5th Science Vocabulary Exam Review

the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time (example: temperature, precipitation, sunny/cloudy)

• climate

• energy

• temperature

• weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

a situation, number or quantity that can vary or be changed

• atom

• hypothesis

• research

• variable

the amount of space that an object has

• gravity

• volume

• density

• mass

the measurement in degrees of how hot or cold a thing or place is

• mass

• gravity

• temperature

• density

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

a formal set of ideas that is intended to explain why something happens or exists

• theory

• research

• observation

• hypothesis

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

knowledge about the structure and behavior of the natural and physical world, based on facts that you can prove

• theory

• science

• molecule

• matter

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

a careful study of a subject, especially in order to discover new facts or information about it

• research

• science

• hypothesis

• theory

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

a very small piece of matter with a positive electric charge that forms part of the nucleus of an atom

• element

• proton

• neutron

• electron

a living thing, especially one that is extremely small

• atom

• biome

• matter

• organism

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

the act of watching somebody/something carefully for a period of time, especially to learn something

• density

• hypothesis

• observation

• theory