Weekly Science Vocab

Anything that takes up space and has mass

A type of cloud forming thick uniform gray layer @ low altitude, & rain or snow often falls (no lighting or thunder)

The standard internal (SI) unit of force.

Water heated by the sun and are pushed along by steady winds from the equator

A special quality or appearance (trait) that makes an individual or group different from others.

The product of mass x velocity on an object

Water based ecosystem; includes ecosystems like oceans, ponds and lakes.

Any group of living and nonliving things that share an environment and interact with one another.

Shows the relationship between many organisms; complex

An individual structure or form of life

Eats primary consumers; flesh eaters; also known a carnivores

Solid, liquid, gas; can be changed depending on heat being added or subtracted

An instrument used to measure the speed of wind.

A weather phenomenon caused when warm water from the western Pacific Ocean flows eastward.

System that controls the body’s activities and consists of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves

Run deep below the surface and creep along the bottom of the ocean until they reach the tropics.

A weather forecaster; an expert in the field of meteorology

Living components of the environment

Consisting of many different connected parts

Land based ecosystems; includes ecosystems like deserts, grasslands and forests

An air mass that is warmer than the surrounding air

The transfer of heat by the collision of particles; the particles must touch in order for heat to transfer.

Command center of the cell; controls information about how the cell will behave, grow or divide

The system responsible for breaking food down into nutrients that the body can use and consist of the mouth, esophagus.

The push or pull of an object.

The act or process of moving or being moved

Clouds that appear thin & wispy; found in high altitudes.

A fast flowing river of air found in the atmosphere just under the troposphere. It flows west to east

Distance measured in degrees east or west from an imaginary line

A material that does not allow the passage of heat very well (foam, plastic, wood)

Water that falls to the surface of the Earth in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

Exchanges gas between the blood and air and includes the nose, trachea and lungs

Animals that rely on other organisms for food

Base unit of all living things.

White, puffy clouds that are usually associated with fair weather.

A branch of biology that deals with inherited traits and differences of organisms

Frame that helps living organisms keep their shape and protect their organs; includes bones and joints.

Water that is not absorbed back into the ground.

The warm current that flows from the equator; originates inGulf of Mexico & runs past the east coast of the US to Canada

The young of a person, animal or plant