accelerat e increase/ decrease in speed or change in
Jan 17, 2016
accelerateincrease/decrease in speed or change
in direction
analyze
to think though a problem
apply
to put to use
biodegradable
to break down or decompose
characteristic(property/trait)
description, quality, or feature of an
item
classifyto organize, sort, or group based on properties
collect
to gather information
compare(similarities)
how things are alike
conclude/conclusion
to explain or summarize information
conductto do or perform
conserve
to save
constant variablethings in an
experiment that stay the same
constellationgroup of stars that form a picture in
the night sky
continuousconstant or
nonstop
contrast(differences)
not alike
coordinate
to arrange or put together
datainformation
gathered
declineto decrease
or slope downwards
define
to explain or identify
densityhow crowed,
cramped, or close things are together
dependentvariable
factor that responds to a change, measurable
outcome in an experiment
determine
to decide or conclude
describe
to explain
diagramgraph, chart, or illustration that
shows information
efficient
productive
erosion
to break down
evaluate
to judge or determine
experiment
to test or trial
explain
to make plain or clear
food web
force
a push or pull
formulate
to develop
function
a job
graphshows information in a chart, table, or
illustration
gravityattraction between
two objects, downward pull
towards the earth
hypothesis(hypothesize)
to predict a possible outcome
incline
sloped surface
independent variable
a factor changed on purpose during an
experiment
indicate
to show or explain
interact
to act upon one another
magnification
to make an image appear larger
manipulate
to alter, edit, or move
manufacture
to make or distribute
massthe amount of
substance in an object
mediuma substance
something can travel though
methoda process or way to do something
momentum
combined effect of mass and motion
on an object
orbit
to go around repeatedly
observation(observe)
using your 5 senses to gather
information
organism
a living thing
potential
a possibility
predictwhat you think
is going to happen
property(trait/characteristic)
description, quality, or feature
of an item
qualitativedescribing
something in words
quantitativedescribing
something using numbers
regulate
to control or adjust
represent
to use in place of something
simulationto model a process or situation
speeddistance traveled
in a certain amount of time
solution
a result
structure
parts of a system
summarize
to explain an overall idea
support
to add for strength
traits(characteristics/property)
description, quality, or feature of an
item
variable
a factor in an experiment
velocityspeed in a
specific direction
volumeamount of space that something
takes up