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PSSA VOCAB 21-40
TOP 100 PSSA VOCABULARY WORDS
Term | Definition |
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Diffusion | matters ability to disperse |
Dissolve | the separating of elements in solution |
Ecology | the study of the environment and its changes |
Ecosystem | a system dependent upon another system |
Electron | the negatively charged part of an atom |
Embryo | the first stages of fertilization |
Energy | A bodies potential for activity |
Environment | the area required to support life |
Equilibrium | a balanced system |
Erosion | the wearing away of land by natural means |
Evaporation | moisture that returns to the atmosphere from a temperature difference |
Evidence | proof that something occurred |
Extinct | the annihilation of species |
Fertilization | the point where the sperm and the egg unite |
Force | the amount of exertion from the body |
Fungus | a plant that does not contain chlorophyll |
Galaxy | a large collection of planets orbiting stars |
gravity | the force or pull on an object |
habitat | the area where species resides |
heredity | genetic traits passed to an offspring |