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caldera (cal DARE uh):
volcanic crater
cleaning station (KLEEN ing STAY shun):
place where shrimps clean fish
compound eye (KAHM POUND I):
eye made up of many smaller eyes
cottage (KA tidge):
small house, often with no upstairs
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diurnal (die URN uhl):
active during the day
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earthquake (irth KWAKE):
sudden shaking of Earth's surface
endangered (in DANE jird):
at risk of dying out
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fault (rhymes with
MALT
):
big crack in Earth
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geyser (GI zuhr):
natural fountain
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habitat (HAB eh tat):
place where something lives
hull (
rhymes with
dull):
main body of a boat
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island (EYE lind):
land surrounded by water
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larva (LAR vuh ):
stage between egg and adult for many insects
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magma (MAG muh):
melted rock
mucus (MEW kus):
slimy substance made by an animal to wet or protect its body
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nocturnal (nok TURN uhl):
active at night
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oarsman (ORZ muhn):
person who uses an oar to move a boat
odonatologist (o doh NAH TAHL o gist):
scientist who studies dragonflies
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plate (rhymes with WAIT):
large piece of Earth's surface
predator (PRED uh tor):
animal that eats other animals
prey (rhymes with day):
animal that becomes food for another animal
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species (SPEE shees):
type of plant or animal
supervolcano (sue PUHR VAHL cane o):
huge volcano
symbiotic relationship (sim bee AH tik rih LAY shun ship):
close link between two different kinds of things
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tentacle (TEN tih kuhl):
thin, arm-like part sometimes used to catch food
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village (VIL idge):
small town
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