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Science Bowl Vocab
Sciencesaurus Glossary
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5th Grade
11/05/2007

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Adaptation
Definition
Structures that help organisms survive in their surroundings.
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Atmosphere
Definition
The air above the earth's surface.
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Atom
Definition
The smallest particle of a substance that has all the properties of the substance.
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Axis
Definition

An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center from the North Pole to the South Pole.

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Axis (Graphing)
Definition
The up and down line at the left side of the graph. The numbers next to it tells you the height. The side to side line at the bottom tells you whats being measured.
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Carnivore
Definition
Animals that eat other animals.
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Change of State
Definition
A physical change that occurs when a solid, liquid or gas turns into other forms such as when ice changes to water.
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Chemical Change
Definition
Happens when one or more substances change into one or more new substances.
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Community
Definition
Populations that live in the same place at the same time.
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Compound
Definition
A subtance which molecules contain atoms of different elements.
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Condensation
Definition
The change from water vapor to liquid water.
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Conversation
Definition
The wise use and protection of natural resources.
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Constellation
Definition
A group of stars that ancient people thought formed a picture in the sky.
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Consumer
Definition
Organisms that get energy by eating other organisms.
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Decomposer
Definition
Organisms that get energy by feeding on dead materials and wastes.
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Density
Definition
The amount of mass in a known volume of an object.
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Deposition
Definition
Drops the materials from erosion in a new place.
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Earthquake
Definition

Happens when huge slabs of rock move against each other deep below the earths surface.

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Ecosystem
Definition
All the populations and nonliving things interacting in an enviornment.
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Element
Definition
A pure substance made of only one kind of atom.
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Energy
Definition
The ability to do work.
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Energy pyramid
Definition
A diagram that shows the amount of energy passed on at each level of a food chain.
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Energy Transfer
Definition
A change of energy from one form to another or the movement of energy from one object to another.
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Enviornment
Definition
The surroundings that an organism lives in.
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Equator
Definition
An imaginary line around the middle of Earth halfway between the two poles.
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Erosion
Definition
Carries weathered materials away from a place.
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Evaporation
Definition
Liquid water changes to a gas called water vapor.
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Experiment
Definition
A scientific investigation that tests a hypothesis.
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Food Chain
Definition
A path of energy from one organism to another.
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Food Web

Definition
Shows different pathways for the flow of energy in an ecosystem.
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Force
Definition
A push or a pull.
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Fossil
Definition
The remains or traces of organisms that lived long ago.
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Friction
Definition
A force that works against motion.
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Fulcrum
Definition
The support of a lever.
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Galaxy
Definition
A group of between 1 million and 1 trillion stars.
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Gas
Definition
A state of matter in which the substance takes both the shape and volume of its container.
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Gravitation
Definition
A force of Attraction between to masses.
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Gravity
Definition
A force that pulls objects toward each other.
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Habitat
Definition
The specific enviornment that meets an organisms needs.
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