2022 PSSA Science Vocabulary Word List 1

A nonliving factor in the environment - light, water, heat, rock, energy, mineral, etc.

• Biotic Factor

• Abiotic Factor

• Acidic Factor

• Plant

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Precipitation with a pH less than 5.6 that forms when pollutants mix with water vapor.

• Snow

• Hail

• Acid Deposition

• Basic Deposition

Any of a set of possible forms of a gene. (Dominant or Recessive)

• Chromosomes

• DNA

• Protein

• Allele

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The variety and complexity of species present and interacting in an ecosystem.

• Biological Diversity

• Biomass

• Natural Selection

• Evolution

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

The changing of organic matter into useful liquid, gas, or fuel.

• Biological Diversity

• Biomass Conversion

• Petroleum Fusion

• Nuclear Fission

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NGSS.HS-PS3-3

The application of scientific/health care theories to develop products (i.e. artificial heart).

• Biomass Conversion

• Biological Diversity

• Biomedical Technology

• Health Apps

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

A community of living organisms of a single major ecological region.

• Biome

• Environment

• Abiotic

• Population

A living part/factor of the environment. Plants, Animals...etc.

• Biotic Factor

• Abiotic Factor

• Cells

• Kingdom

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Economic goods or products before they are processed and given a brand name.

• Imports

• Exports

• Commodities

• Groceries

The process of mixing decaying leaves, manure, and other matter to fertilize soil.

• Condumer

• Producer

• Decomposition

• Composting

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3