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Science Bowl Vocab 2
Science Bowl
28
Science
5th Grade
11/20/2007

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Term
Heat
Definition
The transfer of heat energy between substances that are at different temperatures; also called thermal energy.
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Herbivore
Definition
Organisms that eat only plants and plant products.
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Igneous Rock
Definition
Rocks that formed from cooled magma or lava.
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Inclined Plane
Definition
A flat, sloping surface.
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Inertia
Definition
The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion.
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Investigation
Definition
The search for answers by observing or testing; a scientific experiment.
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Kinetic Energy
Definition
The energy of motion.
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Lever
Definition
A long bar or board that turns around a support that doesn't move.
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Life Cycle
Definition
The stages of growth and development that an animal goes through in its life.
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Light
Definition
A form of energy that travels in waves.
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Liquid
Definition
Has a definite volume, but they dont have a definete shape. Takes the shape of their container.
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Magnetic
Definition
An area or field of force around a magnet.
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Mass
Definition
The amount of matter in an object.
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Metamorphic Rock
Definition
Formed from existing rocks that have been squeezed and heated deep inside the Earth's Crust.
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Microscopic
Definition
A very tiny object or organism that cannot be seen without the use of a microscope.
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Mixture
Definition
A combination of two or more substances that do not form a new substance.
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Moon
Definition
A natural object that orbits a planet.
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Moon Phase
Definition
The change in how the moon looks to people on Earth.
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Non-Renewable Resource
Definition
When the enviornment's resources are all used up, and nature cant replace them quick enough to meet people's needs.
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Organ
Definition
A group of different tissues that work together to perform a certain function in an organism.
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Organism
Definition
A living thing.
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Photosynthesis
Definition
The process of plants making their own food.
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Physcial Change
Definition
Changing from one form to another form without turning into a new substance.
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Planet
Definition
A large object that orbits a star.
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Pollution
Definition
Anything in the enviornment that can harm living things or damage natural resources.
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Population
Definition
All the organims of the same species that live in the same place at the same time.
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Potential Energy
Definition
Stored Energy.
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Matter
Definition
The stuff that everything is made from.
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