Science Grade 5

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sunrise

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the time when the sun appears to rise above the horizon in the morning

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sunset

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the time when the sun appears to sink below the horizon in the evening

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adapt

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to make changes to fit a new situation. For example: ‘He adapted the book to make a movie’

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chlorophyll

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(pronounced ‘clo-ro-fil’) the green substance in leaves

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dormant

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sleeping. This comes from the French word ‘dormir’ which means ‘to sleep’

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hibernate

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in everyday English we use the term ‘hibernate’ when someone shuts themselves away for a while.

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hibernation

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(pronounced ‘hy-ber-nay-shun’) a time when an animal’s body goes into a deep sleep for a long period of time, such as in the winter season

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migrate

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in everyday English we use the term ‘migration’ to describe movements of people from one country or region to another

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migration

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(pronounced ‘my-gray-shun’) the movement of large numbers of animals to a region where there is food or a region where it is suitable for them to breed.

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migrant

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One person or animal that migrates. For example, a migrant labourer is a person who leaves their home and goes to work somewhere far away such as another country.