5th grade science vocabulary Texas

_____________ is a nonliving part of an ecosystem.

• biotic factor

• abiotic factor

• insulator

• density

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

to soak up or take in is to

• absorb

• spill

• abiotic

• insulator

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

This is the part of the water cycle that occurs when precipitation collects into an area such as a puddle, lake, river or ocean.

• precipitation

• condensation

• accumulation

• transpiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

______________: a characteristic of a model that is useful or helpful

• limitation

• advantage

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

___________; when an object is space seems to move even though it's Earth that is moving.

• apparent motion

• force

• spinning

_______: an imaginary line through Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• axis

• tilt

• orbit

______: a device that contains potential chemical energy which can be converted into electrical energy when connected to a closed circuit.

• light bulb

• bell

• battery

• wire

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

a living thing in an ecosystem.

• biotic factor

• abiotic factor

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

_________: a deep valley with steep sides formed by erosion by water with a little help from wind.

• delta

• u shaped valley

• canyon

• ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

___________: the process through which loose sediments become stuck together and form a solid

• weathering

• erosion

• compaction

• cementation