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5th grade Science Vocabulary

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Definition
Biotic   Having to do with life or caused by living things  
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Abiotic   Non-living things in an ecosystem (sunlight, air, weather, water, soil, eat.)  
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Matter   Anything that has mass and takes up space  
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Energy   The ability to cause changes in matter  
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Interact   When something changes to something else  
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Photosynthesis   The process of making their own food using energy from the sun  
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Properties   Characteristics of a substance that can be observed  
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Vapor   A substance that can be observed  
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Classify   To arrange or organize according to the class or category  
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Mass   The amount of matter in a object  
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Weight   Measure of the pull of gravity on an object  
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Volume   The amount of space a object takes up  
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System   Things that work together to perform a function  
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Gravity   The force that pulls all objects to earths surface  
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Variable   Likely to change or vary  
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Constant   Persistent, doesn't change or vary  
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Texture   The way something feels: rough, smooth, ect.  
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Data   Information gathered using measurements and observations  
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Evaporation   The change of a substance from a liquid to a vapor (gas)  
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Condensation   The change of a substance from a vapor to a liquid (clouds)  
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Run-off   Access water that runs down hill to low  
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Precipitation   Any form of water that falls from clouds; such as rain or snow  
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Transpiration   The process which plants give back to the environment  
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Collection   Water that runs down hill and gathers in other bodies of water such as lakes, rivers and oceans  
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Groundwater   Water stored beneath the Earths surface  
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Particles   A very small piece, or part  
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Atoms   The smallest unit or part of all things  
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Hypothesis   A scientific guess based on evidence  
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Penetrate   To pierce, pass into or through  
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Sir Isaac Newton   The scientists responsible for the laws associated with motion  
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