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adaptation   any structure or behavior that helps a living thing meet its need for survival. William A polar bears adaptation is its really furry fur to protect it from the cold weather.William 

air mass 

 

 

  the large body of air that has about the same tempature and humidity throughout.William Air mass is all around us.William 
air pressure    the amount that air presses or pushes on anything. William Air mass pushes down on us.William 
amphibian   one of a large group of animals with backbones that live part of their lives in water and part on land.William  A frog is an amphibian.William 
amplify   to make stronger. William  Plants use water to anmplify.William 
anemia    a condition in which the number of healthy red blood cells or the amount of hemoglobin is low.William    
anemometer 

 

 

a tool that measures wind speed.brice  i use a anemometer.brice 
artery    the kind of blood vessel that carriesblood away from the heart.brice  in my body I have artery's. brice
asteroid    a rockey object orbiting the sun between the planets.brice

i seen a asteroid.brice 

atherosclerosis    a disease in which fatty substances build up on the inside walls of arteries.brie  i have atherosclerosis. 
atrium    one of two spaces in the top part of the heart that receive blood from veins.  I need atrium for my body. marqueian
axis    an imaginary lone through a spinning object.  The earth has a axis. marqueian
backbone    the main bone,made up of small bones joined together,that runs along the middle of the back in some animals.  Animals have back bones.marqueian 
balance    an instrument used to measure an objects mass.  I used balance to measure my tables mass.marqueian 
bar graph    a graph that uses bars to show data.  I always use bar graph to organiz my things. 
barometer    a tool that measures air pre   
behavior   

the way a living thing acts.

ian1. 

animals have very wierd behaviors. 
boiling    At boiling point,at 100 degrees celsuis.  Reheat the sauce to just below boiling. 
bullhorn       
camouflage    Camouflage means to blend in what is around. 

My  pet snake sometimes camouflages in the sand. The bugs camoufoge blend in with the ground.

 

 

 

capacity       
capillary   

A narrow blood vessel that connects an artery to a vein.

 

 
carbon dioxide    A gas made of carbon and oxygen atoms that plants need for photosynthesis . Noale   Carbon dioxide comes from smoke. 
carnivore    A consumer that eats other consumers.Ian1  A t-rex is a carnivore. 
 cause       
centimeter       
chemical      
chemical (2)       
chloropyll    A green substance in plant leaves that captures the energy sunlight. Noale  My class has a song that talks about chloropyll. 
classify       
colony       
comet    A comet is like a shooting star that is made out of ice and dust. Kristi We learned about comets today at school. Kristi

comet 

http://www.space.com/15689-lunar-eclipses.html

 

Comets are balls in the sky, the necleus containing an icy frozen liquid. When the comet gets close to the sun, it starts to out gas

creating a visibal glow around it.

 

Two sailors were looking at the stars on a beautiful and clear night, then suddenly, a light shot across the sky, speeding like a race car.

"Wow! A comet!" gasped the first sailor, the other one just sat and stared. 

compass  

A devise used to tell north,south,east,and west. 

 

jacob

 

 

"I looked at my compass to tell us were to go."
complex machine       
compound machine       
concave lens       
concussion       
condence       
conductor       
conifer       
absorb       
constellation       
consumer       
context       
continental       
continental       
control       
convex lens       
coral reef    A coral reef is a plants that lives in water. skyler.    
cubic meter       
 current       
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decomposer       
density       
discot       
digestion       
dormant       
dune       
Earth Science       

Earthquake 

http://www.vtaide.com/png/George/earthquake.htm

 

A sudden shaking of the Earth caused by a large break in the ground (Tectonic Plate) 

Claire

In Japan, we have many earthquakes. 
Eclipse       

Eclipse (Lunar)

http://www.space.com/15689-lunar-eclipses.html

 

A lunar Eclipse happens when the Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon 

Claire

"Whens the lunar Eclipse?" Said one friend, the other responded with a simple, "This friday!" 
Ecology             

The study of how living and nonliving thing inteact. 

Noale

Ecology is very important in our every day lives. 
Efficiency       

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El Nino       
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Element       
Ellipse       
Engineer       
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Epicenter       
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Equinox       
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