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Bordelon
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Science
6th Grade
05/07/2008

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abiotic factors
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all non living parts of an ecosystem including air, water and soil, temperature
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accereraltion
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a change in speed or direction ; dependis of mass and force pushing or pulling the object
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acid rain
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damaging acidic raian or snow formed by gasses release into the world
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adaptation
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any characteristics of an organism a body shape, body process, or behavior, that helps to survive in its environment and carry out life processes.
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allele
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a different form a gene may have for a specific trait; like eye color, hair color, nose shape
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balance
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a small precise tool htat is used to measure mass of an object.
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battery
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a device that convects internally stores chemical energy into electric current
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biochemical rock
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a type of sedimentary rock such as coal or limestone, corn from dead organic matter that piled up and was compressed into rock over millions of years
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captive breeding
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breeding of a endangered species in captive in order to build up the number of individual in a population
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cell
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the smallest unit of life and living things
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cell membrane
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the flexible structure that holds a plant or animal cell together.  give its shape
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chemical change
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the change of materials into other new materials with different properties
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decomposer

 

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organism such as bacteria or fungi that feeds on dead organisms and the waste material of other organisms
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density
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a physical property of matter that can be found by dividing the mass of material by its volume
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deposition
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process in which rivers and streams change earth by dropping sediments
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development
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all of the changes that take place during an organism's life
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direct current
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battery powered electricity that travels in only one direction
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earth quake
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the shaking of earth produced when certain movements occur along a fault and quickly released energy
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eclipse
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an event happens when a moon passes between the sun and earth(a solar eclipse)or earth passes between the sun and the moon(a lunar eclipse) producing a shadow
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ecologist
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a scientist who studies the interactions of organisms in their environment
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ecology
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the of all the interactions between living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem
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ecosystem
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a working unit made up of organisms interacting with each other and with nonliving factors
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fault
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a feature of earth's crust where plates rub against each other and build up energy that is released in waves during an earthquake
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galaxy
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a group of stars gases and dust held together by  gravity
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gem

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a rare and,precious mineral that is clear,with no blemishes or cracks,and that can be cut and polished,making it ideal for jewelry
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gene
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a small section of a chromosone that determines a trait,genes control all the traits of all organisms and provides all the information for the growth and life of species
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generator
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a machine that changes mechanical energy into electric power
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