K Vocab Words

Question 1

seasonal

Answer 1

A time of the year (e.g. spring, summer, fall, winter)

Question 2

temperature

Answer 2

The measure of how hot or cold something is

Question 3

Celsius

Answer 3

A standard unit of measure of temperature (metric)

Question 4

color

Answer 4

One of many ways to describe how things look (red, blue, yellow)

Question 5

hand lens

Answer 5

A tool that makes objects viewed through it appear larger

Question 6

Fahrenheit

Answer 6

A standard unit of measure of temperature (nonmetric)

Question 7

shape

Answer 7

One of the many ways to describe how things look based on the outline of the object

Question 8

producer

Answer 8

Organisms that make their own food

Question 9

sound

Answer 9

Waves caused by vibrations through a material which can be heard when they reach a person’s or animal’s ear

Question 10

sinking

Answer 10

To move downward below the surface of a liquid

Question 11

plant

Answer 11

A living thing that usually has leaves, stems and roots

Question 12

adaptations

Answer 12

Changes made to organisms to help it meet its needs

Question 13

sunrise

Answer 13

The time of day when the Sun is first visible in the east

Question 14

characteristics

Answer 14

Something you can observe about an object that can be used to describe the object

Question 15

sunset

Answer 15

The time of day when the Sun is no longer visible in the west

Question 16

change

Answer 16

When something becomes different

Question 17

nonliving

Answer 17

Things that do not need food, water, air, space, or shelter

Question 18

sun

Answer 18

The star closest to Earth; it is the source of Earth’s heat and light

Question 19

floating

Answer 19

Sits on the surface of a liquid

Question 20

texture

Answer 20

How something feels or looks

Question 21

size

Answer 21

How big or small something is

Question 22

living

Answer 22

Things that need food, water, air, space, and shelter

Question 23

stars

Answer 23

Natural objects in the sky that give off light; the Sun is the star closest to Earth

Question 24

growth

Answer 24

To become larger or more complex

Question 25

community

Answer 25

Group of organisms that live together and share resources

Question 26

climate

Answer 26

The average temperature and rainfall of an area over many years

Question 27

soil

Answer 27

The loose material in which plants can grow in the upper layer of Earth

Question 28

weather

Answer 28

What the outside is like at a certain time and place