Vocabulary

The remains or traces of plants and animals that lived long ago.

• artifacts

• remnants

• relics

• fossils

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Compare is to contrast as same is to _______.

• study

• similiar

• contrast

• different

What is the term for the process by which plants make their own food using sunlight?

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Transpiration

• Fermentation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which term describes the smallest unit of a chemical element that retains its chemical properties?

• Molecule

• Atom

• Compound

• Ion

What is the term for a substance made of two or more elements chemically combined in a fixed ratio?

• Mixture

• Solution

• Compound

• Element

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the term for the force that opposes the motion of objects through air?

• Gravity

• Friction

• Air resistance

• Magnetism

Which term refers to the amount of matter in an object?

• Weight

• Volume

• Mass

• Density

What is the term for the change of state from a gas to a liquid?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Sublimation

• Freezing

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which term describes the energy possessed by a body due to its motion?

• Potential energy

• Kinetic energy

• Thermal energy

• Chemical energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What is the term for the negatively charged particle in an atom?

• Proton

• Neutron

• Electron

• Photon