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