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MSA Vocab part 4
This will help with some science vocab for the MSA
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Decompose | An organism that obtains energy from decaying organic material |
| Density | The amount of material an object has in a specific amount of space |
| Dependent Variable | Factor whose value depends on the changes the experimenter makes to the independent variable |
| Deposition | Process by which sediments are deposited in a new location |
| Disease | A condition of the body in which there is incorrect function due to heredity,infection,diet, or environment |
| Displacement | One substance or object moving another substance or object,or taking it's place |
| Diversity of species | The number of different species present in an area |
| Ductility | The ability of a substance to be stretched |
| Earthquake | The moving and shaking of part of Earth's crust |
| Ecosystem | A group/community of organisms interacting with their environment |
| El Nino | A variation in worldwide weather patterns that recurs every three to five years and that is caused by changes in the wind,conditions over the Eastern Pacific Oceans |
| Electric Circuit | Continuous path that can be followed by charged particles |
| Electric current | the flow of particles from one place to another |
| Electrical energy | Energy of electrical charges as a result of their position or motion |
| Electricity | A general term for the physical phenomena that arises from the interaction of electric charges |
| Electron | The negatively charged particle that moves around the nucleus of an atom |
| Element | A substance that consists of only one kind of atom and cannot be broken down into simpler parts during a chemical reaction |
| Energy | The ability to cause matter to move or change |
| Energy transformation | When energy changes from one type to another |
| Environment | The physical surroundings of an organism which includes the living and nonliving components |
| Erosion | The carrying away of weathered soil,rock,and other materials on the Earths surface by gravity,water, and wind |