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Grade 3
e-Glossary
E
List of Words for Letter 'E'
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ecosystem
all the living and nonliving things that interact in an environment
electrical energy
energy produced by the movement of small particles called electrons
electron microscope
a tool that allows us to see very small objects
element
a basic building block of matter
emergent layer
the highest level in a forest biome
energy
the ability to do work
environment
all the living and nonliving things that surround a living thing
equator
the imaginary line that divides Earth into the north and south hemispheres
evaporate
what happens when matter slowly changes state from liquid to gas
expand
to spread out
experiment
to perform a test to support or disprove a hypothesis
extinct
all dead, no more left alive on Earth