🍂 Fall Vocabulary: Why Leaves Change Colour

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Draw a line from each word to its meaning.

chlorophyll ●

● energy plants use to make food

pigment ●

● a tree that drops its leaves

deciduous ●

● a tree that stays green all year

evergreen ●

● a colour inside a leaf

sunlight ●

● green stuff that helps leaves make food

Answer key: chlorophyll → green stuff that helps leaves make food · pigment → a colour inside a leaf · deciduous → a tree that drops its leaves · evergreen → a tree that stays green all year · sunlight → energy plants use to make food

Use two of the words in your own sentences:

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Free fall science worksheet for 4th grade: match why leaves change colour words to their meanings. Printable, original, with an answer key where needed. Skill: Science vocabulary: why leaves change colour. Level: Grade 4 — also suits Year 5 (UK).

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