Basic Science Vocabulary

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What is a plant?

Back

A plant is a living thing that grows in the ground, has leaves, and makes its own food using sunlight.

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What do we call the water that falls from the sky?

Back

Rain is the water that falls from the sky.

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What is the sun?

Back

The sun is a big star in the sky that gives us light and warmth.

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What is an animal?

Back

An animal is a living thing that can move, eat, and breathe.

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What do we call the air we breathe?

Back

The air we breathe is called oxygen.

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What is a habitat?

Back

A habitat is the place where a plant or animal lives.

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What do we call the process of water turning into vapor?

Back

Evaporation is the process of water turning into vapor.

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What is a solid?

Back

A solid is a state of matter that has a fixed shape and volume.

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What is a liquid?

Back

A liquid is a state of matter that takes the shape of its container.

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What is a gas?

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A gas is a state of matter that has no fixed shape and can fill any space.