6th Grade Science Terms

Question 1

Unbalanced Force

Answer 1

Unequal amounts of force that cause a change in position or cause motion.

Question 2

Balanced forces

Answer 2

Forces that are equal and cause no change in speed or motion.

Question 3

Independent Variable

Answer 3

Is what I CHANGE in an experiment

Question 4

Dependent Variable

Answer 4

Is the DATA TO BE COLLECTED in an experiment.

Question 5

Heat Transfer Does what? How does it move?

Answer 5

Heat transfer MOVES THERMAL ENERGY FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER until BOTH AREAS ARE THE SAME TEMPERATURE and it always goes FROM HOT TO COLD!

Question 6

What is potential energy?

Answer 6

Potential energy is STORED ENERGY that is YET TO BE USED.

Question 7

What is kinetic energy?

Answer 7

Energy that is CURRENTLY MOVING or IN MOTION

Question 8

What is the Law of Conservation Energy?

Answer 8

ENERGY CANNOT BE CREATED NOR DESTROYED BUT CAN ONLY BE TRANSFERRED.

Question 9

What is a constant?

Answer 9

Something that STAYS THE SAME.

Question 10

What is nuclear energy?

Answer 10

Energy STORED in the CENTER OF AN ATOM

Question 11

What is radiant energy?

Answer 11

Energy that is a SOURCE OF LIGHT.

Question 12

What is chemical energy?

Answer 12

Energy that is STORED INSIDE AN OBJECT.

Question 13

What is gravitational energy?

Answer 13

The amount of PULL TO THE GROUND something has.

Question 14

What is net force?

Answer 14

The FINAL amount of FORCE an object has.

Question 15

What is Newtons 1st law?

Answer 15

AN OBJECT IN MOTION OR AT REST WILL STAY IN THAT MOTION UNLESS AN OUTSIDE FORCE ACTS UPON IT.

Question 16

What is Newtons 2nd law?

Answer 16

ACTION AND REACTION. A FORCE WILL HAVE AN EQUAL AND OPPOSITE REACTION.

Question 17

What is inertia?

Answer 17

Inertia is HOW MUCH MASS, or PULL TO THE GROUND something has.

Question 18

What is Newtons 3rd law?

Answer 18

AN OBJECT WITH A HIGHER MASS REQUIRES MORE FORCE THAN AN OBJECT WITH SMALLER MASS TO MOVE (Law of inertia)