Science Vocabulary 5 grade

adaptive

making it easier for an argonism to meet its needs in an environment

adaptation

a body part or a behavior an organism has that has a specific function to help in its survival (example: camuflaging)

analyze

to make sense of data

an argument

the use of evidence to say why one idea is the best

atom

a tiny piece of matter that is too small to see

atmosphere

the air that surrounds Earth

attract

to pull on an object, even without touching it

balanced forces

multiple forces of equal strenthg acting on an object

biomimicry

getting engineering ideas from organisns’ traits

biosphera

all the living things on Earth

block

to stop something from passing though

cement

to stick together in the process of forming rock

cemical reaction

a process in which substances change into different substences

claim

a propossed answer to a question

climat

the typical weather in a place over a long pieod of time

compact

to press together

compare

to notice how to or more things are alike or defferent

communicate

to share information

condensation

when a gas turns into a liquid

conductor

an object is an a system that allows electricity to pass through it easily

convert

to change from one form to another

converter

Something that changes one form to another

constallation

a arrangement of stars as seen from Earth

collision

two or more things bumping into each other

criteria

the thins that engineers thing about and test in order to know how well something solves a problem

dark

closer to black then white

data

observation and measurement recorded in an investigation

day

a period of time that is 24 hours long and includes daytime and nighttime

decomposer

an organism that breaks down droppings or dead organisms

defend

to protect or keep safe

defense

what a living thing has or does to protect itself

design

to try to make something new that people want or need that solves a problem

diagram

an illustration that shows how something works or what its parts are

direction

the way something is facing or moving, such as left, right, toward you, or away from you

disperse

to spread around

disslove

to mix evenly into a liquid by breaking apart into pieces that are to small to see

distance

how far it is between two things

Earth

the planet we live on

ecologist

a scientist who studies ecosystems

ecosystem

a community of organisms together with its environment

electrical device

a machine that converts electrical energy to another form of energy