Unit 4: Around We Go

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Root Word: "cycl"

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Meaning: Circle Origin: Greek

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Root Word: "circ/circum"

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Meaning: Around Origin: Latin

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Root Word: "centr/center"

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Meaning: Middle Origin: Greek

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Cycle

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Definition: A set of events or actions that happen again and again in the same order. Example: The water cycle consists of evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection, and then back to evaporation.

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Cyclical

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Definition: Happening repeatedly in the same order. Example: The seasons of Earth change in a cyclical manner.

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Cyclone

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Definition: An extremely large, powerful, and destructive storm with very high winds that turn around in an area of low pressure. Example: The spinning cyclone ripped trees right out of the ground.

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Circumference

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Definition: The length of a line that goes around a circle or other round shape. Example: In math, we learned the formula for finding the distance around, or circumference, of a circle.

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Circuit

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Definition: The complete path that an electric current travels along. Example: In science, we studied how electricity travels around in a circuit to power a light bulb.

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Circumstance

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Definition: A condition that surrounds or causes an event to happen. Example: A number of circumstances (broken alarm clock, traffic, and illness) caused me to be late to work today.

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Circumvent

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Definition: To get around something in a clever and sometimes dishonest way. Example: He tried to circumvent the password screen in order to gain access to her computer.