Term | Definition |
Abiotic Factor | A non-living thing. |
Biodiversity | The number and variety of different organisms or Earth or within a ecosystem. |
Biome | A region of Earth that has a particular type of climate. |
Biotic Factor | A living thing |
Compound | A substance that contains two or more different atoms bonded together. |
Density | The amount of matter in a given volume; amount of compactness. |
Electrical Current | A continuous flow of an electric charge. |
Element | Substance that contains only one kind of atom. |
Energy Pyramid | A model of the available energy through a food chain. |
Erosion | Movement of rock or soil by natural forces. |
Fossils | A trace or remain of a once living thing from long ago. |
Kingdom | A classification system used to identify living organisms. |
Natural Resources | Something found in nature that is needed for humans. |
Parallel Circuit | Electricity follows more than one path. |
Qualitative | Uses five senses. |
Quantitative | Uses numerical values. |
Resistor | An electrical device that slows the flow of a charge in a circuit. |
Sedimentary | Rocks formed from rock particles and remains of plants/animals. |
Series circuit | Electricity follows a single path. |
Symbiosis | A relationship between two or more different species. |
Technology | Scientific knowledge to solve problems, create new products, tools, & processes. |
Volume | The amount of space in an object. |
Weathering | Breakdown of rock by natural forces. |