Science Vocabulary 5th Grade

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Science Vocabulary5th Grade
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• force strength

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• push

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• pull

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motion
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• position

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• speed

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• speeding up

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• slowing down

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• faster

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• slower

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• stop

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• start

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• change of motion

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• change of direction

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• moving away from

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• toward

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• around

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• above

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• below

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• behind

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• between

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• through

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• compare and contrast

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• cause

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• light

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• path of light

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• sound

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• sound source

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• light source

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• forms of energy

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• vibrations

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• light absorption

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• light reflection

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• shadow

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• pitch

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• sun as a source of

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• energy

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• effect

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• heat

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• air

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• animal features

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• color

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• plant

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• backbone/no backbone

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• environment

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• minerals

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• organism

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• plant root

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• flowers

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• stem

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• leaf

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• survival of organisms

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• support

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• movement

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• food getting

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• protection

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• structure

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• function

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• physical

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• characteristics

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• compare

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• classify

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• boulder

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• Earth materials

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• rock

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• clay

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• sand

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• gravel

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• soil

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• soil texture

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• soil color

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• water

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• wind

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• ice

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• helpful change

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• changes in the Earths surface

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• harmful change

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• earthquake

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• erosion

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• landslide

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• glacier

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• metal

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• mineral

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• oil

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• recycle

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• reduce

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• reuse

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• renewal

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• rock breakage

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• volcanic eruptions

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• weathered rock

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• weathering

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• natural resources

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• renewable resources

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• non-renewable

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• resources

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• metals

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• fuels

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• freshwater

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• forests

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• natural environment

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• constructed

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• environment

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• garbage

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• habitat destruction

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• land management

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• crude oil

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• natural gas

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• coal

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• electricity

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• energy

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• evident

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• increase

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• decrease

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• substance

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• electric current

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• friction

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• simple circuit

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• open circuit

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• closed circuit

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• power source

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• energy transfer

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• conductor

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• magnetic field

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• magnetic poles

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• lines of force

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• attract

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• repel

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• matter

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• states of matter

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• repair

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• individual differences

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• observable features

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• enable

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• obtain

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• coloring

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• similarities and differences in organisms

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• camouflage

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• predator

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• prey

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• litter

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• food chain

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• food web

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• producers

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• consumers

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• decomposers

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• populations

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• affect

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• survival

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• reproduce

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• fossil

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• solid

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• liquid

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• gas
• (as related to shape)

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• building material

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• requirements for life

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• cycle

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• seasons

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• evidence

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• variations

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• physical characteristics

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• reproduction

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• advantage

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• location

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• Earth

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• Sun

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• moon

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• star observe

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• reflect

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• ability to support life

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• produce light

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• breathable atmosphere

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• revolution

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• orbit

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• rotation

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• Earths axis

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• phases of the moon

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• day

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• night

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• year

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• natural satellite

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• relative distance

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• capable

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• visible shape

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• predictable cycle

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• apparent movement