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Atmosphere

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at·mos·phere

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** The layer of air that surrounds Earth
  • *Dictionary:** the mixture of gases that surround a planet
  • *Antonym:**
  • *Synonym:** air; pressure

The astronauts must have had a challenge with getting through the atmosphere.

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Evaporation

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e·vap·o·ra·tion

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** The process by which a liquid changes into a gas
  • *Dictionary:** the process by which a liquid changes into a gas
  • *Antonym:** dampening; soaking
  • *Synonym:** dissipation; vaporization

When something dries, it is because the water on it went trhough evaporation.

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Condensation

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con·den·sa·tion

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** The process by which a gas changes back into a liquid
  • *Dictionary:** the process by which a gas changes into a liquid
  • *Antonym:** unabridgment
  • *Synonym:** abstract; reduction; boildown

The vent cooled all the steam, which caused a lot of air to go through condensation.

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Precipitation

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pre·cip·i·ta·tion

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** any form of water that falls from clouds; such as rain or snow
  • *Dictionary:** water that falls from the air to Earth’s surface
  • *Antonym:** dryness
  • *Synonym:** condensation; rain

There is so much precipitation in Florida, that floods are mostly ignored as a common thing.

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Runoff

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run·off

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** precipitation water drained by streams and rivers
  • *Dictionary:** water that does not soak into the ground and that flows across Earth’s surface
  • *Antonym:** NONE
  • *Synonym:** NONE

Even though it rains a lot in Florida, there is not much run-off, as it is very flat in the Sunshine State.

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Air Pressure

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air pres·sure

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** The weight of air pressing down on an area; atmospheric pressure
  • *Dictionary:** the weight of the atmosphere pressing down on Earth
  • *Antonym:** unconfined
  • *Synonym:** compressed

A car’s tires should always have high air pressure.

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Humidity

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hu·mid·i·ty

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** A measure of the amount of water in the air; very damp weather
  • *Dictionary:** the amount of water vapor in the air
  • *Antonym:** aridity; dryness
  • *Synonym:** moisture; dampness

Florida always has high humidity.

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Remnant

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rem·nant

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** a fragment or scrap; leftover part
  • *Dictionary:** a part or piece left over from something
  • *Antonym:** whole
  • *Synonym:** excess; fragment; piece

My grandma keeps a lot of remnants of fabric from when she used to sew.

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Weather

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weath·er

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** The happenings in the atmosphere at a certain time; atmospheric conditions
  • *Dictionary:** what is happening in the atmosphere at a certain place and time
  • *Antonym:**
  • *Synonym:** clime; elements

The weather in the Amazon Rainforest must be very disastrous.

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Climate

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cli·mate

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** The average of all weather conditions through all seasons over a period of time; weather of region
  • *Dictionary:** the pattern of weather an area experiences over a long period of time
  • *Antonym:**
  • *Synonym:** conditions; temperature

The climate in Antarctica is the coldest in the world.

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Galvanized

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gal·va·nized

  • *Part of Speech:** verb
  • *Own:** force someone into sudden activity
  • *Dictionary:** stimulated someone into sudden activity
  • *Antonym:** dissuade
  • *Synonym:** animate

My brother galvanized me into running with him last week.

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Hazardous

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haz·ard·ous

  • *Part of Speech:** adjective
  • *Own:** dangerous; unsecure
  • *Dictionary:** full of risk; perilous
  • *Antonym:** safe; secure
  • *Synonym:** dangerous; unsafe

Jumping out of a plane is very hazardous, especially with no parachute.

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Nervous System

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nerv·ous sys·tem

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** The system of cells, tissues, and organs that regulates the body’s responses to internal and external stimuli.
  • *Dictionary**: the system of nerves and nerve centers in an animal or human, including the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia.
  • *Antonym:** None
  • *Synonym:** central nervous system

My nervous system was stimulated and I was very hyper.

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Organs

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or·gans

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** tissues that work together to perform a specific function
  • *Dictionary:** a body part that is made of smaller parts that work together to do a certain job
  • *Antonym:** part
  • *Synonym:** none

The heart is one of our many organs.

