Six Grade Flashcards

Waste sorting

Solar panels

Roof garden

Simblings

Household chores

Hydrophobic

Something that does not like water and pushes it away.

Synonyms: Water-resistant / Waterproof

Hydrophilic

Something that loves water and absorbs or mixes with it easily.

Synonyms: Water-absorbing / Water-loving

Nutrients

Good things in food that help our bodies grow, have energy, and stay healthy.

Synonyms: Vitamins / Minerals

Ecosystems

community where living things (plants, animals) and non-living things (water, rocks, soil) work together.

Synonyms: Nature communities / Environments

Repel

to push something away or keep it out.

Synonyms: Pushes away / Rejects

Dissolve

When a solid mixes completely into a liquid and disappears.

Synonyms: Melts into / Mixes completely

Cultivated

Land or plants that are cared for and grown by humans, usually for food.

Synonyms: Farmed / Grown

Interdependence

Simple Definition: When two or more things need each other to live, survive, or work well.

Synonyms: Connection / Mutual need

Context Sentence: Bees and flowers show interdependence because bees need food from flowers, and flowers need bees to grow new seeds.

Resources

Simple Definition: Useful things we have and can use to make new things, get energy, or survive.

Synonyms: Supplies / Materials

Context Sentence: Water, trees, and wind are natural resources that humans use every day for energy and building houses.

Wealth

Simple Definition: A large amount of money, property, or valuable things that a person, family, or country owns.

Synonyms: Riches / Fortune

Context Sentence: The ancient kingdom had great wealth, with chests full of gold coins and large areas of beautiful land.

Generate

Simple Definition: To make, produce, or create something (like energy, electricity, or new ideas).

Synonyms: Produce / Create

Context Sentence: Wind turbines generate clean electricity for the city when the wind blows fast.

Collaborate

Simple Definition: To work together with another person or a team to finish a task or project.

Synonyms: Works together / Teams up

Context Sentence: Lucas collaborates with his classmate to finish their science presentation on time.

Reflexes

Simple Definition: Fast, automatic movements your body makes without you thinking about it, usually to protect you from danger.

Synonyms: Automatic reactions / Instincts

Context Sentence: Your reflexes make you pull your hand away instantly if you accidentally touch a hot stove.

Maintenance

Simple Definition: The regular work done to keep tools, buildings, or machines in good, safe working condition.

Synonyms: Upkeep / Care

Context Sentence: Regular maintenance, like checking the tires and changing the oil, keeps the school bus running safely.

Fracture

Pesticides

Deficiency: When you do not have enough of something important that your body needs.

Disorientation: A confused feeling where you do not know where you are or which way to go.

Evaporating: When a liquid, like water, heats up and changes into a gas or steam.

Water without salt that comes from rain, rivers, and lakes

Saltwater

Water that has salt in it, like the water in the ocean and seas

Habitat

The natural home where a plant or animal lives

Condensation

When gas water gets cold and turns into water drops

Precipitation

Water falling from the sky as rain or snow.

Atmosphere

Atmosphere: The layer of air around the Earth

Wind

Wind: Moving air that you can feel.

Monsoon

A season with very heavy rain

A very strong, spinning storm with fast winds.

Flood

Too much water covering land that is usually dry.

Man-made

Created or caused by humans.

Earthquake

When the ground shakes hard and breaks.

Volcano

A mountain that erupts and shoots out hot fire and rock.

Endangered

Animals that are in danger of disappearing forever

Extinction

When an animal type is gone and does not exist anymore.