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Science Review
review of all 5th grade science vocabulary
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5th Grade
04/02/2018

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herbivore
Definition
an animal that eats plants
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carnivore
Definition
an animal that eats meat
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omnivore
Definition
an animal that eats both meat and plants
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chloroplast and cell wall
Definition
the two organelles that a plant cell has that an animal cell does not have
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mitochondria
Definition
provides the energy for the cell
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cell memebrane
Definition
surrounds and protects the cell
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vacouole
Definition
stores water and nutrients for the cell
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nucleus
Definition
controls the cell's activities
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chloroplast
Definition
part of the cell that makes the food for the plant
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tissue
Definition
groups of cells that work together
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organ
Definition
group of tissues that work together
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organ system
Definition
group of organs that work together
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atom
Definition
the smallest part of an element
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molecule
Definition
two or more atoms together
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compound
Definition
two or more elements chemically combined
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mixture
Definition
two or more substances physically combined
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solution
Definition
a kind of mixture in which a substance is dissolved in a liquid
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proton
Definition
the positively charged particle in an atom
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electron
Definition
the negatively charged particle in an atom
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neutron
Definition
the particle in an atom with no charge
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producer
Definition
a plant
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decomposer
Definition
breaks down dead plants and animals
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asexual
Definition
kind of reproduction in which one parent is required and offspring is genetically identical to the parent
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sexual
Definition
kind of reproduction in which a female cell is fertilized by a male cell
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sexual
Definition
kind of reproduction in which seeds and fruit are formed
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asexual
Definition
kind of reproduction that is budding, vegetative propagation, and fragmentation
Term
respiratory
Definition
the body system responsible for bringing in oxygen for the body
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digestive
Definition
the body system responsible for turning food into energy
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circulatory
Definition
the body system responsible for taking blood all over the body
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nervous
Definition
the body system responsible for sending signals to and from the body
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vaccine
Definition
a shot you get that keeps you from getting certain diseases
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white blood cells
Definition
the part of the blood that fights off infections and pathogens
Term
red blood cells
Definition
the part of the blood that carries oxygen
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platelets
Definition
the part of the blood that clots blood and stops bleeding
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fossil fuels
Definition
energy resources formed millions of years ago from organic materials
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nonrenewable resources
Definition
energy resources that will eventually be used up
Term
solar
Definition
energy from the heat of the sun
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hydroelectricity
Definition
energy generated by running water
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native
Definition
plants or animals that naturally occur in an area
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vertebrate
Definition
animals with backbones
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invertebrates
Definition
animals without backbones
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primary consumer
(must be a herbivore or omnivore)
Definition
the first animal in a food chain
Term
secondary consumer
(must be a carnivore or omnivore)
Definition
the second animal in a food chain
Term
tertiary consumer
(must be a carnivore or omnivore)
Definition
the third animal in a food chain
Term
conductor
Definition
an material that allows heat or electricty to pass through easily
Term
insulator
Definition
a material that does not allow heat or electricty to pass through easily
Term
gravity
Definition
the force that keeps the planet in orbit around the sun
Term
earth's tilt
Definition
the reason that Earth experiences seasons
Term
moon's gravity
Definition
the reason Earth's oceans have high and low tides
Term
Neptune
Definition
the planet farthest away from the sun (not counting Pluto)
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365 days / 1 year / 12 months
Definition
the length of time for the Earth to make one revolution around the sun
Term
24 hours /1 day
Definition
the length of time it takes the Earth to rotate on its axis one time
Term
28 days
Definition
the length of time it takes the moon to revolve once around the Earth
Term
independent variable
Definition
the one thing that is changed in a science experiment
Term
hypothesis
Definition
a prediction about what will happen in a science experiment
Term
veins
Definition
the blood vessel that carries deoxygenated (oxygen-poor) blood back to the heart
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arterties
Definition
the blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood (oxygen-rich) blood to all parts of the body
Term
volume
Definition
how much space an object takes up
Term
mass
Definition
the amount of matter in an object
Term
density
Definition
if you know mass and volume, you can determine this measurement
Term
density
Definition
the property that tells whether an object will sink or float
Term
weight
Definition
the property of matter that is based on the pull of gravity
Term
spring scale
Definition
the tool that can measure mass in grams or force in newtons
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anemometer
Definition
the tool that measures wind speed
Term
wind vane
Definition
the tool that measures wind direction
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barometer
Definition
the tool that measures air pressure
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high air pressure
Definition
the kind of air pressure that results in calm, clear weather
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low air pressure
Definition
the kind of air pressure that results in cloudy, rainy, or stormy weather
Term
hygrometer
Definition
the tool that measures water vapor in the air
Term
humidity
Definition
the amount of water vapor in the air
Term
equator
Definition
the closer a place is to this, the warmer the climate is
Term
icecaps glaciers
Definition
the location of most of earth's freshwater
Term
oceans
Definition
the location of most of earth's water
Term
humus
Definition
soil made of decayed plant and animal material
Term
physical change
Definition
the kind of change that results in a change of size, shape, or state of matter
Term
chemical change
Definition
the kind of change that results in a new substance
Term
spores
Definition
the method of asexual reproduction that mushrooms use
Term
solar eclipse
Definition
the kind of rare event that occurs when the moon moves exactly between the Earth and the sun
Term
atomic number
Definition
the number on a box on the periodic table that tells the number of protons in the nucleus
Term
weathering
Definition
when rock is broken down into smaller pieces by wind, water, gravity, or ice
Term
erosion
Definition
when particles of rock are carried away to another place by wind, water,or glacier
Term
destructive
Definition
the process that creates landforms which involves erosion
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constructive
Definition
the process that creates landforms which involves deposition
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deposition
Definition
when sand or sediment that wind or water can no longer carry is dropped
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