Science Vocabulary Warm-Up 1

a measure of the force of gravity acting on an object; measured by a scale

• volume

• weight

• area

• mass

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

a measure of the amount of matter in an object; measured by a balance

• grams

• mass

• weight

• metric

the study of the universe and all of its contained phenomena

• science

• engineering

• technology

• physics

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

things that are created by humans to make life easier or solve problems

• engineering

• science

• technology

• metrics

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

gained by identifying and describing properties by using your five senses (qualitative) or scientific tools (quantitative)

• technology

• prediction

• inference

• observation

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

the process we use to fulfill human needs and sole problems

• technology

• engineering

• science

• astrophysics

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

system of measurement based on multiples of 10. (bases are -meter, -liter, -gram)

• technology

• inference

• metric system

• observation

explanation of an observation based on prior experiences or supported by observations made in an investigation

• inference

• technology

• observation

• prediction

violent, whirling windstorm that crosses land in a narrow path and can result from wind shears inside an thunderhead

• hurricane

• tornado

• blizzard

• thunderstorm

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Match the following

• cold front

• a warm air mass ad cold air mass meet buy neither can move the other out of the way.

• warm front

• a fast-moving warm air mass overtakes a slower cold air mass

• stationary front

• a fast-moving cold air mass slams into a slower air mass forcing the warm air up

• occluded

• a warm air mass gets caught between two cold air masses and the warm air is pushed up and cut off from the surface.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5