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The following list includes the key vocabulary words included on the 4th grade Kansas science assessment. Visit [|www.quizlet.com] to play online interactive games with these vocabulary terms. To access this set:. Go to [|www.quizlet.com] . Choose Find Flashcards from the menu bar at the top of the home page . Type pklement1 in the search flashcards box . Choose Quizlet user pklement1 . Choose 4th Grade Science Vocabulary . Have fun learning!! **1.** __**Hand Lens:**__ A science tool used to magnify objects, or make them look larger **2. __T__**__**hermometer:**__ A tool used to measure the temperature of air and most liquids. **3.** __**Graduated Cylinder:**__ A science tool with mL scale lines used to read the volume of a liquid. **4. __Balance:__** A tool used to measure an object's mass in grams. **5.** __**Spring Scale:**__ A science tool used to measure forces such as the pull of gravity on objects: Weight and other forces are measured in units called newtons (N). **6.** __**Meter Stick:**__ A tool used to measure distances and to find lengths of objects in centimeters. **7.** __**Erosion:**__ The gradual wearing away of soil and rock from the earth's surface. Erosion is caused by glaciers, running water, waves, and/or wind. **8.** __**Metamorphosis:**__ The process by which certain animls go through developmental changes. **9.** __**Water Cycle:**__ The constant recycling of water on earth. **10.** __**Vibration:**__ The act of moving back and forth or up and down rapidly. Sounds are caused by vibrations. **11.** __**Evaluate:**__ The process of determining the meaning or importance of the results of an experiment. **12.** __**Interact:**__ The way in which objects act on or influence each other. **13.** __**Conduct Electricity:**__ allows the flow of electrical charges to move freely through a pathway **14.** __**Complete Circuit:**__ An uninterrupted, circular path for the flow of electrical current. **15.** __**Simple Circuit:**__ A path made for an electical current that includes a source of electrical energy, wires, and one or more bulbs. __ **17. Design Problem:** __ The process of identifying a simple problem or question and creating a solution __. __ __**__18.__ Dropper:**__ A glass tube with a rubber bulb at one end and a small opening at the other end. It is used to measre and transfer small amounts of liquid in drops.
 * 16. __ Tape Measure: __** A flexible tool marked with a scale for measuring.

**19.** __**Implement:**__ The process of putting a plan or the steps needed in an experiment into action. **20.** __**Simple Series Circuit:**__ A circuit or path mad for an electric current that has only one path. **21. __Electrical Circuit:__** __A circuit or path made for an electric current that has more than one path.__ **22.** __**Sound:**__ A series of vibrations that can be heard. **23.** __**Measuring Cup**__**:** A cup used to measure the volume of a liquid in standard measure. **24.** __**Safety Procedures**__: Procedures implemented to ensure safety. (ex. wearing safety goggles)