4th Grade October Content Vocabulary

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glacier
a massive sheet of ice
Ice Age
a period of time when Earth was colder than it is today
plateau
a large, mostly flat area of land that rises above the surrounding land
region
an area with features that make it different from other areas
estuary
an arm of the sea
charming
pleasant or attractive; full of charge
reactive
acting in response to a situation rather than creating or controlling it
withdrawn
not wanting to communicate with other people; to remove oneself from a place or activity
sluggish
lacking energy or alertness; lazy or without energy
assertive
having or showing a confident and forceful personality
expression
a mathematical phrase that combines operations, numbers and in some cases variables but does not contain an equal sign
dividend
a dividend is the number that is to be divided in division
divisor
a divisor is the number that divides the dividend in division
quotient
the quotient is the number resulting from division
remainder
the remainder is the amount left over after division
producers
green plants are called producers. They make their own food.
consumer
animals are consumers. They don't make their own food. They need to consume (eat) food.
photosynthesis
the process by which green plants make food
chlorophyll
its the coloring or pigment that makes plants green
adaptation
a special physical or behavior that helps an animal or plant survive
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