Science Whizz - Grade 3 - Round 2

Things are used to evaluate if a design is successful or not.

• Investigation

• Constraint

• Criteria

• Prototype

The electric charges that build up on an object.

• Electric discharge

• Electromagnet

• Static electricity

• Electric current

The atmospheric conditions in a certain place over many years.

• Climate

• Weather

• Ecosystem

• Front

Everything surrounding living things.

• Ecosystem

• Environment

• Community

• Population

The change in the position of an object.

• Motion

• Speed

• Gravity

• Energy

A contact force that acts against the direction of motion.

• Friction

• Balanced force

• Unbalanced forces

• Magnetism

Strong winds with lightning, thunder, and heavy rain.

• Flood

• Drought

• Thunderstorm

• Tornado

The energy of motion.

• Gravitational energy

• Potential energy

• Chemical energy

• Kinetic energy

How far north or south a place is from the equator.

• Altitude

• Latitude

• Atmosphere

• Tropical Regions

A characteristic that can help an organism to survive.

• Advantage

• Camouflage

• Adaptation

• Traits