Earth/Space FSSA Vocabulary 5th/8th

An irregularly shaped rocky or metallic object that orbits the Sun and is much smaller than a planet.

• Asteroid

• Meteoroid

• Comet

• Satellite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A property used to desribe how a mineral breaks apart long smooth surfaces.

• Refraction

• Cleavage

• Hardness

• Luster

An object made up rock, ice, dust, and gas that revolves around the Sun.

• Meteor

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Planet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The process by which water is changed from a gas (water vapor) to a liquid; a stage of the water cycle

• Sublimation

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process by which water is changed from a liquid to a gas (water vapor); a stage of the water cycle.

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Sublimation

• Transpiration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A property of a mineral that describes how easily it can be scratched.

• Transparency

• Hardness

• Color

• Luster

Half of Earth (i.e., Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western)

• Halfsphere

• Semisphere

• Hemisphere

• Earthsphere

A measure of the amount of water vapor in the air.

• Temperature

• Pressure

• Humidity

• Wind speed

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A type of rock that forms from cooled magma or lava.

• Sedimentary Rock

• Metamorphic Rock

• Igneous Rock

• All Rocks

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

A property of a mineral that describes how it appears when it reflects light.

• Color

• Hardness

• Cleavage

• Luster