Term
|
Definition
| what an animal does; the way a living thing acts; a living things reaction to its environment |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a group of different plants and animals, living in a particular area, depending upon each other for food and other needs |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| to change from a liquid state to a gas state |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the place where an animal or plant natmally lives or thrives |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the stuff that things are made of; it is composed of atoms; there are three states· liquid, solid and gas |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a guess based on observation, experience and reasoning |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| to bounce off or send off |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the way scientists find facts and solve problems |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| an orderly combination or arrangement of parts into a whole; a group of interacting objects |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the amount of space an object takes up |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| to grow, do well and be healthy |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| number of events following one another, succession or order of succession |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| caarying weathered materials away from a place |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a meat eater; a consumer that eats only other consumers |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The changing of gas into a liquid |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The breaking down of Earth's surface into pieces |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the amount of matter something contains. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| is the amount of matter compa1ed to the volume |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| one of three forms that matter can exist- solid, liquid, gas |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| matter that has a defmite shape and volume |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a state of matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| matter that has no definite shape and takes up no definite amount of space |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| two or more substances that are combined without changing any of them is |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a mixture in which two or more substances are mixed completely. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a measure of how much material will dissolve in another kind of matter |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| organisms that cannot be seen with the eyes alone |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| when wind water or animals spread seeds |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the process by which leaves make food for the using carbon dioxide water, and sunlight |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| animals which cannot make their own food |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| green plants, which make their own food |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| living things that feed on wastes and remains of plants and animals |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| animals that eat only plants |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| movement of food energy in a series of organisms |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a group of food that overlap • |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the reproduced young of a particular person, animal or plant |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| to gather information using the senses; sight, touc taste, smell and hear |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| something that can be seen or observed, touched, heard, smelled, tasted and described |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| substances a living thing needs for energy and growth |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the motion of an object such as sliding, rolling, tumbling, bouncing and vibrating. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the energy an object has because of its motion and the forces acting on it |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the process of change in body size and shape of some animals as they develop |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| seasonal movement of animals in search of water, food and warmer climate or a particular location for mating |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a metric unit for measuring volume, usually liquid volume |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| to take in or swallow up liquids or energy |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a structure or behavior that helps a living thing survive in its environment |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| an instrument used for comparing the mass or weight of two or more objects |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| an adaptation on an organism that enables it to blend in with its environment |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a metric unit for measuring temperature |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a metric unit for measuring length |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a property or special featul'e |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the pathway electricity flows through |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| to place into groups based on similar (or different) properties; to sort |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a material through which electricity can pass; a material through which heat can pass |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the study of the interrelationship between living things and their environment |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the ability to do work; different types are mechanical, electricity, magnetic, heat, sound, light, chemical and nuclear |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the total of all sunoundings- air, water, vegetation, wildlife, and humans which affect and |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a force that occms when one object rubs against another |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| to begin to grow or develop; sprout |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| metric unit for measuring mass or weight |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a force of attraction between two objects |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| to spend winter in a state in which the body's metabolism greatly slows down |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| what you think the answer to a problem may be; an educated guess |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a material through which electricity cannot pass; a material through which heat cannot pass |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a metric unit used for measuring weight (I kg=l ,OOOg) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the stages in the life of a plant or animal |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the length of time a plant or animal lives |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a consumer that eats both plants and animals |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| an object suspended from a fixed point, such as the end of a string, which is free to swing back and forth |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the ends of a magnet where the greatest power is found |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the tiny grains produced by flowers that are transferred by wind, insects, animals, and water, that when combined with a flower's ovules (eggs) produce seeds; usually produced by the stamen of the flower |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| to release extra heat by letting water escape through the skin |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the number of one kind of plant or animal living in a community or habitat; the inhabitants of an area |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| water falling from the sky as rain, snow, sleet or hail |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| characteristics of an object such as shape, color, size, texture, weight, density, etc. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the function; the job or use of an object, thing or part |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| to process or treat something so that it may be used again |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| earth moving in a path around the sun, resulting in one earth year |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| earth spinning around once every twenty-four hours, resulting in day and night |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| water flowing on earth's surface |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the way in which seeds are spread from one location to another by wind, water or animals |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| to group or classify according to properties; arrange in groups |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| an · g composed of parts ananged together, the functional union of parts, tissues and organs of a living plant or animal |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| tool used to measure temperature |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| qualities or characteristics of a living thing or species |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| standard quantity used as a basis for measuring |
|
|
