5th Grade Science Vocab 2

A force that pulls objects toward each other

• Friction

• Gravity

• Magnetism

Energy of moving water used to create electricity

• Wind energy

• Sound energy

• Hydroelectric energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Educated guess or one possible answer to a scientific problem

• Hypothesis

• Prediction

• Concept

Passing characteristics from one generation to another

• Genes

• Heredity

• Inherited Traits

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

A state of matter that does not have a fixed shape or volume, but fills space.

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Instrument that measures volume

• Beaker

• Graduated cylinder

• Triple Beam Balance

All of the water in the Earth's atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

A place in which an organism lives

• Habitat

• Biome

• Stratosphere

River of moving ice. Results in the formation of a U-shaped valley

• Sand dune

• Canyon

• Glacier

The partial change of form that some insects go through as they become adults. 3 stages

• Complete Metamorphosis

• Incomplete Metamorphosis

• Direct metamorphosis