California science vocabulary card(1 6) (2)

Grade 2

Amphibians are animals that
live on both land and water.

amphibians
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amphibians

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California Science / 2


Amphibians are animals that
live on both land and water.


attract
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When a magnet attracts a metal,
the magnet pulls the metal.


classify
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Classify means to group things
that are alike. This boy is

classifying rocks.


communicate
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Communicate means to write,
draw, or tell others your
ideas. You can use a chart to
communicate what you know.


compare
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Compare means you tell how
things are alike and different.
You can use a Venn diagram to
compare a cat to a dog.


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0

100

200

miles

150

kilometers

Sacramento

Bishop

Los Angeles

distance
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Distance is how far away one
thing is from another.

draw
conclusions
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Draw conclusions means to use
what you observe to explain
what happens. You can draw
conclusions about what the tree
roots did to this rock.


extinct
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When a living thing is extinct,
it has died out. None of its kind
lives on Earth. The Ankylosaur
is extinct.


flower
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A flower is the part of
a plant that makes seeds.


force
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A force is a push or pull used to
put something in motion. This
girl is using force to move the
ball.


fossil
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A fossil is what is left of
a living thing from the past.


friction
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Friction is a force that
slows down moving things.