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Systems

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sys·tems

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** Organs that work together to perform a particular function
  • *Dictionary:** a group of organs that work together to do one type of job
  • *Antonym:** part
  • *Synonym:** whole, organization

I got a stomach virus with the flu that caused my digestive and respiratory systems to become upset.

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Bladder

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blad·der

Part of Speech: noun
Own: organ that holds urine
Dictionary: organ in the excretory system that stores and releases urine
Antonym:
Synonym:

My uncle has sugery on his bladder two years ago.

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Circulatory System

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cir·cu·la·to·ry sys·tem

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** a system of organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lynphs through the body
  • *Dictionary:** the system of organs and tissues, including the heart, blood, blood vessels, lymph, lymphatic vessels, and lymph glands, involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body.
  • *Antonym:**
  • *Synonym:**

The Circulatory System controls blood and lymphs

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Digestive System

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di·ges·tive sys·tem

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** the system by which ingested food is acted upon to privde the body with nutrients and excrete waste products
  • *Dictionary:** the system by which ingested food is acted upon by physical and chemical means to provide the body with absorbable nutrients and to excrete waste products
  • *Antonym:**
  • *Synonym:**

The Digestive System is what makes you use the restroom.

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Exoskeleton

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ex·o·skel·e·ton

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** an hard outer cover that protects the body
  • *Dictionary:** a hard outer covering, found in many types of animals, that supports and protects the body
  • *Antonym:**
  • *Synonym:**

Roaches have exoskeletons.

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Kidney

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kid·ney

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** either of the two organs that remove waste products from the blood
  • *Dictionary:** organs in the human excretory system that removes waste materials from the blood
  • *Antonym:**
  • *Synonym:**

My mom used to suffer from kidney infections all childhood life.

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Liver

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liv·er

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** an organ of the body that processes food and cleans the blood
  • *Dictionary:** a large organ that makes a digestive juice called bile
  • *Antonym:**
  • *Synonym:**

The liver helps my body keep a perfect digestive state.

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Pancreas

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pan·cre·as

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** a gland that secretes digestive fluids and insulin
  • *Dictionary:** a gland, situated near the stomach, that secretes a digestive fluid into the intestine through one or more ducts and also secretes the hormone insulin.
  • *Antonym:**
  • *Synonym:**

Diabetes causes weakening in the Pancreas.

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Reproductive System

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re·pro·duc·tive sys·tem

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** the organ system that allows us to reproduce
  • *Dictionary:** the system of organs involved with animal reproduction
  • *Antonym:**
  • *Synonym:**

A female Reproductive System allows them to have babies.

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Respiratory System

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res·pi·ra·to·ry sys·tem

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** the breathing system
  • *Dictionary:** the system by which oxygen is taken into the body and an exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place
  • *Antonym:**
  • *Synonym:**

When I get the flu, my Respiratory System is affected.

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Photosynthesis

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pho·to·syn·the·sis

Part of Speech: noun
Own:how plants get food
Dictionary: the process by which plants make food
Antonym:
Synonym:

THe roots are the first part of photosynthesis.

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Respiration

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res·pi·ra·tion

Part of Speech: noun
Own: the process that gives us energy
Dictionary: the process that releases energy from food
Antonym:
Synonym: breathing

Humans perform respiration through their noses and lungs.

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Transpiration

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tran·spi·ra·tion

Part of Speech: noun
Own: when plants give off water
Dictionary: the process in which plants give off water through their stomata
Antonym:
Synonym:

The idea of transpiration is very confusing to my brother.

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Ecosystem

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ec·o·sys·tem

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** Earth’s system of natural resources and living things
  • *Dictionary:** a community of organisms and the environment in which they live
  • *Antonym:**
  • *Synonym:** ecological; environment

Humans made a major impact on the ecosystem.

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Conservation

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con·ser·va·tion

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** the preservation from injury and decaying
  • *Dictionary:** the preserving and protecting of an ecosystem or a resource
  • *Antonym:** destruction; neglect; waste
  • *Synonym:** care; keeping; salvation

Fossils are kept under conservation in museums.

