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Vocab
100
Type of metal that is attracted to a magnet
What is iron?
100

A tuna is an ocean fish that is well adapted to catching small, fast-moving prey. Which of the following adaptations most helps a tuna swim fast to catch its prey? A. large fins B. sharp teeth C. small gills D. tough scales

What is large fins?

100
Owen tested a physical property of a mineral. He rubbed a mineral sample on a piece of white tile. The mineral left a red mark on the tile. He was trying to determine this property of minerals.
What is streak?
100

An axe, a doorstop, ramp.

What is a wedge?

100

a change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment. (includes both physical and behavioral changes)

What is adaptation?

200

Term for a material that allows electricity to travel through it

What is conductor?

200

The process of development of a tadpole growing into a frog.

What is a life cycle?

200
If a rock could be described as having very small grains of sand in different layers, it would probably be this type of rock.
What is sedimentary?
200

Annette is using many tools to build a doghouse. Which task would she most likely need a tape measure for?

A. Deciding what type of wood to use

B. Removing extra nails

C. Determining where to cut the wood.

What is determining where to cut the wood?

200
In the water cycle, rain, snow, or sleet falling to the ground is a form of this.
What is precipitation?
300

A student hears the sound of a bell. This carries the sound of the bell to the student.

What is vibrating air? (or sound waves)

300
Term for how plants use energy from sunlight.
What is photosynthesis? (when the make their own food)
300
The type of rock formed when hot lava cools.
What is igneous?
300

Students want to plant a lemon tree at their school, but the winters temperatures in Massachusetts would kill the tree. What is the best solution? 

A. Planting several trees close together

B. Building a greenhouse to shelter the lemon tree

C. Giving the tree extra fertilizer

What is build a greenhouse?

300
Molten rock that reaches Earth's surface
What is lava?
400

Term for when a liquid changes to a solid.

What is freezing?

400
Many bacteria are decomposer organisms. The reason why they connect the food chain.
What is the return the nutrients back into the soil in order to help the plants grow?
400
These are frozen, slow-moving rivers of ice that can move about three feet per day down mountain valleys. As they travel, they scrape small particles off of rocks which later helps create new soil.
What is a glacier?
400

A squid is an animal that lives in the ocean. It pumps a stream of water out of its body, causing it to move rapidly. Which of the following mechanical system moves in a way most like a squid? A. Bus B. Helicopter C. Rocket D. Train

What is a Rocket?

400
In the engineering design process, the term used for the rough draft of a new technology being created.
What is prototype?
500
Term for what happens when you put two like poles near one another.
What is repel?
500
A behavior that an organism inherits
What is instinct?
500
A naturally occurring, nonliving solid that has a specific chemical makeup and a repeating structure. An example is most gemstones.
What is mineral?
500

Piano stool uses this type of simple machine to go up and down.

What is a screw?

500
The process for moving sediment by wind, moving water, or ice.
What is erosion?