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RISD 6th Science 1st 9 wks.

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science vocabulary
definitions
balance   to have an equality of weight, parts, etc.  
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beaker   a flat-bottomed cylindrical container often used ina laboratory  
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biosphere   part of the earth that supports life  
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biotic   any living or once-living organism in the environment  
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biome   a major regional or global biotic community such as grasslands or desert which have specific life forms and prevailing climate  
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carnivore   an animal that eats meat  
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biomass   the amount of living matter in a given habitat  
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water cycle   continuous cycle of water molecules on Earth as they rise into the atmosphere, fall back to Earth as rain or other precipitation, and flow into rivers and oceans through the processes of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation  
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cycle   a periodically repeated sequence of events  
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consumer   an organism, usually an animal, that feeds on other plants and/or animals  
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compost bin   a container for organic decaying substances such as dead leaves or grass that are used for fertilizer  
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control   as in an experiment, it is the part that is kept constant  
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graduated cylinder   a container that is marked with degrees or gradations for measuring  
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condensation   the process by which water vapor that liquifies to form fog or rain or solidifies to form snow, sleet, or hail  
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community   interactinb populations in a given area  
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carbon cycle   The combined processes, including photosynthesis, decomposition, and respiration, by which carbon as a component of various compounds cycles between its major reservoirsthe atmosphere, oceans, and living organisms.  
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carrying capacity   maximum number of organisms of a particular species that can be supported indefinitely in a given environment  
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abiotic   any nonliving part of the environment, such as water, sunlight, temperature, and air  
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dependent variable   A variable affected by another variable or by a certain event  
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decay   to rot or become decomposed  
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decomposer   an organism that breaks down the cells of plants and animals into simpler substances  
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ecosystem   all of the communities in a given area nd the abiotic factors that affect them  
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food web   model that describes how energy in the form of food moves through a community  
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food chain   model that describes how energy in the form of food passes from one organism to another  
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bacteria   one-celled organisms usually spherical, rod, or spiral shaped which are involved in fermentation, infectious diseases, etc.  
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evaporation   a change from liquid to vapor form  
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energy pyramid   a depiction of the amount of energy in each trophic level of an ecosystem  
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independent variable   A manipulated variable in an experiment or study whose presence or degree determines the change in the dependent variable  
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inference   The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence  
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herbivore   an animal that eats only plants  
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fungi   a group of single-celled organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic material in which they grow  
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qualitative   of or relating to quality or kind  
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quantitative   of or relating to number or quantity  
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hypothesis   A tentative explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem that can be tested by further investigation  
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prediction   something foretold  
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producer   an organism, as a plant, that is able to produce its own food from inorganic substances  
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omnivore   an animal that eats both plants and animals  
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population   all the individuals of one species in a given area  
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matter   the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed  
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nitrate   any compound containing the univalent group –ONO2 or NO3  
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symbiosis   any close interaction among two or more different species, including mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism  
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watershed   the region or area drained by a river, stream, etc  
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stimuli   Something causing or regarded as causing a response  
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ground water   freshwater contained in the open spaces of soil and rock; one of the Earth's most important resources for drinking, irrigation, and washing  
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surface water   that which is seen on the surface  
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precipitation   occurs when drops of water or crystals of ice become too large to be suspended in a cloud and fall in the form of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, or hail  
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nitrogen cycle   The circulation of nitrogen in nature, consisting of a cycle of chemical reactions in which atmospheric nitrogen is compounded, dissolved in rain, and deposited in the soil, where it is assimilated and metabolized by bacteria and plants, eventually return  
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