Measurement
Vocabulary
Earth Science
Life Science
Physical Science
100
What does a scale measure?
weight
100
What are negatively charged subatomic particles called?
electrons
100
Hills, valleys, rivers, and oceans are all _________.
landforms
100
Grass, trees, clover, and plants are all types of what?
Producers
100
All metals are good _____________. The most common is copper.
conductors
200
What is the unit that is used to measure volume?
milliliter (mL)
200
What means to break up into such small pieces, it seems to disappear?
dissolve
200
Name the three fossil fuels.
oil, gas, coal
200
Define population.
All the individuals of the same kind living in the same environment.
200
The north pole and south pole of a magnet ___________.
attract
300
What is the tool and the units that are used to measure length?
ruler, centimeters
300
What means the bits of rocks, soil, sand, shells, and remains of organisms?
sediment
300
Fossils are usually found in this type of rock.
sedimentary rock
300
Bacteria, mushrooms, maggots, and worms are all ___________.
decomposers
300
Define melting.
When the addition of heat turns a solid object to a liquid.
400
If a graduated cylinder has 35 mL of water in it, and a rock is added, and the water level rises to 62 mL. What is the volume of the rock?
27 mL
400
What means the environment where an organism lives?
habitat
400
Name the three main parts of the water cycle.
evaporation, condensation, precipitation
400
Define omnivore.
An organism that eats both plants and animals
400
Particles that have the most energy are in which state of matter?
gas
500
What is it called when you use a graduated cylinder to find the volume of an irregular object?
water displacement
500
What means the concentrate of matter in an object?
density
500
Define transpiration.
Process by which plants give off water from the stoma in their leaves.
500
Name four things organisms compete for.
Air, shelter, water, food, mates
500
Define a parallel circuit.
Circuits in which all components are connected in a single pathway.