Balancing Forces
a push or a pull
force
living things that come from parents
offspring
what something can do
function
how hot or cold something is
temperature
the amount of her own children
Three
a force that acts between objects that are not touching each other
non touching force
a group of organisms that are closely related to each other
species
all the living and nonliving things in an area
environment
a scientist who studies and predicts weather
meteorologist
the color of clothing she is most likely to wear
black
an object that pulls on some kinds of metal and pushes and pulls on other magnets, even without touching them
magnet
something we observe to be similar over and over again
pattern
a group of the same kind of organism living in the same area
population
the typical weather in a place over a long period of time
climate
the name of the teacher who she knows the longest
Mrs. McCarren
the pull between Earth and other objects, which acts even without touching
gravity
observations or measurements recorded in an investigation
data
something you figure out based on observations and what you already know
inference
times of year when certain kinds of weather are more common
seasons
the amount of grades she teaches this year
7
to push on an object, even without touching it
repel
instructions for making a living thing that are in cells and passed from parents to offspring
genes
the way something is shaped or what it is made out of that makes it good for a specific function
structure
the span between the lowest and highest numbers in a group
range
her favorite place to go in the summer
the beach