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5th STAAR Review
5th Grade Science vocabulary review for the STAAR test
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| materials that allow energy to flow through easily | conductor |
| a substance or object that does not allow energy to flow through it easily | insulator |
| the amount of matter in something | mass |
| anything that has mass and takes up space | matter |
| sinks in water | more dense |
| floats in water | less dense |
| the ability of something to dissolve in another substance | solubility |
| two or more materials mixed together that keep their own physical properties | mixture |
| two or more materials mixed together that change physical properties | solution |
| a push or a pull | force |
| a force that acts against motion | friction |
| the force that pulls objects towards each other | gravity |
| the path through which electricity can flow | circuit |
| the bouncing back of light | reflection/reflect |
| the bending of light as it passes through something | refraction/refract |
| the imaginary line the Earth rotates on | axis |
| to spin on an axis. It takes the Earth 24 hours to complete one. | rotation |
| the constant movement of water around the Earth | water cycle |
| the conditions of the atmosphere at a specific place and time | weather |
| the average weather conditions of an area over a long period of time (30+ years) | climate |
| sediments sticking together like glue | cementation |
| the pressing together of sediments | compaction |
| the dropping of sediments in a new location | deposition |
| the moving of sediments | erosion |
| the breaking down of rock by wind, water, or ice | weathering |
| rock formed by layers of sediments | sedimentary rock |
| what something is used for | function |
| a part or group of parts of an organism | structure |
| nonliving thing | abiotic |
| living thing | biotic |
| a community of living organisms that interact with each other and the environment they live in | ecosystem |
| landform created by the deposition of sediments at the mouth of a river | delta |
| landform created by the deposition of sand by wind | sand dune |
| landform created by moving water weathering and eroding rock | canyon |