Week 1 Science Vocabulary

The sun heats water, making the water turn to water vapor (gas)

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Transfer of heat through empty space; heat transfer from a distance

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Insulator

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Water falling to the Earth in the form of rain, ice, hail, or snow

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Runoff

• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A set of steps taken in order to achieve something

• Goals

• Process

• SMART goals

• The scientific method

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

Warm water vapor cools and condenses, forming a liquid; clouds form

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Runoff

• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

An instrument used to measure temperature

• Rain Gauge

• Anemometer

• Barometer

• Thermometer

Heat causes plants to release water vapor into the air

• Rain

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

An instrument used to measure air pressure

• Anemometer

• Barometer

• Thermometer

• Wind Vane

Transfer of heat through touch/direct contact

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Heat

Half of the earth

• Jet Stream

• Split

• Country

• Hemisphere