Key Vocabulary Words for the Sixth Grade Science Benchmark



Key Vocabulary Words for the Sixth Grade Science Benchmark

Earth in the Universe (6.E.1)

Rotation

Revolution

Gravitational Pull

Solar Eclipse

Lunar Eclipse

8 phases of the moon (in order) New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third/Last Quarter, Waning Crescent

Tilt

Hemisphere

Axis

Gravity

Seasons

Earth Systems (6.E.2)

Crust Seismic Wave

Core Crop Rotation

Mantle Humus

Outer Core Topsoil

Inner Core Subsoil

Density Parent Material

Erosion Bedrock

Weathering

Deposition

Mass

Weight

Igneous Rock

Metamorphic Rock

Sedimentary Rock

Compaction

Cementation

Lithosphere

Continental Drift

Pangaea

Convergent Boundary

Divergent Boundary

Transform Boundary

Secondary Wave

Primary Wave

Forces and Motion (6.P.1)

Waves

Light Wave

Sound Wave

Crest

Trough

Wavelength

Amplitude

Frequency

Longitudinal Wave

Transverse Wave

Mechanical Wave

Medium

Reflection

Refraction

Rarefaction

Electromagnetic Spectrum

Matter Properties and Change (6.P.2)

Atom

Matter

Weight

Mass

Volume

Solid

Liquid

Gas

Molecule

Melting Point

Boiling Point

Solubility

Pure Substance

Chemical Change/Property

Physical Change/Property

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