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Chapter 1 Vocab
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Science Words
About the book
100
A steep slope or cliff
What is escarpment
100
the process of putting metal bands around a birds legs for identification
What is banding
100
to withdraw
What is retreat
100
a bird of prey
What is a raptor
100
The author of Frightful's Mountain
What is Jean Craighead George
200
a change in behavior that a species uses to improve its chances of survival
What is adaptation
200
a dense cloud made up of rounded mounds with a flat base (fluffy)
What is a cumulus cloud
200
the sport of hunting with falcons
What is falconry
200
a relationship in which both parties benefit
What is a symbiotic relationship
200
How old was Frightful when Sam first took her?
What is two weeks old
300
not calm, agitated
What is turbulent
300
a drain for water under roads or sidewalks
What is a culvert
300
a mass of undigested food that some birds regurgitate
What is a pellet
300
a relationship in which two or more parties depend on eachother
What is interdependence
300
What animal took the pheasant away from frightful first?
What is a red-tailed hawk
400
a chemical used world-wide as a pesticide; it caused thinning of falcon egg shells
What is DDT
400
a group of eggs laid by a raptor in a particular year
What is a clutch
400
easily seen; attracts attention
What is conspicuous
400
leather straps that connect a falcon to it's perch
What are jesses
400
What was the dogs name that ran out of the culvert and kicked up the pheasant?
What is Mole
500
a male peregrine falcon
What is tiercel
500
young falcons that still live in the nest
What are eyases
500
the nest of a falcon
What is aerie
500
something that a predator (falcon) hunts is called
What is prey
500
What is the relationship between Frightful and Sam?
What is Frightful thinks of Sam as her mother