Wonders Grade 4 Unit 2 Week 3 Vocabulary

Front

What are long periods of dry weather without rainfall?

Back

Droughts

Front

What do we call all the living and nonliving things in an area?

Back

Ecosystem

Front

What does it mean when something no longer exists?

Back

Extinct

Front

What does it mean to break into small pieces?

Back

Crumble

Front

What word describes something delicate and tends to break easily?

Back

Fragile

Front

What is the term for a situation where there is a lack of balance?

Back

Imbalance

Front

What is the process called when plants grow strong and healthy?

Back

Flourished

Front

What do we call a natural disaster that causes a long period of dry weather?

Back

Drought

Front

What is the term for a community of living organisms and their environment?

Back

Ecosystem

Front

What does it mean if a species is described as extinct?

Back

It no longer exists.