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Science Benchmark Exam
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5th Grade
04/09/2011

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Term
Absorbtion
Definition
Soaking up
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Reflection
Definition
Bouncing off and bending of light
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Refraction
Definition
Light Travles through an object than bends
Term
Transmission
Definition
Light travles Straight through an object
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Scattering
Definition
Light travles through an object and is sent in all directions
Term
Waves
Definition
Light travles in waves
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How can objects be seen?
Definition
We see objects because the color that is seen is reflected but all other colors are absorbed
Term
Translucent
Definition
Can see through but not well, some light travels through cloudy
Term
Transparent
Definition
Can see through well, and tons of light travles through - clear
Term
Opaque
Definition
Can not see through, no light - solid
Term
Colors of Rainbow in order?
Definition
Red,Orange,Yellow,Green,Blue,Indigo,
Violet
Term
Pigment
Definition
The dye used in our clothes
Term
Silicon
Definition
Si
Term
Oxygen
Definition
O
Term
Iron
Definition
Fe
Term
Sodium
Definition
Na
Term
Chlorine
Definition
Cl
Term
Carbon
Definition
C
Term
Calcium
Definition
Ca
Term
Hydrogen
Definition
H
Term
Aluminum
Definition
Al
Term
Minerals
Definition
Halite,Feldspar,Sulfur,Quartz,Diamonds,
Gypsum,Calcite,Talc,Hematite(Iron),Gold,Silver
Term
Bauxite
Definition
Looks like a dirt dobbers nest
Term
Diamonds
Definition
Hardest Mineral
Term
Quartz
Definition
(White and translucent) Quartz looks like a cloudy piece of glass
Term
Galena
Definition
Looks like a shiny piece of black glass or medal
Term
Luster
Definition
How shiny
Term
Hardness
Definition
how hard
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Streak
Definition
What color the mineral leaves when you mark on a surface
Term
Flurescence
Definition
How much the mineral glows
Term
Clevage
Definition
How a mineral breacks
Term
Sedimentary Rock
Definition
made up of sediments
Term
Igneous Rocks
Definition
Rocks that were lava but have cooled
Term
Metamorphic Rocks
Definition
Rocks that have been heated and changed
Term
Sedimentation
Definition
crushed pieces of rock
Term
Fossils
Definition
Dead plants or animals that have been covered with mud and crushed into the Earth
Term
Archeologist
Definition
A person who studies human cultures by digging up dead plants and animals,artifacts,and even intire cities that no longer exist
Term
Chemist
Definition
Person who studies chemical reactions,changes,ect.
Term
Phisical Properties
Definition
the apperance of things, scientists use these to describe and classify matter
Term
Texture
Definition
Feel rough or smooth
Term
Mass
Definition
How much space it takes up
Term
Taste
Definition
Sweet,sour,bitter
Term
Odor
Definition
Smell
Term
Elasticity
Definition
Does or how much it streches
Term
Phisical Changes
Definition
the apperance of something changed
Term
Expansion
Definition
Streches out
Term
Contraction
Definition
draws up
Term
Volume
Definition
the amount of space it takes up in a 3D object
Term
Density
Definition
how tightly packed matter is in an object
Term
Matter
Definition
Particales that makes up objects
Term
Liquid
Definition
Molecules are spread out slightly and move faster when heated
Term
Gas
Definition
Molecules are spread far apart and will fill any place
Term
Plasma
Definition
Electricaly charges gasses in space
Term
Solid
Definition
Molecules are tightly packed together
Term
Chemical Change
Definition
When two or more elemets are mixed to create something new
Term
Condesation
Definition
Water vapor in the air coming back together to make water
Term
Evaporation
Definition
Water becoming water vapor
Term
Limited Factors
Definition
Food,air,water,shelter
Term
Natural Disasters
Definition
Tornado,hurricane,volcano,ect.
Term
Asteroid
Definition
a rocky object that orbets the sun in an asteriod belt
Term
Axis
Definition
The imaginary line which Earth rotates or spins
Term
Comet
Definition
an object made of ice and dirt that travles around the sun in a long orbit
Term
Moon Phase
Definition
the shape of the lighted part of the moon at a pirticular time
Term
Revolution
Definition
One orbit
Term
Rotation
Definition
One complete spin of an object on its axis
Term
Satelite
Definition
An object that orbits another object
Term
Solor System
Definition
The sun and its satelites
Term
Space Probe
Definition
A spacecraft that collects data without having any people on board
Term
Black Hole
Definition
A point in space where gravity is so strong that nothing can escape it
Term
Constellation
Definition
an area in the sky and all stars seen in that area
Term
Galaxy
Definition
A huge system of planets,stars,dust,and gas held together by gravity
Term
Light Year
Definition
The distance light travles in one year
Term
Nebula
Definition
A cloud of gas and dust in which stars may form
Term
Supernova
Definition
A huge explosion that occurs when a very large star collapses
Term
List the planets in order
Definition
Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars,Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,Neptune
Term
Community
Definition
The group of all the populations in an area
Term
Cycle
Definition
A repeating process or repeating flow of materials through a system
Term
Ecosystem
Definition
All the living and nonliving things in an area
Term
Energy Pyramid
Definition
A diagram that shows the flow of energy through a food chain
Term
Habitat
Definition
The place in an ecosystem in which an organisim lives
Term
Niche
Definition
The job that an organisim has in an ecosystem
Term
Population
Definition
a group of organisims of one species that live in an area at the same time
Term
Simple Machines
Definition
Any object that makes doing work easier
Term
Example of a lever
Definition
Crowbar,teeter-totter,door knobs
Term
Example of a pulley
Definition
A rope with wheels,tow truck,crane,flag pole
Term
Example of inclined plane
Definition
Ramp,wedges,threads on a screw
Term
Example of wheel and axle
Definition
Bicycle,wheel barrow,stroller
Term
Potential Enery
Definition
Energy that is stored and ready to be released
Term
Kinetic Energy
Definition
Energy that is in motion
Term
Wedge
Definition
Anything that makes a sharp edge or point
Term
Force
Definition
Whatever is making the object move
Term
Motion
Definition
Movement caused by force
Term
Work
Definition
Whatever is done by using force and simple machines
Term
Chemical Weathering
Definition
The breaking down of rock by chemical process
Term
Core
Definition
The center part of Earth
Term
Crust
Definition
The outermost and thinnest layer of Earth
Term
Mantle
Definition
A layer of nearly solid rock between Earth's crust and core
Term
Mechanical Weathering
Definition
The breaking down of rock by physical forces
Term
Plate
Definition
A section of the crust that floats on Earth's mantle
Term
Conduction
Definition
The transfer of heat between objects that are in contact
Term
Convection
Definition
The transfer of heat by moving liquid or gas
Term
Radiation
Definition
The transfer of heat by electromagnet waves
Term
Trace
Definition
Outline,list in steps
Term
Analyze
Definition
Break apart,list in steps
Term
Infer
Definition
Read between the lines,good guess,using what you know to guess
Term
Evaluate
Definition
Judje in own words,justify
Term
Formulate
Definition
Put together,create
Term
Describe
Definition
Tell about,tell all about,paint picture with words
Term
Support
Definition
Give facts,back up with detailes
Term
Explain
Definition
Tell how put in own words
Term
Summerize
Definition
Sum it up,give me a short version
Term
Compare
Definition
Alike,all ways that are alike
Term
Contrast
Definition
Different, all ways that are different
Term
Predict
Definition
Make a guess,what will happen next
Term
Formula for photosynthesis
Definition
Carbon dioxide+
sunshine+water+chloraphill=?
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