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Goal 1
1)*chlorophyll: the green coloring of leaves and plants
2) germinate: to begin to grow, as when the right conditions allow a seed to develop
5) root: a plant part that takes in water and grows under the ground
13) *environment: the things that make up an area, such as land, water, and air
21) reproduction: the way organisms make more of their own kind
22) **ecosystem: all the living and nonliving things in an environment and all their interactions
23) **producers: an organism such as a plant that makes its own food
Goal 2
24) *soil: a mixture of tiny rock particles, minerals, and decayed plant and animal materials.
25) color: a tint of shade that is not black or white. Red, blue, and yellow are the main colors from which all
other colors are made.
30) *compare: 1. to examine how two or more people or things are alike or different.
2. to tell how one thing is like something else.
31) *characteristic: making one thing different from another; typical of a certain kind. (Adjective) A quality
or item that makes a person or thing different from another.
(Noun)
32) clay: a type of soil made up of very small grains; it holds water well.
33) sand: tiny grains of worn or crushed rock, found mainly on seashores and in deserts.
34) *humus: the part of the soil made up of decayed parts of once-living things.
35) loam: a type of topsoil that is rich in minerals and has lots of humus.
36) topsoil: the top layer of soil made up of the smallest grains and the most humus.
39) compost: A mix of decaying leaves, vegetables, and other living matter.
40) *decay: n – a slow rotting of plant matter: The decay was on the ground.
v – to rot slowly: The oranges began to decay.
41) *decomposer: n -an organism that breaks down dead plant and animal material.
Decomposers recycle chemicals so they can be used again.
42) *sediment: n – small pieces of matter that settle at the bottom of a liquid.
Dead leaves and other sediment lay at the bottom of the pond.
47) sun: n – a star around which Earth and other plants revolve
The Sun is extremely hot during the summer.
48) planet: n – any of the eight large bodies that orbit the Sun. In order from the Sun outward, they are
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
We live on the planet Earth.
50) axis: n – a real or imaginary line through the center of a spinning object
The earth rotates around its axis.
51) Equator: n – an imaginary line around the earth located half way between the North and South Poles.
The U.S. and Canada are located north of the equator.
55) Solar System: n – the Sun and all the objects that orbit it:
Our solar system has eight planets.
57) constellation: a group of stars that is shaped somewhat like an animal, person, or object
60) gravitation: the force that makes all the objects in the universe tend to move toward one another
61) moon phase: (or lunar phase) refers to the appearance of the illuminated
portion of the moon as seen by an observer
62) universe: everything that exists, including the earth, the planets, and the stars
65) observe: to use one or more of the senses to identify or learn about an object or event
66) crescent: the shape of the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter, with curved edges ending in points
67) waning: describes the moon between full moon and new moon, when the sunlit portion is decreasing in
size
68) waxing: describes the moon between new moon and full moon, when the sunlit portion is increasing in
size
69) telescope: a device that gives a clearer view of something far away
Goal 4
70) function: to serve a certain purpose
77) ball and socket: allows bones to swing in almost any direction
78) gliding: formed when two bones that can move separately meet
82)ligament: connect the bones in the joints of the body and help to keep them in place