5th Grade Science Vocab

Apparent Brightness

• The brightness of a star perceived by an observer on Earth
• a reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong.
• The study of celestial objects, space, and the universe as a whole
• The region between the inner and outer planets where most asteroids orbit the Sun

Argument

• a reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong.
• The maximum population size that can be sustained by a given environment
• Forces on an object that do not change the motion of the object
• An imaginary line that Earth rotates around

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Asteroid

• A solid, irregularly shaped rocky mass that is smaller than a planet and orbits the Sun
• make different, alter, or modify
• Characteristic that can only be observed or measured through a chemical reaction
• an abstract idea; a general notion

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Asteroid Belt

• The region between the inner and outer planets where most asteroids orbit the Sun
• The star that Earth moves around and that gives energy to Earth
• A group of stars that form a recognizable pattern in the sky
• the quality of being unchanging

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Astronomy

• The study of celestial objects, space, and the universe as a whole
• A solid, irregularly shaped rocky mass that is smaller than a planet and orbits the Sun
• The slant of Earth’s axis, which is 23.5 degrees from vertical compared to Earth’s orbital plane around the Sun; results in the North Pole always pointing toward the North Star
• The brightness of a star perceived by an observer on Earth

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Axis

• An imaginary line that Earth rotates around
• A ball of gas in space that produces its own light and heat
• an abstract idea; a general notion
• Making a complete spin on an axis

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Balanced Forces

• Forces on an object that do not change the motion of the object
• Measurement of how much space matter takes up
• Measurement of the ability of a solid to dissolve in a liquid
• Something that we can use and is valuable

Carrying Capacity

• The maximum population size that can be sustained by a given environment
• A property that describes the ability of heat to pass through a material
• The region between the inner and outer planets where most asteroids orbit the Sun
• An imaginary line that Earth rotates around

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Change

• make different, alter, or modify
• the quality of being unchanging
• the standard units of measurement; metric system
• an amount or number of something

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Chemical Change

• A change that occurs when a new substance is created with different properties; observable as a color change, the production of gas or a precipitate, or the release of heat or light
• a reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong.
• A solid, irregularly shaped rocky mass that is smaller than a planet and orbits the Sun
• How fast something is moving

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