Term | Definition |
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Biotic |
Having to do with life or caused by living things |
Abiotic | Non-living things in an ecosystem (sunlight, air, weather, water, soil, eat.) |
Matter |
Anything that has mass and takes up space |
Energy |
The ability to cause changes in matter |
Interact | When something changes to something else |
Photosynthesis |
The process of making their own food using energy from the sun |
Properties |
Characteristics of a substance that can be observed |
Vapor |
A substance that can be observed |
Classify |
To arrange or organize according to the class or category |
Mass |
The amount of matter in a object |
Weight |
Measure of the pull of gravity on an object |
Volume |
The amount of space a object takes up |
System |
Things that work together to perform a function |
Gravity |
The force that pulls all objects to earths surface |
Variable | Likely to change or vary |
Constant |
Persistent, doesn't change or vary |
Texture |
The way something feels: rough, smooth, ect. |
Data |
Information gathered using measurements and observations |
Evaporation |
The change of a substance from a liquid to a vapor (gas) |
Condensation |
The change of a substance from a vapor to a liquid (clouds) |
Run-off | Access water that runs down hill to low |
Precipitation |
Any form of water that falls from clouds; such as rain or snow |
Transpiration | The process which plants give back to the environment |
Collection |
Water that runs down hill and gathers in other bodies of water such as lakes, rivers and oceans |
Groundwater |
Water stored beneath the Earths surface |
Particles |
A very small piece, or part |
Atoms |
The smallest unit or part of all things |
Hypothesis |
A scientific guess based on evidence |
Penetrate | To pierce, pass into or through |
Sir Isaac Newton | The scientists responsible for the laws associated with motion |