5th Grade Science Vocabulary Quiz

What is gravity?

• A push or pull exerted by one object on another.

• The speed and direction of a moving object.

• The force of attraction between any two objects due to their mass.

• A measure of the amount of matter in an object.

What does friction do?

• It opposes the motion of one object moving past another.

• It measures the amount of matter in an object.

• It increases the motion of one object moving past another.

• It is a force that pulls objects towards the earth.

What is matter?

• Material that has mass and takes up some amount of space.

• A type of energy that travels through space.

• The force that pulls objects towards each other.

• A push or pull exerted by one object on another.

What is momentum?

• Change in velocity with respect to time.

• Strength or speed of movement.

• A change in the position of an object.

• The force of attraction between any two objects.

What is the process of evaporation?

• Water that is released from clouds in the sky.

• The continual movement of water between the land, ocean, and the air.

• The process in which matter changes from a liquid to a gas.

• To turn from a gas into a liquid.

What is a producer in an ecosystem?

• A living thing that makes its food.

• An organism that feeds on dead plant or animal matter.

• Microscopic organisms that drift on the oceans' currents.

• A plant or animal that requires complex organic compounds for food.

What is the function of the respiratory system?

• It breaks down food into tiny pieces for energy.

• It supports the body and helps in movement.

• It transports blood and other fluids throughout the body.

• It brings oxygen into the body and releases carbon dioxide.

What are inherited traits?

• A group of organisms that share similar characteristics.

• Features of an organism that are passed from parent to offspring.

• A genetically determined condition.

• Behaviors we learn to do.

What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

• They are microscopic organisms that drift on the oceans' currents.

• They consume dead plants and animals, reducing them to simpler forms of matter.

• They prey on other living things for food.

• They make their own food.

What is conduction?

• Waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields.

• The motion of heat through a liquid or gas.

• Energy that travels through space from a source.

• The transmission or transfer of heat through matter by direct contact.