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