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Vocabulary Assessment#1
Caruthers- CRE vocab assessment #1
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Science
5th Grade
10/03/2016

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Spring scale
Definition
an instrument that measures Earth’s gravitational pull on an object (measured in Newtons)
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Graduated cylinder
Definition
a container used to measure the volume of liquid
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Triple beam balance
Definition
a tool used to measure mass that features three beams with sliding masses
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Conductor
Definition
material that allows electric current or heat energy to flow through easily
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Insulator
Definition
material that slows down or stops electric current or heat from flowing
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Matter
Definition
anything that has mass and takes up space
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Relative density
Definition
objects that are more dense sink in water and objects that are less dense float in water
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Solubility
Definition
measurement of the ability of a solid to dissolve in a liquid
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Celsius
Definition
A temperature scale that sets the freezing point of water at 0° and the boiling point at 100°
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Gram
Definition
metric unit that measures mass
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Mass
Definition
amount of matter in an object
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volume
Definition
amount of space an object takes up
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Liter
Definition
metric unit that measures volume
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meter
Definition
metric unit that measures length
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thermal energy
Definition
energy that causes a change in temperature between materials
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magnetism
Definition
property of attraction to a magnet
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solid
Definition
state of matter where molecules are tightly packed
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liquid
Definition
state of matter where molecules loosely packed
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dissolve
Definition
to become absorbed in a liquid, mixed evenly
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physical state
Definition
classification of matter as a solid, a liquid or a gas
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gas
Definition
state of matter where molecules are spread out
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molecules
Definition
smallest unit of a substance that has all the properties of that substance
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evaporation
Definition
physical change in matter from a liquid to a gas
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condensation
Definition
physical change in matter from a gas to a liquid
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melting
Definition
physical change in matter from a solid to a liquid
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freezing
Definition
physical change in matter from a liquid to a solid
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water vapor
Definition
water in its gas form
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freezing point
Definition
temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a solid ( changes at 0°C)
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boiling point
Definition
temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas ( changes at 100°C)
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physical change
Definition
make different without changing what the material is made of such as: cutting, folding, melting
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