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Shadow and Temperature Quiz Practice

Study for your Upcoming Quiz on Shadows and Temperature

AB
shadowthe dark areas that result when light was blocked
scalethe lowest number to the highest on a graph
intervalthe equal space between lines on a graph or thermometer
temperaturea measure of how fast the molecules are moving
observationusing your senses to record or provide details about something
Inferencecombining what you know with what you observe
matterthe material that all objects are made of
atombuilding blocks of matter, too small to see
atomosgreek word for indivisible
moleculewhen two or more atoms combine
temperature risesmolecules speed up
temperature fallsmolecules slow down
EastWhere the sun appears to rise
WestWhere the sun appears to set
mid daywhen your shadow is the shortest
sunriselong shadow in the west
sunsetlong shadow in the east
Northwhere a compass needle always points
thermometertool used to measure temperature
100water boils at this degree in Celsius
0water freezes at this degree Celsius
32water freezes at this degree farenheit
212water boils at this degree farenheit
-40only temperature/degree where F = C
Kelvintemperature system used by scientists based on absolute zero
Celsiustemperature system used by most of the world and in science
Farenheittraditional temperature system used by Americans
40 degreeslatitude of Hershey PA
gnomenpointing device on a sundial
sundialdevice that uses the sun and shadows to tell time


5th Grade Science

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