5th Grade Science Vocabulary

The forms matter can take such as solid, liquid, and gas; sometimes called phases of matter.

• States of Matter

• Phases

• States of Mass

• Things

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

the ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance, such as sugar dissolving in water.

• Mixture

• Melting

• Solubility

• Freezing

Floating or sinking when compared to water.

• Mass

• Relative Density

• Weight

• Volume

Properties of matter that can be observed, measured, or changed without changing the matter itself.

• Exterior Properties

• Interior Properties

• Physical Properties

• Properties

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A type of mixture in which the particles of one or more substances are dissolved (uniformly dispersed throughout) in another substance.

• Solution

• Mixture

• Solid

• Combination

The decimal measuring system based on the meter, liter, and gram as units of length, volume (capacity), and weight or mass.

• Metric System

• Volume

• System

• Weight

Energy that is present anytime there is light

• Electrical Energy

• Light Energy

• Mechanical Energy

• Thermal Energy

Energy related to the temperature of an object or a substance.

• Light Energy

• Natural Energy

• Electrical Energy

• Thermal Energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A substance or object that does not allow energy to flow through it easily

• Conductor

• Insulator

• Wire

• Circuit

A combination of two or more substances that can be easily separated in some physical way.

• Combination

• Formula

• Solution

• Mixture