FSSA

A group in a scientific experiment that serves as a reference for comparison to the experimental group; a group that is untreated by the factor being tested.

• Data

• observation

• Variable

• Control Group

An organized scientific study of the natural world that may include making systematic observations, asking questions, gathering information, analyzing data, summarizing results, drawing conclusions, and/or communicating results.

• Conclusion

• Investigation

• Experiment

• Inference

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A property used to describe how easily a mineral breaks apart along smooth surfaces.

• Luster

• Hardness

• Soil

• Cleavage

The process by which water is changed from a gas (water vapor) to a liquid; a stage of the water cycle.

• Texture

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The process by which rock, soil, and other weathered earth materials are moved from one place to another.

• Erosion

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Cleavage

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The process by which water is changed from a liquid to a gas (water vapor); a stage of the water cycle.

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Humidity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A property of a mineral that describes how easily it can be scratched.

• Texture

• Metamorphic Rock

• Luster

• Hardness

A property of a mineral that describes how it appears when it reflects light.

• Mineral

• Luster

• Hardness

• Cleavage

A solid material formed in nature on or in Earth's crust with its own properties.

• Cleavage

• Soil

• Erosion

• Mineral

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

A form of water (E.g., hail, rain, sleet, snow) that condenses in the atmosphere and falls to Earth's surface.

• Humidity

• Precipitation

• Aquifer

• Water Cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4