salt rocks! vocab ch 1 2

Salt Rocks!Salt Rocks!

Vocabulary Vocabulary

Chapters 1 and 2Chapters 1 and 2

animalsanimals

A living creatureA living creature

bloodblood

The red liquid that is pumped The red liquid that is pumped through your body by your heartthrough your body by your heart

bodybody

All of the parts of a person or All of the parts of a person or animalanimal

controlcontrol

To handle and keep balancedTo handle and keep balanced

crystalcrystal

Minerals formed in regular, tight Minerals formed in regular, tight patternspatterns

flavorflavor

To give something a specific tasteTo give something a specific taste

graingrain

a tiny, hard piece of somethinga tiny, hard piece of something

harmfulharmful

Something that can hurt youSomething that can hurt you

inventedinvented

To create or produce for the first To create or produce for the first timetime

livelive

To be alive or have lifeTo be alive or have life

mineralmineral

A natural material that does not A natural material that does not come from a plant or animalcome from a plant or animal

mummiesmummies

A dead body that has been A dead body that has been wrapped and preserved to keep it wrapped and preserved to keep it from decayingfrom decaying

musclesmuscles

Tissues attached to body parts to Tissues attached to body parts to help them movehelp them move

plantplant

A living thing that grows in the A living thing that grows in the ground and can make its own ground and can make its own food from the sunlightfood from the sunlight

preservepreserve

To prepare food to keep it from To prepare food to keep it from spoilingspoiling

refrigeratorrefrigerator

An electrical appliance that keeps An electrical appliance that keeps food or other things coldfood or other things cold

rockrock

A solid made of one or more A solid made of one or more mineralsminerals

saltsalt

Tiny crystals found in the ocean Tiny crystals found in the ocean or on earth that are used to or on earth that are used to season foodseason food

seasoningseasoning

Something used to add flavor to Something used to add flavor to foodfood

sodiumsodium

Another word for saltAnother word for salt

spoilspoil

To decay, rot or become moldyTo decay, rot or become moldy