Science Vocabulary

an increase in how fast something happens

• acceleration

• mass

• density

• volume

the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time (example: temperature, precipitation, sunny/cloudy)

• climate

• energy

• temperature

• weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

a living thing, especially one that is extremely small

• atom

• biome

• matter

• organism

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

the characteristic plants and animals in a particular type of environment (example: desert, rainforest, tundra)

• temperature

• weather

• biome

• climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

when matter has a change in its physical properties but not its chemical properties; only state, shape, size, color change; there is no new substance created

• chemical change

• physical change

• inherited physical traits

• acquired physical traits

happens when matter breaks down into two or more substances or when more than one substance is combined to form a new substance; it can not be reversed

• chemical change

• physical change

• inherited physical traits

• acquired physical traits

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

A system used by scientists to help them group and study organisms by similarities, or things that the organisms have in common

• constructive processes

• destructive processes

• classification

• magnetism

the smallest unit of life and make up all living things

• microorganism

• plant

• cell

• structure

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Behaviors taught to an organism, or discovered through interactions with the environment. (where to find food or tie shoelaces)

• instincts

• learned behaviors

• inherited physical traits

• acquired physical traits

Physical characteristics passed down from parent to offspring. (eye color, fur pattern, flower petal color)

• instincts

• learned behaviors

• inherited physical traits

• acquired physical traits

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4