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26
Science
5th Grade
09/13/2009

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Term
density
Definition
how much mass is in a certain volume of matter
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weight
Definition
the measurement of the gravitational pull on an object
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base
Definition
the face of a solid that is used to name that solid
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matter
Definition
anything that has mass and takes up space
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face
Definition
a flat surface of a polyhedron
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height
Definition
the length of a segment from one vertex of a polygon perpendicular to the base
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mass
Definition
the amount of material that an object has in it
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mathematical volume
Definition
the number of cubic units that fit inside a solid figure
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scientific volume
Definition
the amount of space something takes up
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edge
Definition
a line segment where two faces meet in a solid figure
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vertex
Definition
(in a polyhedron) a point where edges meet
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surface area
Definition
the sum of the areas of all the faces of a polyhedron
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L x W x H
Definition
the algorithm (formula) for finding mathematical volume
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graduated cylinder
Definition
a tool used to measure the volume of liquids
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net
Definition
a plane figure which when folded gives the original shape of a solid
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solid figure
Definition
a figure that has three dimensions and volume
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polyhedron
Definition
a three-dimensional solid figure with flat surfaces
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prism
Definition
a solid figure with two congruent parallel bases and faces that are parallelograms
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rectangular prism
Definition
a prism with a rectangular base
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cube
Definition
a prism with all square congruent sides
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triangular prism
Definition
a prism with a triangular base
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pyramid
Definition
a solid figure with a base that is a polygon and whose faces are triangles with a common vertex
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sphere
Definition
a solid figure with all points the same distance from the center point
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cylinder
Definition
a solid figure with two circular bases that are congruent and parallel
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cone
Definition
a solid with one circular base, the points on the circle are joined to one point outside the base
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mass
Definition
the amount of material that an object has in it
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