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EOG Review
Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Prevailing Westerlies | Global winds that move from west to east |
| Cumulus | A cloud formation in fair weather |
| Cumulonimbus | A dark cloud with heavy precipitation (storm cloud) |
| Conduction | When heat or electricity travels through an object (a hot handle of a pan, a cord plugged into the wall) |
| Convection | When hot air/water rises and cold air/water sinks |
| Transpiration | When plants push water out of their leaves to be evaporated |
| Mass | Equal to the sum of all its parts |
| El Nino | A series or climate changes around the globe |
| Deciduous | Trees that shed their leaves (usually in the fall) |
| Coniferous | Trees that DO NOT shed their leaves |
| Front | A boundary seperating |
| Photosynthesis | The process of plants making their own food |
| Transport Systems | These are systems found in multi-celled organisms such as the Respiratory System.It is because the cells can't exchange gases with the outside environment. |
| Friction | Forces that stop an object from moving |
| Gravity | The force that pulls objects toward the center of an object (we are pulled to the center of the Earth) |
| Thermal Energy | Energy that comes from heat |
| Radiation | The ability for heat energy to travel through air (feeling the heat from a fire with your hand) |
| Multi-celled organisms | Organisms you can see without a microscope. They have many systems, including TRANSPORT systems. |
| Single-celled organisms | ONE cell. It does NOT have transport systems. It carries out all the basic life functions. It is a COMPLETE ORGANISM |
| Inherited traits | traits passed down from their parents. |
| Acquired traits | traits you gain throughout your life |
| Basic Life Functions | moving,getting energy,excreting waste,reproduction,growth,respiration (breathing oxygen) |
| Decomposition | when something decays or rots. |
| Decomposers | Organisms that eat rotting,dead organisms |
| Consumers | organisms that eat fresh organisms |
| Producers | Plants that make their own food |
| Algae | Algae is a single-celled organism that makes its own food. its not a plant though! |
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