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Science Vocabulary
Lesson 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| balance scale | a tool that weighs two items and compares them to see which one is heavier |
| carbon dioxide | a type of gas that plants sometimes take in and that animals release when they breathe |
| claim | to say or write an idea |
| experiment | a test used to discover new information about a question |
| food chain | how living things are connected through what they eat and what they are eaten by |
| gas | a state of matter, such as carbon dioxide in the air |
| matter | anything that takes up space and has weight; can be in different forms such as solid, liquid, or gas |
| measure | to describe something using numbers that can be compared |
| microscope | a tool used to see very tiny things up close |
| producer | a living thing that makes its own food |
| soil | found on the Earth’s surface; made of tiny rocks and material from dead plants and animals |
| states of matter | the different forms of matter that include solid, liquid, and gas |
| stomata | the tiny openings on plant leaves that take in air |