D11 Academic Word List: 5th Grade Science

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  1. atmosphere
    the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body
  2. cell
    the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
  3. characteristic
    typical or distinctive
  4. condensation
    process of changing from a gas to a liquid or solid state
  5. create
    bring into existence
  6. diversity
    noticeable variety
  7. Earth's surface
    the outermost level of the land or sea
  8. evaporation
    the process of becoming a suspension of particles in the air
  9. force
    influence that results in motion, stress, etc. when applied
  10. function
    what something is used for
  11. gas
    state of matter distinguished from solid and liquid states
  12. mass
    the property of a body that causes it to have weight
  13. mixture
    a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
  14. model
    a representation of something, often on a smaller scale
  15. motion
    the act of changing location from one place to another
  16. multicellular
    consisting of many basic structural and functional units
  17. natural resources
    resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature
  18. particle
    (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
  19. precipitation
    the falling to earth of any form of water
  20. process
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
  21. separated
    being or feeling set or kept apart from others
  22. speed
    a rate at which something happens
  23. structure
    a complex entity made of many parts
  24. unicellular
    having a single basic functional unit, of an organism
  25. vapor
    a visible suspension in the air of particles of a substance
  26. variation
    the process of being or becoming different
  27. weather
    atmospheric conditions such as temperature and precipitation
  28. weight
    the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
Created on Tue Mar 09 17:00:30 EST 2010

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