. |
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