Exploring vocabulary - Muschla Gary R. 2012

A tiny tree
Science words

This tree grows on the tundra of Europe, Greenland, and North America. It reaches a height of only about 2 inches (5 centimeters). What is the name of this tree?

To answer the question, complete each sentence with the correct word. Choose your answers from the words after each sentence. Write the letter of each answer in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page. You will need to divide the letters into words. One letter is provided.

1. The fox sneaked up on his _____.

M. element

W. prey

S. predator

2. The _____ today is rainy.

O. climate

E. atom

A. weather

3. The rocket streaked upward through the earth’s _____.

U. element

I. climate

O. atmosphere

4. A _____ must be a skillful hunter to catch other animals for food.

I. predator

Y. molecule

A. prey

5. An _____ receives special training before he or she can travel in space.

R. astronomer

F. astronaut

T. atmosphere

6. Two or more atoms can combine to form a _____.

M. climate

C. prey

L. molecule

7. An _____ is the smallest part of an element that has all the characteristics of the element.

D. atom

N. atmosphere

T. astronomer

8. A desert has a very dry _____.

L. climate

N. predator

D. atmosphere

9. Gold is an _____ because the smallest part of gold is a gold atom.

E. astronomer

W. element

R. atmosphere

10. Someday an _____ from Earth will step foot on Mars.

W. astronaut

N. element

S. atmosphere