Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Vocabulary List

Utah Environments Words #1
Utah Environments Science Reading Packet

1. wetland: a low area where the land is soaked with water
2. forest: an area of land that is covered with trees
3. desert: land that receives less than ten inches of rainfall a year
4. adaptation: the structure, behavior, or other trait in an organism that helps it to survive in its environment
5. bird: an animal with feathers
6. fish: an animal that lives in the water
7. insect: a small, six-legged animal with three body parts, wings, and antennae
8. hibernation: an inactive, sleep-like state during the winter

*Quiz to be taken on Friday, May 11th.

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