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Renewable sources of energy: The energy Solvent: The substance into which a solute
sources that can be used again and again dissolves
Reproduce: Ability to produce living beings of Sources of energy: The resources from which
its own kind we get energy
Resource: Something that is available for use Stirring: Mixing thoroughly a substance with a
Respiratory system: The body system that deals liquid using a spoon
with breathing
Stomata: Small openings that are present on
Ribcage: Structure of bones (called ribs) that the under surface of a leaf
surrounds and protects the chest
Taproot: The single main root that grows
Seed coat: Tough and hard outer covering of straight downwards from the base of the stem
the seed
Tendril:A thin curling stem that a climbing plant
Sepal: The green part of a flower that lies under uses to attach itself strongly to the support
the petals
Thorax: The middle portion of an insect's body
Shoot: The parts of the plant that grow above
that bears the legs and wings
the ground
Trunk: The thick main woody stem of a tree
Skull: A bony structure that surrounds and
protects the brain
Veins: A number of tiny channels in the form of
Social insects:Insects that live with other insects
of their kind in a large well-organised colony lines that run over the leaf's surface
Solar energy: The energy that we get from the Volume: The amount of space that a liquid fi lls
sun in a container
Solids: Substances that are usually hard, and
have a fi xed shape and size Water cycle: The continuous movement of
water between the sky and the earth
Soluble impurities: Impurities that are soluble
in water Water purifi cation: The process of removing
Soluble substances: Substances that dissolve harmful substances from water to make it fi t
completely in water and safe for drinking
Solute: The substance which dissolves Wind energy: The energy obtained from the
moving air
Solution: A solution is formed when two or more
substances of the same kind mix or dissolve Windpipe: An air passage that carries air from
completely. the nose to the lungs in the body
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