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Question		Answer
a special feature that helps an animal survive start learning		adaptation
the way air moves around something, often affecting how it moves start learning		aerodynamics
the coldest place on Earth, at the very bottom of the world start learning		Antarctica
a small fox that lives in very cold places near the North Pole start learning		Arctic fox
a strong snowstorm with lots of wind start learning		blizzard
how warm the inside of a body is start learning		body temperature
colors or patterns that help an animal hide start learning		camouflage
the things carried inside a vehicle (e.g., gifts or toys in a sled) start learning		cargo
animals whose body changes temperature with the air or water start learning		cold-blooded
the rules or limits that tell you what you can and cannot do start learning		constraints
a hole or tunnel where an animal lives or hides start learning		den
to plan and make something for a specific purpose start learning		design
how far something moves from the start to the end start learning		distance
closed on all sides or covered completely start learning		enclosed
strength needed to move, grow, and stay alive start learning		energy
everything around an animal, like land, air, and weather start learning		environment
a person who travels to new or hard-to-reach places start learning		explorer
very, very cold (0°C or below) start learning		freezing
the force that slows things down when they rub together start learning		friction
animal hair that helps them stay warm start learning		fur
a big, slow-moving river of ice start learning		glacier
the natural home where animals or plants live start learning		habitat
a long winter sleep (the Arctic fox does NOT do this) start learning		hibernation
to stay close together to keep warm start learning		huddle
a huge layer of ice covering land start learning		ice sheet
a large piece of ice floating in the ocean start learning		iceberg
something that keeps heat inside and cold outside start learning		insulation
not correct or acceptable because a rule was broken start learning		invalid
a baby fox start learning		kit
a group of babies born at the same time start learning		litter
the things used to build or make something (e.g., cardboard, tape) start learning		materials
to find out how long, wide, or heavy something is start learning		measure
to turn from ice into water start learning		melt
to move to another place when seasons change start learning		migrate
an animal that eats both plants and meat start learning		omnivore
an animal that hunts other animals for food start learning		predator
an animal that is hunted by another animal start learning		prey
to keep something safe from danger or harm start learning		protect
learning more by studying something carefully start learning		research
to eat food left by other animals start learning		scavenge
a person who studies how things work in nature start learning		scientist
to fasten or hold something so it doesn't move or fall start learning		secure
the ability to smell things start learning		sense of smell
a surface that goes up or down at an angle start learning		slope
a tiny piece of snow, soft and unique start learning		snowflake
the top layer of something (e.g., the floor or the ramp) start learning		surface
staying alive in a hard or dangerous place start learning		survival
how hot or cold something is start learning		temperature
not thin; something wide from one side to the other start learning		thick
a lot of soft hair that keeps an animal warm start learning		thick fur
one attempt at doing something to test how well it works start learning		trial
a cold, frozen land with no trees start learning		tundra
something that can change and affect the results of an experiment start learning		variable
a place where people study and measure weather start learning		weather station

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