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| the smallest particle of an element that has all the properties of the element |
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| – the change of matter from a solid, liquid, or gas into another state |
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| – a compound of two or more elements held together by chemical bonds that cannot be separated by physical means |
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| – transfer of thermal energy between objects that are in contact |
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| – the movement of warm liquids or gases to cooler areas |
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| – the laying down of material in a natural process |
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| – all the living and nonliving things in an area |
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| – the basic building blocks of matter; cannot be separated by chemical means |
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| – a diagram that shows the amount of energy that flows through each level of a good chain |
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| – a change of energy from one form to another |
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| – the movement of materials away from one place |
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| – a non-contact force that pulls objects toward each other |
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| – type of rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens |
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| – the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion |
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| – an animal without a backbone |
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| – a type of rock formed when existing rock is heated at high pressures and temperatures |
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| – a resource that cannot be replaced on the time of human history |
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| – the process by which plants use light energy to make sugars |
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| – energy that is stored in an object due to its position or arrangement |
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| – transfer of energy through space |
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| – a resource that can be replaced in a reasonable amount of time |
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| – any organized system of inquiry in which science process skills are used to gather and communicate information |
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| – type of rock formed when sediments are pressed and cemented together |
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| – a group of the same kind of cells working together doing the same job |
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| – the surface features and shape of the solid surface of Earth |
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| – something that is likely to vary |
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| – an animal with a backbone |
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| – the processes that break down or change the minerals in rocks |
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