| A | B |
| weathering | a kind of change that happens when wind and water break down rock into smaller pieces. |
| survive | to stay alive |
| precipitation | water that falls from the sky. Rain, snow sleet, and hail are kinds of precipitation. |
| repel | to push away from something. Magnets can repel each other |
| property | one part of what something is like. Color, size and shape are each a property. |
| metamorphosis | a series of changes in appearance that some animals go through. Example: butterflies & frogs |
| nutrients | substances that help plants grow. |
| mass | the amount of matter in an object. |
| hypothesis | a statement that you can test. |
| investigate | to plan and do a test to answer a questions or solve a problem. |
| germinate | to start to grow. |
| evaporate | to change from a liquid into a gas |
| environment | all the living and nonliving things in a place. |
| communicate | to write, draw, or speak to show what you have learned. |
| gravity | a force that pulls all things toward the center of Earth |
| skeleton | the bones that support your body and give it shape |
| stomach | a baglike organ in the body that helps digest food |
| thermometer | a tool used to measure temperature |
| inquiry | to find out something |
| humus | soil made of one-living things |