Level I SCIENCE VOCABULARY

SYMMETRICAL AN OBJECT IS SYMMETRICAL WHEN ONE HALF IS A MIRROR IMAGE OF THE OTHER HALF

BALANCING ITEMS THAT HAVE THE SAME WEIGHT

WEIGHING TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH AN OBJECT WEIGHS USING A SCALE OR BALANCE

ARTIST A PAINTER, SCULPTOR, OR A WRITER

WEIGHT A measure of the pull of gravity on an object

COMPARISON The act of comparing or the process of being compared

HEAVIER HAVING A GREATER WEIGHT WHEN COMPARED TO OTHER ITEMS.

LIGHTER HAVING A LESSER WEIGHT WHEN COMPARED TO OTHER ITEMS

EQUAL When two things are equal they are exactly the same in number, quality, or amount.

SERIATE Arranged or occurring in a series or in rows

ACRYLIC A SPECIAL PAINT USED BY ARTISTS

CUBES A SOLID BODY HAVING SIX EQUAL SQUARE SIDES.

SERIAL ORDER A NUMBER OF THINGS OR EVENTS ARRANGED IN A SERIES.

WEIGHT A measure of the heaviness of an object.

DENSITY The concentration of matter in an object

LIGHTEST HAVING THE LEAST AMOUNT OF WEIGHT WHEN COMPARED TO OTHER ITEMS

HEAVIEST HAVING THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF WEIGHT WHEN COMPARED TO OTHER ITEMS

DIFFERENT NOT THE SAME

BRAINSTORM A SUDDEN INSPIRATION OR IDEA

DESCRIBE TO WRITE OR TELL ABOUT

ALIKE In the same way

GRAPH A diagram that shows a relationship between two sets of numbers.

PITCH How high or low a sound is. The pitch of a cat's meow is higher than the pitch of a lion's roar.

FREQUENCY The number of vibrations a wave has in a given time

COMPARE To examine for likenesses or differences

EAR CANAL The narrow, tubelike passage through which sound enters the ear

EARDRUM The thin, semitransparent, oval-shaped membrane that separates the middle ear from the external ear.

TENSION The act or process of stretching something tight.

VIBRATE To move back and forth very fast. The strings of a guitar vibrate when you pluck them.

DECIBEL A unit used to express relative difference in power or intensity

COMMUNICATE To convey information about, to talk