Ecosystems
A very dry ecosystem with little rainfall.
Desert
A living things that grow in the ground, water, and even air.
Plant
Short term conditions in the atmosphere.
Weather
Large objects that orbit stars. There are eight in our solar system.
Planets
An instrument used to make things appear larger.
Microscope
An ecosystem in water, like oceans, rivers, or lakes.
Aquatic
Organisms that consume (or eat) other organisms.
Consumers
Long term trends in weather specific to a certain region.
Climate
A giant ball of hot gas at the center of our solar system that gives earth light and heat.
Sun
Any living thing.
Organism
An ecosystem with many trees and diverse plant and animal life.
Forest
Organisms that produce (or make) their own food.
Producer
Fast rotating column of air.
A force that pulls objects toward each other. It keeps planets in orbit around the sun and moons around planets, and keeps us from floating off of Earth.
Gravity
To cause it to appear larger.
Magnify
A cold, treeless ecosystem with frozen ground.
Tundra
The process plants use the sun’s energy to make food.
Photosynthesis
The Shaking of earth’s surface.
Earthquake
Earth's only natural satellite that orbits around our planet about once every 28 days.
moon
The branch of science that studies living things.
Biology
A community of organisms and their physical environment.
Ecosystem
Organisms that break down dead organisms.
Decomposers
A natural event that causes great damage or death.
Natural Disaster
Everything that exists, including all planets, stars, galaxies, and space.
Universe
A little world of microorganisms.
Microcosm