Science Vocabulary

What is to take up and store energy without reflecting or transmitting that energy?

• REFLECT

• ABSORB

• REFRACT

• MIRROR

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is the electric or magnetic force exerted by oppositely charged objects?

• REPULSION

• CONDUCTION

• ATTRACTION

• LUSTER

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

What are forces that are equal in size but opposite in direction called?

• BALANCED FORCES

• UNBALANCED FORCES

• TUG OF WAR

• CARNIVORE

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

What is a plant or animal action, reaction, or activity that occurs in response to stimuli?

• CHARACTERTISTIC

• ABSORB

• BEHAVIOR

• INSTINCT

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What is an animal that obtains nutrients from eating other animals?

• OMNIVORE

• HERBIVORE

• ASTEROID

• CARNIVORE

What is the process by which substances are changed into different substances with different properties?

• CHEMICAL CHANGE

• PHYSICAL CHANGE

• WEATHERING

• EROSION

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

What is the property called that is used to describe how a mineral breaks apart along smooth surfaces?

• LUSTER

• STREAK

• CLEAVAGE

• SHAPE

What is the average pattern of weather that occurs in a certain location over many years?

• WEATHER

• HUMIDITY

• CLIMATE

• SNOW

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the type of insect development characterized by the presence of a larval stage with different feeding habits?

• NYMPH

• COMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS

• LIFE CYCLE

• INCOMPLETE

  METAMORPHOSIS

What is the process by which water is changed from a gas (water vapor) to a liquid?

• EVAPORATION

• RUN OFF

• WATER CYCLE

• CONDENSATION

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4