| Animals | Animals and Ecosystems | Environment | Scientific Method | States of Matter |
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What is an omnivore?
animal that eats both plants and animals
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What is an abiotic factor?
nonliving parts in an ecosystem
Ex: air, water, soil |
What is weathering?
a slow process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces called sediments
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What is hypothesis?
a statement of what you think will happen during an investigation
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What is solid?
a substance that has a definite shape and volume
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What is a carnivore?
animal that eats other animals
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What is a biotic factor?
living organism in an ecosystem
Ex: people, plants, animals |
What is erosion?
movement of materials away from a place
Ex: landslide, earthquakes, waves |
What is an observation?
something you find out about objects, events, or living things by using your senses
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What is liquid?
a substance that has a definite volume but no definite shape
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What is a herbivore?
animal that eats only plants
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What is a producer?
can make their own food for energy
Ex: plants |
What is deposition?
process of laying down materials
Ex: river carries materials and places them somewhere else; seeds carried by the wind so plants grow in other places |
What is a variable?
something that can change in a test
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What is gas?
a substance without a definite volume or shape
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What is a predator?
animal that hunts and eats other animals
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What is a consumer?
organisms that can't make their own food for energy but get their energy from other producers or consumers
Ex: humans |
What is ecosystem?
all living and nonliving things an area and their interactions
Ex: we live in one called the prairie |
What is a control group?
a standard against which change is measured
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What is evaporation?
takes place when particle leave a liquid and become a gas
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What is a prey?
animal that is hunted and eaten by other animals
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What is a decomposer?
organisms that get energy by breaking down wastes and dead organisms
Ex: fungi |
What is environment?
all the conditions surrounding an organism
Ex: may be hot or cold, on land or in water |
What is:
Ask a question State your hypothesis Identify and control variables Make a plan Test your hypothesis Collect, record, and interpret your observations
List the steps for an investigation/experiment?
6 steps |
What is condensation?
occurs when a gas turns into a liquid
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