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Matter Word 1-30
5th grade Science Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Biotic | Having to do with life or caused by living things |
| Abiotic | Non-living things in an ecosystem (sunlight, air, weather, water, soil, eat.) |
| Matter | Anything that has mass and takes up space |
| Energy | The ability to cause changes in matter |
| Interact | When something changes to something else |
| Photosynthesis | The process of making their own food using energy from the sun |
| Properties | Characteristics of a substance that can be observed |
| Vapor | A substance that can be observed |
| Classify | To arrange or organize according to the class or category |
| Mass | The amount of matter in a object |
| Weight | Measure of the pull of gravity on an object |
| Volume | The amount of space a object takes up |
| System | Things that work together to perform a function |
| Gravity | The force that pulls all objects to earths surface |
| Variable | Likely to change or vary |
| Constant | Persistent, doesn't change or vary |
| Texture | The way something feels: rough, smooth, ect. |
| Data | Information gathered using measurements and observations |
| Evaporation | The change of a substance from a liquid to a vapor (gas) |
| Condensation | The change of a substance from a vapor to a liquid (clouds) |
| Run-off | Access water that runs down hill to low |
| Precipitation | Any form of water that falls from clouds; such as rain or snow |
| Transpiration | The process which plants give back to the environment |
| Collection | Water that runs down hill and gathers in other bodies of water such as lakes, rivers and oceans |
| Groundwater | Water stored beneath the Earths surface |
| Particles | A very small piece, or part |
| Atoms | The smallest unit or part of all things |
| Hypothesis | A scientific guess based on evidence |
| Penetrate | To pierce, pass into or through |
| Sir Isaac Newton | The scientists responsible for the laws associated with motion |