3rd grade Science Vocabulary

Change of State

• a living thing that cannot make its own food

• A physical change that occurs when matter changes from one state to another

• in a state of rest

• the ability to do work or cause change

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

condensation

• a gas changes into a liquid

• a liquid turns into a gas

• a physical change occurs when matter changes from one state to another

• a long time when there is very little rain

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

evaporation

• a liquid turns into a solid

• a gas turns into a solid

• a liquid turns into a gas

• a gas turns into a liquid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Energy

• all the living and nonliving things that surround an organism

• the process of designing new or improved technology

• The ability to do work or cause change

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Force

• the energy of motion and moving parts

• A push or a pull, which may cause a change in an objects motion

• the ability to do work or cause change

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Gas

• the state of matter that does not have a definite shape or volume

• takes the shape of it's container

• the state of matter that does have a definite volume, but not shape

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Gravity

• a force of attraction or repulsion on other materials

• a force that works AGAINST motion

• a force that attracts all objects in the universe toward one another, pulls towards the center of the earth

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Light Energy

• Energy that lets you see

• Energy that lets you hear

• Energy that lets you move

• Energy that controls temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Liquid

• state of matter that always stays the same

• State of matter that takes the shape of it's container, but has the same volume

• state of matter that has no definite volume or shape

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

magnet

• an object that attracts objects made of iron

• an object that attracts objects made of all metals

• an object that attracts objects made of liquid.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5