Science Vocabulary

a careful study of a subject, especially in order to discover new facts or information about it

• research

• science

• hypothesis

• theory

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

a very small piece of matter with a positive electric charge that forms part of the nucleus of an atom

• element

• proton

• neutron

• electron

the act of watching somebody/something carefully for a period of time, especially to learn something

• density

• hypothesis

• observation

• theory

the act or process of moving or the way something moves

• acceleration

• density

• gravity

• motion

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

a group of atoms that forms the smallest unit that a substance can be divided into without a change in its chemical nature (example: H2O-water-is 2 Hydrogen elements + 1 Oxygen element)

• molecule

• atom

• proton

• element

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

physical substance that everything in the world is made of (example: solid, liquid, gas)

• matter

• density

• volume

• biome

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

guesses and ideas that are not based on certain knowledge; an educated guess

• observation

• research

• hypothesis

• theory

the force that attracts objects in space towards each other, and that on the earth pulls them towards the centre of the planet

• matter

• element

• acceleration

• gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

a simple chemical substance that consists of atoms of only one type and cannot be split by chemical means into a simpler substance (example: oxygen, gold, hydrogen, iron)

• atom

• element

• biome

• variable

very small piece of matter with a negative electric charge

• proton

• electron

• neutron

• variable

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5