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Grade /^`]QSaaW\eVWQVa][SbVW\U WabOYS\W\O\RcaSROaPg OQSZZ absorption ( әb’sôrp’shәn ) © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill SC08_VocCard_1-50.indd BVSOPa]`^bW]\]T\cb`WS\ba W\b]bVSP]RgbOYSa^ZOQSW\ bVSa[OZZW\bSabW\S California Science / 1/31/06 12:20:57 AM Published by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, of McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Two Penn Plaza, New York, New York 10121 Copyright © by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, network storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning Printed in Mexico 078 09 08 07 06 ISBN 0-02-284475-9 absorption ( әb’sôrp’shәn ) © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill California Science / A process in which something is taken in and used, as by a cell The absorption of nutrients into the body takes place in the small intestine acid (aśid) © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill California Science / A substance that tastes sour, sharp, or biting Vinegar, oranges, and lemons each contain an acid acidity (ә sid’ i tee) © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill California Science / The strength of a acidic solution Weak acids have low acidity aerobic (er’ō’bik) © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill California Science / Having to with the use of oxygen Aerobic exercise, such as running or swimming, strengthens the lungs and heart aerial root (âr’ē әl rüt) © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill California Science / Small hairlike structures that protrude from a surface Villi in the small intestine increase absorption by providing more surface area volume (vol’ūm) © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill California Science / The amount of space that an object takes up The unit measure of volume for liquids is the liter (L); for solids it is the cubic meter (m3) water cycle (wô’tәr sī’kәl) © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill California Science / The continuous movement of water from a liquid state on the ground to a vapor state in the air and back again Cloud formation and rainfall are two parts of the water cycle watershed (wô’tәr shed) © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill California Science / An area of land that drains into a specific river There are ten watersheds in California water vapor (wô’tәr vā’pәr) © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill California Science / The gas state of water Clouds are composed of water vapor weight (wāt) © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill California Science / A measure of how strongly gravity pulls on an object Weight can be measured in newtons or in pounds and ounces weather map (weth’әr map) © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill California Science / A model or representation of one or more weather variables A weather map might show temperatures, precipitation amounts, or wind speeds xylem (zī’lәm) © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill California Science / Plant tissue that moves water and minerals up from the roots Most of the layers in a tree trunk are made of xylem ... Macmillan/McGraw-Hill California Science / A substance that tastes sour, sharp, or biting Vinegar, oranges, and lemons each contain an acid acidity (ә sid’ i tee) © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill California Science. .. Macmillan/McGraw-Hill California Science / A plant-like protist that lives in a water environment Algae produce their food using chlorophyll alkali metal (al’kә lī met’әl) © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill California Science. .. Macmillan/McGraw-Hill California Science / The strength of a base solution A base with a higher pH has a greater alkalinity than a base with a lower pH alloy (al’oi) © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill California Science