INEXHAUSTIBLE Something that wont run out. It is a renewable resource. An example is Wind Power for

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INEXHAUSTIBLE Something that wont run out. It
is a renewable resource. An example is Wind
Power for Electricity
SUSCEPTIBLE Likely to be affected by a
particular illness or problem. People who smoke
are susceptible to respiratory problems like
bronchitis
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Sustainable able to exist or continue over a
long period of timeDeforestation the removal
of trees from forested lands by human activity.
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Global Warming the gradual rise in the average
temperature of the earth due to increased Carbon
Dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere from human
activityRange the difference between the
lowest value in a data set and the highest value
in a data set
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Biome Large geographic areas with similar
climates and ecosystems. Tundra, Taiga, Desert,
Temperate Deciduous Forest, Temperate Rain Forest
and Grasslands are the major Biomes
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Aquifer an underground layer of earth and
porous (containing connected holes like a sponge)
rock that contains water.Watershed The high
ground that drains into a river, river system or
other body of water
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Scale The relationship between the size of a
map or drawing and the size of the actual place
or thing. For example Scale 1 I
mileFossil Fuels Non-renewable resources used
for energy and manufacturing. Examples are Coal,
Petroleum (Oil), and Natural Gas
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Variable Something that changes during the
course of an experiment. Ecosystem All of
the living organisms in an area, as well as the
non-living parts of their surroundings.
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Producer An organism in the food web that makes
its own food using Photosynthesis. Plants are
producers. Producers also called Autotrophs
(self-feeding)Consumer An organism in the
food web that does NOT make its own food and must
consume (eat) plants or animals.
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Herbivore a consumer which only eats plant
material.Carnivore a consumer which eats
other organisms (meat), this includes eating
bugs.Omnivore a consumer which eats meat and
plant material. (We are omnivores).
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Inference Something you THINK is true based on
an observation you have made.Eliminate To get
rid of a choice or option completely. Force
a push or pull on an object
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Alternative Something you can choose to use or
do instead of something else. Solar power is an
alternative to burning coal for
electricity.Transfer to move something from
one place to another. When you use a battery to
power your CD player, energy is TRANSFERRED from
the battery to the player.
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Generate to create or make something. For
example Wind mills can be used to generate
electricityTransformation the changing of one
thing into another. For example Photosynthesis
is the TRANSFORMATION of Radiant (Light) energy
into chemical energy.
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Reasonable a logical and sensible choice or
option. If it is very cloudy, and you hear
thunder, it is reasonable to expect rain.
Global impacting the entire Earth. Pollution
is a global problem.
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Ecological Succession The natural, gradual
changes in the types of species that live in an
area.Primary Succession the first species to
move into an area that did not support life
before. (Example moss growing on bare rock)
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Promotes To help something develop and be
successful. Doing your homework promotes
academic success.Relative relating to or
compared to a particular object. Relative to a
grain of sand, a pea is very large.
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Secondary Succession the return of species to
an area after a disaster such as a forest fire or
volcanic eruption. New species may replace the
ones that were there before.
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Conservation 1) The protection of natural
things like plants, forests, and animals. 2)
Controlling the usage of limited resources like
water, gas, coal, to prevent them from being
wasted or used up too quickly. In summer, you
can only water your lawn on certain days because
of Water Conservation.
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Desirable worth having or doing. It is
desirable to be a good friend.Undesirable bad
or not wanted because it may have a bad effect.
Example The medicine has undesirable side
effects it makes me throw up.
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Nebula A large cloud of gas and dust that
contracts due to gravitational force and breaks
into smaller pieces, which then collapse to form
stars.Protostar - an early stage in the
evolution of a star, after the beginning of the
collapse of the gas cloud from which it is
formed, but before sufficient contraction has
occurred to permit initiation of nuclear
reactions at its core.
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No new word today Im out of cards until Monday
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Diversity A wide range of different people or
things. There is great diversity in the species
of the rainforestSpecies A group of plants or
animals of the same kind that can breed with each
other.
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Independent variable the variable which the
scientist changes in an experiment. (Also called
Manipulated Variable)Dependent variable The
variable which changes BECAUSE of the changes to
the manipulated variable. (Also called
Responding Variable)
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Adapt To change your behavior or ideas to fit
new situations
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Data facts and information collected from an
experiment or investigation
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Characteristic-Part of a plant, animal, person or
object that helps identify it.
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Climate The general pattern of weather in a
part of the world over a long period of time.
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Coal a black rock formed from organic material
that is dug from the earth and burned to generate
energy
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Compare to examine two or more things and to
show how they are similar to each other
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Contrast to compare two or more things and show
how they are different from each other
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Theory an idea that is the best explanation of
many observations
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Evaluate - to judge or determine the
significance, worth, or quality of assess to
evaluate the results of an experiment.
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• Sequence
• 1) The order that things have or are supposed to
  be done in. Ex. The pages were out of sequence
  (out of order)
• 2) A series of related events, actions or things
  that happen in a particular order. Ex The
  sequence of rocks was deposited oldest to
  youngest.

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Prevalent Common at a particular time or
particular place (Example mosquitoes are
prevalent in summer in Texas