Physical Science
Class? = Yes!
Classy, Classy? = Yessy, Yessy!
Solid – Molecules tightly packed together
Liquid – Molecules not so tight
Gas – Molecules spread out
Thermal Energy – Hot
Sound Energy – Vibrations in gases, solids or liquids
Light Energy – Waves carried in a straight line
Mechanical Energy – Movement
Mixture – Materials mixed together, easy to separate, keeps their physical
properties
Solution – A mixture in which a solute dissolves in a solvent and it is hard to
separate
Physical Change – Change in appearance but it is the same material
Chemical Change – A new material is formed
Gravity – Force that pulls one object to another
Force – Push or pull
Friction – 2 surfaces run together
Celsius – Freeze at 0 degrees, boil at 100 degrees
Fahrenheit – Freeze at 32 degrees, boil at 212 degrees
Structure – The way something looks
Function – The way something works
Open Circuit – does not allow energy to flow from – to + posts
Closed Circuit – Allows energy to flow from – to + posts
Concave – Caved in
Convex – Fat in the middle
Reflect – light bounces off a surface
Refract – Bend light
Transmit – Light passes through
Meniscus
1 Variable = 1 change, reliable, reliable, reliable
Scientific Method:
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Oh – Observe
Peter – Problem/Question
Rabbit – Research
Hates – Hypothesis
Peas – Plan and Just do it! (Nike)
And – Analyze
Carrots – Conclusion
Total – Theory
Lie – Law
Measurements Conga:
 Meters, Liters, Grams, Hey!
 Kilo, Hecto, Deka
 Deci, Centi, Milli
Earth Science
Rock Cycle – Talk about rocks, name the big three, Metamorphic, Igneous and
Sedimentary
Weathering – Break it down
Erosion – Move it
Deposition – Plop
Compaction – Cementation, soil is packed under heat and pressure
Mr. Sunshine – drives all life on Earth
Rotation (RoDAYtion) – one spin on the Earth’s axis
Revolution – One complete ORBIT of the Earth around the Sun
Axis – Imgainary line from North to South pole
Latitude – Latty is flatty and the lines are parallel
Longitude – Longitude is LONG
Equator – Imaginary line of 0 degrees latitude
Prime Meridian – imaginary line of 0 degrees longitude
Northern Hemisphere / Southern Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere – Opposite side of the Earth
Western Hemisphere – Wild, wild west
Weather – The condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and a certain place
Climate – Weather over a long time and a large area
Wind – uneven heating of the Earth’s surface
Water Cycle – Oh the water cycle keeps going round and round, clouds are
condensation, the rain is precipitation, the sun causes evaporation in the air, cha
cha cha (x3)
Glacier – river of ice, forms a u-shaped valley
River-canyon – V-shaped valley formed by flowing water
Delta – sediments left from river water deposits