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CCE/Amelon
Science Vocabulary
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Science
3rd Grade
04/30/2009

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cell
Definition
a basic microscopic part of an animal
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circulation
Definition
movement of blood in blood vessels through the body
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climate
Definition
usual weather in a place
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condense
Definition
when a gas turns into a liquid, usually as a result on cooling
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density
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concentration
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digestion
Definition
the process of breaking down food in the stomach and the other organs so that it can be absorbed into the blood
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dissolve
Definition
to seem to disappear when mixed with a liquid
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echo
Definition
sound repeating because its sound waves have met a large surface and have bounced back
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esophagus
Definition
a tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach
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germinate
Definition
when seeds start to grow shoots or roots
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evaporate
Definition
when a liquid changes into a vapor or gas
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habitat
Definition
the place and natural conditions where a plant or animal lives
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humidity
Definition
damp, moist air
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intestine
Definition
a long tube below the stomach that digests food and absorbs liquids and salts
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photosynthesis
Definition
a chemical process by which green plants make their food--plants use energy from the sun to turn water and carbon dioxide into food and give off oxygen as a by-product
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pitch
Definition
highness or lowness of a musical sound
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predator
Definition
an animal that hunts another animal for food
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prey
Definition
an animal that is hunted by another for food
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property
Definition
a characteristic of a material or object, something you can describe using color, smell, or taste
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states of matter
Definition
anything that has weight and takes up space as a solid, liquid, or gas
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thermometer
Definition
an instrument used to measure temperature
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vapor
Definition
a gas formed from something that is usually a liquid or solid at normal temperature
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vibration
Definition
to move back and forth rapidly
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volume
Definition
the amount of space taken by a 3 dimensional shape such as a box or a room
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water cycle
Definition
evaporation, condensation, precipitation
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