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Definitions Part 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| force that pulls all objects in the universe towards each other. | Gravity |
| Low area between hills and mountains where a river often flows. | Valley |
| Very heavy flow or overflow of water over land. | Flood |
| experiment or activity that is conducted to answer a question | Investigation |
| A Long period of extremely low amounts of rainfall. | Drought |
| Something built by people. | Structure |
| Carbon Cycle | continuous movement of Carbron Dioxide between organisms and the atmosphere. |
| Implement | to do; to carry out |
| Analyze | to carefully examine in detail. |
| to judge or determine | Evaluate |
| Outer layer of Earth that is made up of solid rock | Crust |
| Recycle | to use a material or substance again, usually in another form or way. |
| Erosion | movement of Earth materials by water, wind, and ice |
| Hot Plate | a tool used to heat materials or objects. |
| Nonrenewable resources that formed from the remains of decayed plants and animals millions of years ago. | Fossil Fuels |
| the interpretation of the data | Results |
| gradual | slow |
| aquire | get |
| absorb | soak up |
| living thing | organism |
| offspring | children |
| mass | amount of matter in an object |
| sequence; something that happens | process |
| same | identical |
| herbivore | animal that eats only plants |
| carnivore | animal that eats only other animals |