3rd Grade Word List - Science

assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

change in behavior of a person or group in response to new or modified surroundings

any of a group of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms; there are four naturally occurring forms

very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer

decompose; break sown; disintegration; rottenness; decline; worsen; decadence

cause to sprout or grow; come into existence

seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies

partially decomposed organic matter; the organic component of soil

lacking the properties characteristic of living organisms; relating or belonging to the class of compounds not having a carbon basis

junction by which parts or objects are joined together

any connection or unifying bond; a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs

self-propelled movement; power or ability to move

Lunar phase or phase of the moon refers to the shape of the illuminated portion of the Moon as seen by an observer, usually on Earth

authority or power or force, especially when used in a coercive way; one of the contractile organs of the body

source of nourishment, especially a nourishing ingredient in a food

simple and healthful and close to nature

star other than a fixed star; star revolving in an orbit

fertilize by transferring pollen

the activity of protecting someone or something; a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury

throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror

act of making copies

act of revolving; motion of body round a fixed point or line; rotation; total or radical change; fundamental change in political organization

revolution; act of rotating as if on an axis

a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

an unilluminated area

framework; internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape

the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field

the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub

the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

existence; remaining alive

factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant