our sun and the planets that move around it
planets whose orbits lie within the asteroid belt

to change from a liquid into a gas
the usual weather conditions in a particular place or region

the build up of an electrical charge on the surface of an object
a quantity that describes the capacity to do work; a source of usable power

an organ that makes a digestive juice and insulin
to change food you have eaten into simpler forms that can be used by the body

a chemical process by which plants trap light energy to
convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates
(sugars)
the entire sequence of events in an organism’s growth and development

any one of thousands of small planets that circle around the sun in our solar system
The moon revolves around

water that falls to the ground as rain, snow, etc,
an imaginary circle around the middle of the Earth that is the same distance from the North Pole and the South Pole

a particle in the space around the nucleus of an atom and has a negative charge
the smallest unit of a chemical element that can still retain the properties of that element

to breathe out
the organ in the digestive system that produces bile, stores extra glucose, and removes harmful substances from the blood

a procedure that is carried out in order to observe a
response caused by a stimulus; not a complete experiment
an animal that feeds on plants

objects in outer space that develop long, bright tails when they pass near the sun
The Earth rotates on its axis. It takes this long for a complete rotation on its axis

the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth
distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees up to 90 degrees

to form a solution with another substance

a quality that tends to produce movement or acceleration of a body in the direction of its application; a push or a pull

organs in the human body that remove waste materials from the blood
strong, but flexible materials found in the nose, outer ear, and some joints

a plan of inquiry that uses science process skills as a tool to gather, organize, analyze, and communicate information
an organism that makes its own food from the environment; usually a green plant

any one of the very large groups of stars that make up the universe

planets whose orbits lie outside the asteroid belt

water vapor in the air
distance measured in degrees east or west from an imaginary line called the prime meridian

having an amount of electricity
a force that opposes the relative motion of two material
surfaces in contact with one another

a long tube in the body that helps digest food after it leaves the stomach
similar cells acting to perform a specific function; four
basic types of tissue are muscle, connective, nerve, and
epidermal

a place in an ecosystem where an organism normally lives
the interconnected feeding relationships in a food chain found in a particular place and time

the galaxy that contains our Solar System
This is the only star in our solar system

small drops of water that form on a cold surface
the number of feet or meters that the land rises above sea level (Florida’s elevation is 345 feet)

two or more substances mixed together
to take apart, or divide into groups

a structure containing different tissues that are organized to carry out a specific function of the body (e.g., heart, lungs, brain, etc.)
a set of objects, organisms, or different parts acting to form
a whole

a procedure that is carried out and repeated under
controlled conditions in order to discover, demonstrate, or test a hypothesis; includes all components of the scientific method
an animal or plant that consumes or obtains nutrients from animals