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Pollution

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pol·lu·tion

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** contamination of harmful substances in the environment
  • *Dictionary:** a waste product that harms living things and damages an ecosystem
  • *Antonym:** cleanliness; purification
  • *Synonym:** deterioration; infection

Cars produce a lot of pollution.

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Extinction

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ex·tinc·tion

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** dying out to the point of disappearing
  • *Dictionary:** the death of all the organisms of a certain kind of living thing.
  • *Antonym:** conserve; preserve
  • *Synonym**: death; elimination

Dinosaurs went through extinction long ago.

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Habitat

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hab·i·tat

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** a place in an ecosystem where a population lives
  • *Dictionary:** the place where an organism lives and can find everything it needs to survive
  • *Antonym:** unnatural surroundings
  • *Synonym:** residence; environment; surroundings

A whale’s habitat is the ocean.

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Adaptation

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ad·ap·ta·tion

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** a structure or feature of an organism that helps it meet a particular need in its natural habitat
  • *Dictionary:** a trait or characteristic that helps an organism survive
  • *Antonym:**
  • *Synonym:** adjustment; alteration

Why don’t humans have an adaptation to be immune to the flu?

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Instinct

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in·stinct

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** a behavior that an organism inherits
  • *Dictionary:** a behavior that an organism inherits and knows how to do without being taught
  • *Antonym:** knowledge; urge
  • *Synonym:** intuition; sense; feeling

I have a lot of faith in my instincts.

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Inherited

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in·her·it·ed

Part of Speech: noun / adjective
Own: hereditary
Dictionary: a characteristic that passed from parent to offspring
Antonym:
Synonym: genetic; rooted

I inherited $5,000,000,000 from a lost relative.

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Audible

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au·di·ble

  • *Part of Speech:** adjective
  • *Own:** loud enough to be heard; able to be heard
  • *Dictionary:** capable of being heard
  • *Antonym:** inaudible
  • *Synonym:** aural; resounding; roaring

My brother’s voice was audible from my room.

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Decomposer

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de·com·pos·er

Part of Speech: noun
Own: consumers that break down the tissues of dead organisms
**Dictionary: **an organism, usually a bacterium or fungus, that breaks down the cells of dead plants and animals into simpler substances.
Antonym:
Synonym:

Worms are the most common decomposers.

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Producer

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pro·duc·er

Part of Speech: noun
Own: organisms that make their own food
Dictionary: a person who creates economic value, or produces goods and services
Antonym:
Synonym: assembler; fabricator; inventor

Plants are producers since they make their own food.

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Consumer

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con·sum·er

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own: **person who buys merchandise, services
  • *Dictionary:** a person who buys or uses goods or services
  • *Antonym:** marketer; merchandiser
  • *Synonym:** buyer; purchaserI wish I was producer so I would never be hungry, but I am stuck being a consumer.
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Food Chain

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Food Chain

Part of Speech: noun
Own: the ways in which the organisms in an ecosystem interact with one another according to what they eat
Dictionary: a sequence of organisms in an ecosystem in which each species is the food of the next member of the chain
Antonym:
Synonym: food cycle; food web

Lions are at the top of the food chain.

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Herbivore

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her·bi·vore

Part of Speech: noun
Own: an animal that eats plants
Dictionary: plant-eater
Antonym:
Synonym: fruitarian; vegan

I am not a herbivore since I had steak for dinner last night.

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Carnivore

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car·ni·vore

  • *Part of Speech:** noun
  • *Own:** an animal that eats other animals
  • *Dictionary:** An animal that feeds chiefly on the flesh of other animals.
  • *Antonym:** herbivore
  • *Synonym:** hunter; killer; meat-eater; predator

Many humans are not carnivores, but many definitely love their meat.

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Omnivore

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om·ni·vore

Part of Speech: noun
Own: an animal that eats both plants and other animals
Dictionary: an animal whose normal diet includes both plants and animals.
Antonym:
Synonym: predator; hunter

Most humans are omnivores.

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Scavenger

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scav·en·ger

Part of Speech: noun
Own: an animal or other organism that feeds on dead organic matter.
Dictionary: an animal that eats the remains of animals that have died
Antonym:
Synonym: hunter; scrounger

Scavengers are not decomposers.

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