6th Grade Science Fall Vocabulary

The study of living things

A change in the size, shape, or state of matter

The center of at atom is called

The variables you do not change in anexperiment

The system of classifying living things is called biology

A mammal that carries its young in a pouch

An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an outside force

The symbols and numbers used to represent the kinds of atoms and the number of each kind of atom in a compound

How do we calculate weight?

What is force applied over a distance?

Two or more atoms bonded together

Bacteria belong in this kingdom

What is a mammal that gives birth to live young?

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

This tells us the number of protons in an atom

A group of organisms that can reproduce together and their offspring can reproduce

A root composed of several equal sized roots that spread out from the plant’s base

The state of matter resulting from gas heated to extremely high temperatures

A mammal that lays eggs is called a

Standard unit for measuring work

A substance made of only one type of atom is a compound

A noble gas is a gas at room temperature and does not easily interact with other substances

An animal that relies on its surroundings for warmth

An organism that has a backbone

The amount of work you (or a machine) can do in a certain length of time

Force is mass divided by acceleration

A ratio of mass to volume

Density is the ratio of mass to volume

Standard unit for measuring weight

The step of the scientific process that comes right before you make a hypothesis

Has properties of both metals and nonmetals

The temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas

What are plant tissues transports water and minerals in a plant?

Type of symmetry that has only one line of symmetry

Bilateral symmetry is symmetry that can be divided many ways into halves

Two or more different types of atoms in a chemical combination is called a molecule.

The law of conservation of energy states that matter can neither be created nor destroyed, but can only change forms

A method of gathering data that involves asking people for information

The ability to dissolve

The amount of space an objects takes up

The amount of matter in an object is called

An organism that is not an animal, plant fungus, or bacterium

What is data?

The ability to hit the actual target

The kingdom to which mushrooms belong