List of Words for Letter 'C'
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calorie
a measure of the energy stored in a substance, such as food
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camouflage
an adaptation that allows an animal to blend into its surroundings
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canopy
the part of a forest just below the uppermost branches of the tallest trees
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carbon
one of the basic elements
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chemical change
a change that causes a new kind of matter to form with different properties
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chemical energy
energy that is stored in a substance
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classify
to place things that share properties together in a group
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climate
the average weather patterns of a region
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comet
a chunk of ice mixed with rocks and dust moving through space
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communicate
to share information
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community
all the different populations in an ecosystem
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compare
to see what is the same and what is different between two or more things
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competition
the struggle among living things
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compression wave
a wave that moves in a back and forth motion
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condense
what happens when matter changes state from gas to liquid
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coniferous
a kind of temperate forest that stays green all year
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constellation
a group of stars that forms a pattern or picture
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coral
colorful rocklike formations created by certain marine animals
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cornea
the clear, outer covering of the eye
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crescent moon
the phase of the moon in which the lighted side has almost disappeared