Beginning of the Year Review Vocabulary

a procedure designed to test whether a hypothesis is true,false, or inconclusive

the circulation of water through the hydrosphere from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back

a living that that eats other organisms for energy, breathes oxygen, and undergoes growth and reproduction

all knowledge gained from experiments

the average weather over a span of 30 years

the smallest unit of life

the smallest piece of matter, made up of protons, neutrons and electrons

a collection of planets and other objects that orbit a star

a living thing that captures energy from sunlight for growth and development

the path that energy travels as one organism eats another

a type of mechanical weathering that occurs when rocks and sediments grind against each other.

the process of liquid water changing into water vapor, its gas state

the process of liquid water changing into water vapor, its gas state

a force of attraction between all matter

everything that has mass and takes up space

a mixture of broken down rocks, decaying matter, and other materials that plants use to grow

an organism that breaks down organic material and feeds on the nutrients

drifting slabs of solid rock, called plates, that make up Earth's surface

the process of water falling back to Earth in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail

Mixed mineral matter that makes up the surface of Earth and other terrestrial objects