STAAR Science Vocabulary

Matter is...

• The amount of matter in an object

• The amount of given space an object takes up

• The amount of gravitational pull on an object

• Anything that has mass and volume

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Mass is...

• The amount of matter in an object

• The amount of given space an object takes up

• The amount of gravitational pull on an object

• Anything that has mass and volume

Weight is...

• The amount of matter in an object

• The amount of given space an object takes up

• The amount of gravitational pull on an object

• Anything that has mass and volume

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Volume is...

• The amount of matter in an object

• The amount of given space an object takes up

• The amount of gravitational pull on an object

• Anything that has mass and volume

The Solar System is...

• Small, natural objects that revolve around other larger objects

• The force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth

• Made up of a star, the planets, and other space objects that revolve around it

• Large, round bodies that revolve around a star

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Planets are...

• Small, natural objects that revolve around other larger objects

• The force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth

• Made up of a star, the planets, and other space objects that revolve around it

• Large, round bodies that revolve around a star

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Moons are...

• Small, natural objects that revolve around other larger objects

• The force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth

• Made up of a star, the planets, and other space objects that revolve around it

• Large, round bodies that revolve around a star

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Gravity is...

• Small, natural objects that revolve around other larger objects

• The force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth

• Made up of a star, the planets, and other space objects that revolve around it

• Large, round bodies that revolve around a star

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Asteroids are...

• Rocky, airless worlds that orbit our sun, but are too small to be called planets. Tens of thousands of these minor planets are gathered in the main asteroid belt, a vast doughnut-shaped ring between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

• A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form or identified with a mythological figure

• Cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock, and dust roughly the size of a small town. When a comet’s orbit brings it close to the sun, it heats up and spews dust and gases into a giant glowing head larger than most planets. The dust and gases form a tail that stretches away from the sun for millions of kilometers.

• The force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Comets are...

• Rocky, airless worlds that orbit our sun, but are too small to be called planets. Tens of thousands of these minor planets are gathered in the main asteroid belt, a vast doughnut-shaped ring between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

• A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form or identified with a mythological figure

• Cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock, and dust roughly the size of a small town. When a comet’s orbit brings it close to the sun, it heats up and spews dust and gases into a giant glowing head larger than most planets. The dust and gases form a tail that stretches away from the sun for millions of kilometers.

• The force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth