To group together based on similar traits
Classify
A force that causes something to move away
what is a push
All the energy something has due to its movement and position
What is mechanical energy
A mixture of hot rocks, ash, and gas from deep inside Earth that explodes or seeps through a crack in Earth’s surface
what is a volcanic eruption
The current outdoor conditions
what is weather
Anything that has mass and takes up space
Matter
Anything that is visible or able to be touched
what is a object
Energy that allows us to see
what is light energy
A sudden release of energy under Earth’s surface that makes the ground shake or crack
what is a earthquake
A mixture of gases that is all around us
what is air
Matter with a set volume and shape
Solid
Where an object is located
What is position
Energy that travels as waves through the air or water and vibrates the eardrum upon contact
What is sound energy
The rapid, downward slide of rocks and mud
what is a landslide
How hot or cold something is
what is temperature
Water in the form of a gas
Water Vapor
How an object moves from one place to another
what is motion
Energy that causes a transfer of heat between materials
what is thermal energy
A limited representation of something that can help us understand its structure or how it works
what is model
A tool that measures the amount of rain at a location
what is a rain gauge
Change in state of matter from a gas to a liquid
Condensation
The force that causes objects with mass to attract each other
What is gravity
Rate of motion
what is speed
Change to Earth’s surface that occurs in a short period of time
what is rapid change
Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds in the sky
what is precipitation