3rd Grade Word List - Science

Words for students of 3rd Grade, the page is for science words (List 1), which are essential vocabulary for 3rd Grade academic classes.
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 3rd Grade: 3rd Grade Word List - Science (List 1)
absorb
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assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
adaptations
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change in behavior of a person or group in response to new or modified surroundings
chlorophyll
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any of a group of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms; there are four naturally occurring forms
clay
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very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
compost
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a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer
decay
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decompose; break sown; disintegration; rottenness; decline; worsen; decadence
germinate
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cause to sprout or grow; come into existence
gravity
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seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies
humus
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partially decomposed organic matter; the organic component of soil
inorganic
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lacking the properties characteristic of living organisms; relating or belonging to the class of compounds not having a carbon basis
joints
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junction by which parts or objects are joined together
ligament
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any connection or unifying bond; a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs
locomotion
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self-propelled movement; power or ability to move
moon phases
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Lunar phase or phase of the moon refers to the shape of the illuminated portion of the Moon as seen by an observer, usually on Earth
muscle
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authority or power or force, especially when used in a coercive way; one of the contractile organs of the body
nutrients
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source of nourishment, especially a nourishing ingredient in a food
organic
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simple and healthful and close to nature
planets
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star other than a fixed star; star revolving in an orbit
pollinate
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fertilize by transferring pollen
protection
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the activity of protecting someone or something; a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
reflect
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throw or bend back light from a surface; give back or show an image of; mirror
reproduction
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act of making copies
revolution
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act of revolving; motion of body round a fixed point or line; rotation; total or radical change; fundamental change in political organization
rotation
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revolution; act of rotating as if on an axis
sand
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a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
shadow
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an unilluminated area
skeleton
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framework; internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
solar system
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the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field
stars
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the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub
support
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the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
survival
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existence; remaining alive
variable
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factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant