ACT Science Vocabulary

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Herbivore

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an animal that eats only plants

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Compound

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a substance made up of more than one element

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

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-logy

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study of something

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

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-sect

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cut

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Boiling Point

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the temperature when a liquid becomes a gas

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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Photosynthesis

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the process by which green plants use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Ecosystem

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a community of living organisms and their interactions with their environment

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Hypothesis

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a proposed explanation for a phenomenon, to be tested through experimentation

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Molecule

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the smallest unit of a chemical compound that retains its chemical properties

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

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Atom

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the basic unit of a chemical element, consisting of protons, neutrons, and electrons

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-5