5th Grade Science Vocabulary (English)

What is the function of a Triple Beam Balance Scale?

• To measure volume

• To measure mass

• To magnify something

• To measure force

What does a Conductor allow to flow easily through it?

• Water

• Air

• Heat or an electric current

• Only electricity

What is the term for a material through which heat or electricity does not easily flow?

• Conductor

• Insulator

• Magnetism

• Solubility

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What is measured in grams and defines the amount of matter in something?

• Volume

• Density

• Mass

• Weight

What is a physical change?

• A change where matter turns from liquid to a gas, but not the other way around

• A change in the chemical composition of a substance

• A change that makes something different without changing what the material is made of

• A change where one substance dissolves in another

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What happens during evaporation?

• Matter changes from a solid to a liquid

• Matter changes from a gas to a liquid

• Matter changes from a liquid to a gas

• Matter changes from a liquid to a solid

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What is a mixture?

• A single part of a solution

• A combination of substances where each looses their physical properties

• A combination of two or more substances where each keeps its own properties and can be easily separated

• A solid mixture where one substance is mixed evenly throughout another substance

What is the definition of electrical energy?

• Energy that allows us to see

• Energy resulting from the flow of electric charge through a conductor

• The pathway through which electricity flows

• A material that allows heat or an electric current to flow through easily

What does a complete circuit allow?

• A pathway that prevents electric current from flowing freely

• A pathway that allows an electric current to flow freely

• A material in which heat or electricity does not easily flow

• The transfer of energy from one location to another

What is the role of a conductor in the context of electricity?

• A pathway that prevents electric current from flowing

• A material that allows heat or an electric current to flow through easily

• A clear piece of curved glass or plastic that bends passing light

• A substance that makes possible the transfer of energy from one location to another