Science STAAR Vocabulary

Energy that we can see

• Thermal Energy

• Light Energy

• Mechanical Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

An incomplete path through which energy cannot flow

• Closed Circuit

• Open Circuit

• Complete Circuit

Ella is drinking a glass of water through a straw. She notices that her straw appears to be broken, even though it still works perfectly. Ella drew a picture of the ¨broken¨ straw.
Ella figure out the light traveling between air and water is-

• refracted
• translucent
• opaque
• reflected

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

How is a canyon formed?

• glaciers that eroded the rock
• ice wedging
• floods eroded the rock
• wind eroded the rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

______________________ are formed over millions of years after ancient plant or sea life were buried by sediments?

• fossil fuels
• alternative energy
• geothermal energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

A hypothesis is...

• Something similar to the real thing and is used to help test or experiment on something that is either too small or too far away

• The amount of mass in a given space; how compact something is

• Anything that can change in an experiment; you should only have one of these in any fair experiment

• An educated guess or prediction

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

All of the water in the Earth's atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Passing characteristics from one generation to another

• Genes

• Heredity

• Inherited Traits

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Density is...

• Something similar to the real thing and is used to help test or experiment on something that is either too small or too far away

• The amount of mass in a given space; how compact something is

• Anything that can change in an experiment; you should only have one of these in any fair experiment

• An educated guess or prediction

Open circuit that does not allow electricity or heat to flow through

• Incomplete Circuit

• Complete Circuit

• Closed Circuit