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  1. air
    a mixture of gases required for breathing
  2. aircraft
    a vehicle that can fly
  3. algae
    primitive chlorophyll-containing aquatic organisms
  4. amphibian
    cold-blooded vertebrate living on land but breeding in water
  5. animal
    a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  6. aquatic
    operating or living or growing in water
  7. bacteria
    single-celled organisms that can cause disease
  8. biology
    the science that studies living organisms
  9. bird
    warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate with feathers and wings
  10. boat
    a small vessel for travel on water
  11. body
    an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass
  12. bone
    rigid tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
  13. bridge
    structure allowing passage across a river or other obstacle
  14. building
    the act of constructing something
  15. car
    a motor vehicle with four wheels
  16. chemistry
    the science of matter
  17. climate
    the weather in some location averaged over a period of time
  18. code
    a set of rules or principles or laws
  19. comet
    a small frozen mass that travels around the sun
  20. communication
    the activity of conveying information
  21. computer
    a machine for performing calculations automatically
  22. conservation
    careful management of the environment and natural resources
  23. consumption
    the act of using something up
  24. diagnostic
    concerned with identifying the nature or cause of something
  25. disease
    an impairment of health
  26. disorder
    a condition in which things are not in their expected places
  27. drug
    a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
  28. earth
    the third planet from the sun
  29. earthquake
    vibration from underground movement along a fault plane
  30. ecology
    the environment as it relates to living organisms
  31. element
    a substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances
  32. endangered
    in imminent threat of extinction
  33. energy
    forceful exertion
  34. environment
    the totality of surrounding conditions
  35. equipment
    an instrumentality needed for an undertaking
  36. evolution
    sequence of events involved in the development of a species
  37. exploration
    travel for the purpose of discovery
  38. extinct
    no longer in existence
  39. farm
    workplace or land used for growing crops or raising animals
  40. first aid
    emergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained
  41. flower
    reproductive organ of plants especially if showy or colorful
  42. fluid
    continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow
  43. force
    influence that results in motion, stress, etc. when applied
  44. fungi
  45. garden
    a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
  46. genetics
    the study of heredity and variation in organisms
  47. gland
    a small organ that synthesizes and secretes chemicals
  48. hair
    a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
  49. health
    the general condition of body and mind
  50. heat
    a form of energy transferred by a difference in temperature
  51. human
    a person; a hominid with a large brain and articulate speech
  52. insect
    a small creature with six legs, a hard body, and two antennae
  53. land
    the solid part of the earth's surface
  54. life
    the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms
  55. light
    electromagnetic radiation that can produce visual sensation
  56. mammal
    a warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin covered with hair
  57. man-made
    not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
  58. mathematics
    a science dealing with the logic of quantity and arrangement
  59. matter
    that which has mass and occupies space
  60. measure
    determine the dimensions of something or somebody
  61. measurement
    assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
  62. medicine
    the profession devoted to alleviating diseases and injuries
  63. metal
    a chemical element or alloy that is usually a shiny solid
  64. meteorite
    a stony or metallic object from space that hits the earth
  65. methodology
    the techniques followed in a particular discipline
  66. military
    the armed forces of a nation
  67. mineral
    a solid inorganic substance occurring in nature
  68. moon
    the natural satellite of the Earth
  69. motion
    the act of changing location from one place to another
  70. muscle
    animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
  71. nerve
    a bundle of fibers running to organs and tissues of the body
  72. nuclear
    constituting the core or central part
  73. number
    a concept of quantity involving zero and units
  74. observation
    the act of taking a patient look
  75. organ
    a structure in an animal specialized for some function
  76. pet
    a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
  77. phenomenon
    any state or process known through the senses
  78. physical
    involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
  79. physics
    the science of matter and energy and their interactions
  80. plane
    an unbounded two-dimensional shape
  81. planet
    a celestial body that revolves around the sun
  82. plant
    a living organism without the power to move
  83. poison
    any substance that causes injury or illness or death
  84. pollution
    contamination of the natural environment
  85. power
    possession of the qualities required to do something
  86. precipitation
    the falling to earth of any form of water
  87. radio
    medium for communication
  88. recording
    a storage device on which information have been recorded
  89. recycle
    use again after processing
  90. reptile
    a cold-blooded vertebrate including snakes and lizards
  91. resource
    aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
  92. road
    an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
  93. rock
    material consisting of the aggregate of minerals
  94. science
    a branch of study or knowledge involving the observation, investigation, and discovery of general laws or truths that can be tested systematically
  95. sense
    the faculty through which the world is perceived
  96. ship
    a vessel that carries passengers or freight
  97. shrub
    a low woody plant usually having several stems
  98. skin
    a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
  99. sound
    mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
  100. space
    the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
  101. spider
    predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
  102. star
    a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy
  103. structure
    a complex entity made of many parts
  104. substance
    the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
  105. surgery
    science treating disease or injury by operative procedures
  106. symbol
    something visible that represents something invisible
  107. telecommunication
    (often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance
  108. television
    an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
  109. temperature
    the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment
  110. term
    a limited period of time during which something lasts
  111. theory
    a belief that can guide behavior
  112. time
    the continuum of experience in which events pass to the past
  113. tool
    an implement used to perform a task or job
  114. train
    educate for a future role or function
  115. treatment
    the management of someone or something
  116. tree
    a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
  117. trolley
    a vehicle that runs on rails and is often propelled by electricity
  118. tunnel
    a passageway through or under something, usually underground
  119. universe
    everything that exists anywhere
  120. vehicle
    a conveyance that transports people or objects
  121. volcano
    a fissure in the earth's crust through which gases erupt
  122. waste
    use inefficiently or inappropriately
  123. water
    compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear liquid
  124. wave
    (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
  125. weapon
    any instrument used in fighting or hunting
  126. weather
    atmospheric conditions such as temperature and precipitation
  127. wind
    air moving from high pressure to low pressure
  128. writing
    symbols imprinted on a surface to represent sounds or words
Created on Sun Oct 05 16:21:56 EDT 2008

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