Term | Definition |
adaptation | a characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment |
air mass | large body of air of similar pressure, temperature and humidity |
air pressure | force of air pressing down on surface of the Earth |
altitude | measure of the height above sea level |
asexual reproduction | reproduction involving only one parent; produces identical offspring |
atom | smallest particel of an element that stil retains properties of that element |
density | the amount of mass in a given volume |
boiling point | temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas |
carnivore | meat eating organism |
herbivore | organism that only eats plants (producers) |
chemical change | change that results inthe formation of a new substance |
chemical property | characteristics that displays whan matter underoges a change to a new substnace(s) |
cholorplast | organelle in plant cells that contians chlorophyll; where photosynthesis occurs |
climate | long term weather average over a large area |
cold front | boundary formed when a cold front moves into a warm front |
commensalism | symbiotic relationship; one organism benefits and other has no effect |
community | all the different populations that live within a habitat |
compound | when 2 or more elements are chemically combined |
concentrated | when a large amount of solute is dissolved in a solvent |
condensation | changing a gas back to a liquid, occurs when energy is removed |
conduction | the transfer of heat through direct contact of materials |
conductor | a material through which electricty/heat can flow |
consumer | an organism that obatins nutrients by eating other organisms |
decomposer | an organism that breaks down the remains and wastes of other living things |
digestion | the breaking down of nutrients into a useable form |
dilute | a weak solution |
ecosystem | the living members of a community and the nonliving elements of their environment |
electric circuit | a complete path through which electrons can flow |
electrical energy | a form of energy produced by the flow of electrons |
element | a substance made of all the same types of atoms |
energy | the ability to do work |
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