5th Grade Earth Science Vocab Review

What is the planet we live on?

• Mars

• Earth

• Venus

• Jupiter

The spinning of Earth on its axis, which causes day and night, is called ____.

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Precession

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

An imaginary line that Earth spins around is called the ____.

• Axis

• Equator

• Meridian

• Tropic

A pattern that repeats, like day and night, is known as a ____.

• Cycle

• Sequence

• Pattern

• Routine

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A dark area made when an object blocks light is called a ____.

• Shadow

• Reflection

• Echo

• Mirage

The star at the center of our solar system that gives us light and heat is the ____.

• Sun

• Moon

• Earth

• Mars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The form or outline of something is referred to as its ____.

• Shape

• Color

• Texture

• Size

Tags

NGSS.2-PS1-1

NGSS.K-2-ETS1-2

The condition of the air outside, like sunny, rainy, or windy, is called ____.

• Weather

• Climate

• Temperature

• Humidity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The usual weather in a place over a long time is known as ____.

• Climate

• Weather

• Temperature

• Forecast

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A large body of saltwater that covers most of Earth is called an ____.

• Ocean

• Lake

• River

• Pond