Sixth Grade Science Vocabulary

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  1. atom
    the smallest component of an element
  2. calculate
    make a mathematical computation
  3. constructive
    tending to improve or promote development
  4. consumer
    a person who uses goods or services
  5. density
    the amount per unit size
  6. destructive
    causing damage
  7. electron
    an elementary particle with negative charge
  8. erosion
    the process of wearing or grinding something down
  9. food web
    community of organisms with several interrelated food chains
  10. gravity
    the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
  11. hypothesis
    a tentative insight that is not yet verified or tested
  12. matter
    that which has mass and occupies space
  13. molecule
    the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
  14. neutron
    a subatomic particle with zero charge
  15. periodic table
    arrangement of chemical elements according to atomic number
  16. potential energy
    energy stored by a body or system by virtue of its position
  17. procedure
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
  18. producer
    someone who manufactures something
  19. proton
    a stable particle with positive charge
  20. rate
    a quantity considered as a proportion of another quantity
  21. relationship
    a mutual connection between people
  22. safety
    being certain that adverse effects will not be caused
  23. species
    taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
  24. speed
    a rate at which something happens
  25. transfer
    move from one place to another
  26. velocity
    distance traveled per unit time in one direction
  27. volume
    the property of something that is great in magnitude
  28. kinetic energy
    the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of motion
Created on Thu Jan 14 14:12:02 EST 2010

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