Vocabulary
Water falling from the clouds to the surface of the Earth
Covering your mouth when you cough helps prevent the spread of this
What are germs?
Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring
What are the four seasons?
What is experiment?
A force that pulls objects to the center of the Earth
What is gravity?
Taste, touch, smell, hearing, and vision are known as this
What are the 5 senses?
This science tool helps to hear your heart
What is a stethoscope?
Name 3 forms of precipitation..
What is.. rain, snow, and hail?
A theory that scientists come up with that will be tested
What is a hypothesis?
This star provides light and warmth to the Earth
What is the Sun?
The shaking of the ground caused by a sudden release of energy by the Earth's crust
What is an earthquake?
The number of times your heart beats per minute is called your
What is your heart rate?
Which type of day gets the most sunlight? A rainy day, a cloudy day, a clear day, or a snowy day?
What is a clear day?
This is the first step to the scientific method
What is forming a question?
When Earth makes one full ________ it is spinning on its axis, which takes 1 full day to complete.
What is rotation?
A living thing made up of one or more cells and able to carry on the activities of life
What is an organism?
What is the best way to remove plaque from your teeth?
What is brushing and flossing?
Tom wants to find the direction of North. What tool can he use?
What is a compass?
What do scientists do after they experiment and test their theory?
What is draw conclusions, or share their discoveries?
An instrument that allows people to see distant objects such as planets, stars, and other objects in space
What is a telescope?
A process that changes rocks into pebbles and sand
What is weathering?
Germs that feed on sugar and stick to teeth are called
What are plaque?
Ms. Rutigliano is playing outside on a windy day. From which direction can the wind blow?
What is.. any direction?
A plan of inquiry that uses science process skills as tools to gather, organize, analyze, and communicate information
What is the scientific method?
The path of an object around a star, planet or moon
What is an orbit?