STAAR Grade 5 Science: Force, Motion, and Energy

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  1. attract
    exert a force on
  2. battery
    a device that produces electricity
  3. circuit
    an electrical device providing a path for current to flow
  4. electrical energy
    energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
  5. electricity
    a physical phenomenon that can produce light, heat and power
  6. energy
    the capacity of a physical system to do work
  7. force
    influence that results in motion, stress, etc. when applied
  8. heat
    a form of energy transferred by a difference in temperature
  9. insulate
    surround with material to protect from heat, cold, or noise
  10. magnet
    a device that attracts iron and produces lines of force
  11. magnetism
    attraction for iron
  12. mechanical energy
    energy in a mechanical form
  13. medium
    an intervening substance through which something is achieved
  14. motion
    the act of changing location from one place to another
  15. position
    the particular part of space occupied by something
  16. reflect
    throw or bend back from a surface
  17. refraction
    the change in direction of a propagating wave
  18. sound
    mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
  19. thermal
    relating to or associated with heat
  20. transmit
    serve as the medium for sending something
Created on June 21, 2021 (updated June 21, 2021)

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