5th Grade Vocabulary
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| circuit | a path through which electricity flows
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| conduct | to allow an electric current to pass
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| conduction | transfer of heat from a warmer substance to a cooler substance through direct contact
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| conductor | a substance, commonly a metal such as copper or aluminum, that has low resistance to electric current and through which electricity will flow
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| crystal | a piece of solid, often transparent material with shiny, flat surfaces that can be identified by its special shape or pattern
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| density | the ratio of the mass of a material in proportion to its volume
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| dilute | to make a solution less concentrated, usually by adding more liquid
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| dissolving | when a substance is no longer visible when it is mixed in a liquid
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| electricity | the interaction of electric charges
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| electromagnet | a coil of wire usually wound around a core of iron or steel, which produces a magnetic field when electricity flows through the wire
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| energy | the ability to do work
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| evaporation | the process by which a liquid changes into a gas
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| geothermal energy | heat energy from inside the Earth
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| heat | transfer of thermal energy between substances that are at different temperatures
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| ingredients | one or more materials that go into a mixture or solution
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| insulate | to prevent or reduce the passage of electricity, heat, or sound
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| lens | a piece of glass that is curved on one or both sides
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| light | a special kind of energy that makes it possible for us to see, consisting of waves moving out from a source
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| magnetism | the properties of magnets and their attraction towards iron
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| mass | the amount of matter in an object
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| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space
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| mixture | a combination of two or more materials that keep their same properties when combined
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| parallel circuit | a closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit
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| physical properties | property of matter that can be observed without changing its make up
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| produce | to bring into existence; to cause or to make
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| property | characteristic of a substance that can be observed or measured
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| radiation | transfer of thermal (heat) energy in the form of waves
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| reflection | something that is bounced off something else
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| refraction | the bending of light as it passes from one material to another
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| saturated solution | a solution in which no more material will dissolve, with additional material settling to the bottom
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| series circuit | an electric circuit connected so that current passes through each circuit element in turn
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| solar energy | energy from the sun
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| change | to make or become different
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| solubility | the property that substances have of dissolving in solvents, such as the solubility of salt in water
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| solute | a substance tha dissolves into another substance
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| solution | a special mixture formed when a material dissolves in a liquid and cannot be filtered out
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| solvent | the material that the solute dissolves into
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| sound | energy that travels through matter in waves and can be heard by the ear
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| substances | a solid, liquid, or gas; matter
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| temperature | the measure of how hot or cold something is
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| vibrating | rapid back and forth movements
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| volume | the amount of space something takes up
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| weight | the amount of gravitational pull on an object
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| concentration | the relative amount of a substance in a mixture
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