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California Science
Grade 3
e-Glossary
O
List of Words for Letter 'O'
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observe
to use your senses to learn about an object or event
ocean
a large body of salt water
opaque
unable to let light pass through
orbit
the path an object takes as it travels around another object
ornithologist
a scientist who studies birds
outer planets
the five planets farthest from the Sun
oxygen
a common gas found in air and water that many animals need to survive