Merry Christmas

We will not be having a vocabulary quiz this week.  I hope all of you have a Merry Christmas and enjoy the time with your families.

5th Grade Vocabulary--Lesson 10 part 2

1.       Conservation—the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources

2.       Conservationist—a person who works to make sure that natural resources are not destroyed

3.       Destruction—breaking into pieces, making something not usable, putting an end to something

4.       Endangered—animal or plant species that are in danger of becoming extinct

5.       Environmentalist—a person who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution

6.       Excessive—beyond or above normal amounts

7.       Federal—laws that apply to all states across the country

8.       Impact—the effect something has on a person or a thing

9.       Invasive—tending to spread out of control

10.   Pollution—harmful materials, chemicals, or dirt that can damage the water, soil, and air

11.   Purpose—an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

12.   Significant—full or meaning; important

13.   Species—organisms that are similar in appearance and can mate to produce offspring

14.   Threatened—likely to become endangered if it is not protected

4th Grade Vocabulary 99-108

99.  caverns—a large cave formed by groundwater dissolving limestone

100.  caves—an empty place under the ground, often with an opening in the side of a hill

101.  pillar—the joining of a stalactite and a stalagmite

102.  igneous—rocks that formed when magma or melted rock from deep inside the earth rises and cools

103.  limestone—sedimentary rock where most caves are formed

104.  metamorphic—rocks that change due to heat and pressure

105.  sedimentary—pieces of sand, clay and dirt that are pressed together to form layered rocks

106.  spelunking—exploring and/or mapping a cave

 

107.  stalactites—mineral growths that form on the ceilings of caves

 108.  stalagmites—mineral deposits that grows upward from the floor of a limestone cave

4th Grade--Vocabulary 85-98

85. canyon--a valley that is deep with very steep sides 86. cave--a large hole found in rock or underground 87. delta--land made up of soil that a river has carried and left at the place where the river flows into the sea 88. dune--hill of sand piled up by the wind 89. floodplain--low, flat land along a river that may be underwater during a flood 90. glacier--a huge, slow moving mass of ice 91. hill--a place that is higher than the ground around it but smaller than a mountain 92. island--a body of land surrounded on all sides by water 93. mountain range--a group of chain of mountains 94. sinkhole--large hole in ground formed when the roof of a cavern collaspe 95. spring--fresh water found underground and flows to the surface 96. stream--a small body of running water over the earth's surface 97. valley--the low land between hills 98. volcano--a hill or mountain formed when melted rock is forced through the earth's surface

5th Grade--Lesson 10 Vocabulary

1. Endangered species—a species that is in danger of becoming extinct 2. Extinct—no longer found living on Earth 3. Habitat—a place where a living thing is found naturally 4. Invasive species—a species that is not native to an ecosystem and harms the ecosystem 5. Pesticide—a chemical used to kill unwanted animals, or pests 6. Pollution—the release of a harmful substance into the environment 7. Threatened—likely to become and endangered species 8. Conservation—the careful management and usage of the environment 9. Environment—all the living and nonliving things surrounding an organism—a living thing 10. People—the number one reason every animal is endangered or extinct

5th Grade--Energy Vocabulary

1. Fluorescent—an efficient type of light bulb 2. Audit—to review or examine thoroughly 3. Efficient—make good use of; not wasteful 4. Energy—the ability to cause a change in matter 5. Geothermal—heat energy from inside the earth 6. Hydroelectric—form of electric energy we get from moving water 7. Incandescent—an electric lamp in which a wire is heated to glow and produce light 8. Radiometer—meter to detect and measure radiant energy 9. Solar—sources of power that come from light or the sun 10. Transformer—device that increases or decreases voltage in a power line

4th Grade--Review 3

1. Anatomy—the structure of a plant or animal or any of its parts. 2. Behavior—a living things reaction to its environment 3. Condition—state in which a person or thing is 4. Description—a statement in words that gives a picture or account of something 5. Era—a particular period in history 6. Evidence—the data used to draw a conclusion 7. Features—parts of an animal’s or person’s body 8. Fossil—prints or a trace of an animal in rock that lived many years ago 9. Fossilization—the making of a fossil 10. Habitats—the natural surroundings of a plant or animal 11. Natural—found in nature, not made by people 12. Observation—using your senses to gather data 13. Organisms—all kinds of living things 14. Species—a group of organisms that look alike and can mate 15. Trace—a mark left behind by someone or something