Adaptation - ANSWER A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce
Air Resistance - ANSWER the friction experienced by objects falling through the air
Alternative Energy - ANSWER energy derived from sources that do not use up natural
resources or harm the environment
Attract - ANSWER To pull toward one another, as opposite poles of two magnets pull
toward one another.
Axis - ANSWER An imaginary straight line passing through the center of Earth that it rotates
on.
Bar Graph - ANSWER A graph that uses horizontal or vertical bars to display data
Barometer - ANSWER An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
Beaker - ANSWER cylindrical glass container with a pouring lip, used especially in
laboratories
Biofuel - ANSWER fuel, as wood or ethanol, that comes from biomass.
Boiling Point - ANSWER The temperature point at which a liquid changes to a gas (100
degrees celcius)
Canyon - ANSWER A deep, narrow valley with steep sides formed by fast, flowing water
Carbon Dioxide - ANSWER A gas taken in by plants and given off by animals
Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen Cycle - ANSWER The two main gases exchanged or interacted
by living organisms during respiration and photosynthesis
Carnivore - ANSWER An animal that eats other animals
Celcius - ANSWER Metric temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils
at 100 degrees
Cementation - ANSWER The process in which minerals precipitate into pore spaces
between sediment grains and bind sediments together to form rock.
Circuit - ANSWER A pathway on which electrons flow through a conductor
classify - ANSWER arrange or order by classes or categories
Clay - ANSWER A yellow or red type of soil that holds water well and contains nutrients.
Climate - ANSWER Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
Cold Front - ANSWER forms when cold air moves under warm air which is less dense and
pushes air up (produces thunderstorms heavy rain or snow
Compaction - ANSWER the process by which sediments are pressed together under their
own weight
, 5th Grade STAAR Science
Conclusion - ANSWER A summary based on evidence or facts
Condensation - ANSWER The change from a gas to a liquid
Conductivity - ANSWER A material's ability to allow heat or electricity to flow
Conductor - ANSWER A material that allows heat and electricity to pass through it.
Consumer - ANSWER An organism that eats other organisms
Control - ANSWER In an experiment, the standard that is used for comparison
Crescent - ANSWER Moon phase in which less than half of the Moon appears to be
illuminated.
decay - ANSWER A breaking down or rotting.
Decomposer - ANSWER An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
Deforestation - ANSWER Destruction of forests
Dissolve - ANSWER When a substance breaks down until it can no longer be seen
Drought - ANSWER A long period of dry weather
Earth - ANSWER The third planet from the sun
Earthquake - ANSWER Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from
underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
Electrical Energy - ANSWER Energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a
conductor
environment - ANSWER All of the surrounding things, conditions, and influences affecting
the growth or development of living things.
Eocsystem - ANSWER The community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with
their nonliving environment.
Erosion - ANSWER Movement of soil, dirt and other particles by wind, water, ice, or gravity.
Evaporation - ANSWER The change of a liquid to a gas
Evidence - ANSWER Collected data from observations and experiments
Food chain - ANSWER A series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and
being eaten
Force - ANSWER A push or a pull
Fossil Fuels - ANSWER Coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of
plants and animals.
Fossils - ANSWER the preserved trace, imprint, or remains of a plant or animal
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