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Worksheets5th grade Science Vocabulary Review
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 52mins
A substance combines with another to form a new substance
Physical Change
Chemical change
Kinetic Energy
Potential energy
Anything that has mass and takes up space
Mass
Volume
Matter
Density
The amount of matter in an object
Mass
Volume
Matter
Density
A sample of matter that has definite shape and volume
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Plasma
A sample of matter that has definite volume, but no shape
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Plasma
A sample of matter that has no definite shape or volume
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Plasma
A current in a wire that produces a magnetic field around the wire
Electromagnet
Magnet
Current
Circuit
The ability to cause changes in matter
Condensation
Evaporation
Liquid
Energy
A material that does not allow electrons to flow through it
Conductors
Insulators
Current
Electricity
A material that allows electrons to flow through it easily
Conductors
Insulators
Current
Static Electricity
The path along which electrons flow
Electromagnet
Conductors
Electric Current
Insulators
Any of the fungi or bacteria that break down dead plants and animals into useful things like minerals and rich soil.
Decomposer
Organisms
Animals
Gene
The picking up and carrying away of pieces of rocks.
Volcanic Eruptions
Earthquakes
Weathering
Erosion
A crack in Earth’s crust whose sides show evidence of motion
Faults
Erosion
Weathering
Volcanic Eruptions
Land that is likely to be underwater during a flood
Flood Plain
Weathering
Erosion
Earthquakes
Any living thing that can carry out its life on its own
Abiotic
Organism
Genes
Vertebrates
Pieces of material carried and deposited by water or wind
Faults
Erosion
Sediment
Weathering
Breaking down rocks into smaller pieces
Weathering
Erosion
Volcanic Eruptions
Faults
Is a circuit where the path has been interrupted or "opened" at some point so that current will not flow; an incomplete circuit
Current
Open Circuit
Open Circuit
Electricity
Is a circuit where the path is complete so that current will flow; a complete circuit
Closed Circuit
Open Circuit
Electricity
Current
A path through which electricity can flow
Current
Circuit
Insulators
Conductors
Builds up the Earth’s surface
Constructive Force
Destructive Force
Erosion
Earthquake
Breaks up the Earth’s surface
Constructive Forces
Destructive Forces
Current
Earthquake
A long, deep, narrow valley with steep cliff walls, cut into the Earth by running water
Canyon
Delta
Earthquake
Sand Dunes
Fan-shaped mass of sediment, especially silt and sand, deposited at the mouth of a river
Canyon
Delta
Earthquakes
Erosion
A ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and ocean
Canyon
Delta
Sand Dunes
Volcanic Eruptions
Physical characteristics passed from parents to offspring in plants and animals; includes instinctual behaviors
Organisms
Learned Behaviors
Inherited Traits
Genes
Something an organism must learn after birth
Recessive Traits
Gene
Inherited Behaviors
Learned Behaviors
New organisms produced by parents
Offspring
Dominant Traits
Recessive Traits
Gene
Animal with a backbone
Vertebrates
Invertebrates
Worms
Snells
Animal without a backbone
Vertebrates
Invertebrates
Dog
Fish
Vertebrates who live on water and land; most have gills and go through metamorphosis
Amphibians
Mammals
Fish
Reptiles
Vertebrates who have scales and lay eggs
Amphibians
Mammals
Fish
Reptiles
Vertebrates who have hair and give birth to live young
Amphibians
Mammals
Fish
Reptiles
Living things that are too small to be seen with the naked eye, such as E. coli and algae
Birds
Mammals
Microorganisms
Worms
Wall around plant and animal cells that protects the cell
Cell Membrane
Cell
Cytoplasm
Mitochondria
A supporting thick wall around a plant cell
Cell Wall
Mitochondria
Cytoplasm
Nucleus
Controls the cell's functions
Cell Membrane
Cell Wall
Nucleus
Mitochondria
Powers the Cells
Cell Wall
Cell Membrane
Nucleus
Mitochondria
Jelly-like substance that holds everything in a cell in place
Cell Wall
Cytoplasm
Mitochondria
Nucleus
Part of a plant cell where photosynthesis takes place
Chloroplast
Nucleus
Mitochondia
Cell Membrane
Tiny, living things
Microorganisms
Yogurt
Cheese
Bread
Penicillin-Helpful or Harmful Microorganism?
Helpful
Harmful
Can be both
Mold-Helpful or Harmful Microorganism?
Helpful
Harmful
Can be both
Yogurt-Helpful or Harmful Microorganism?
Helpful
Harmful
Can be both
Algae-Helpful or Harmful Microorganism?
Helpful
Harmful
Can be both
Plankton-Helpful or Harmful Microorganism?
Helpful
Harmful
Can be both
E.Coli-Helpful or Harmful Microorganism?
Helpful
Harmful
Can be both
Salmonella-Helpful or Harmful Microorganism?
Helpful
Harmful
Can be both
Virus-Helpful or Harmful Microorganism?
Helpful
Harmful
Can be both
Fungi-Helpful or Harmful Microorganism?
Helpful
Harmful
Can be both
Bacteria in Stomach-Helpful or Harmful Microorganism?
Helpful
Harmful
Can be both
Yeast-Helpful or Harmful Microorganism?
Helpful
Harmful
Can be both
Single Celled
Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic
Multicellular
Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic
Complex cell
Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic
Simple cell
Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic
No nucleus
Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic
Has a nucleus
Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic
Humans, Plants, Animals, Fungi
Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic
Bacteria, Archea, Amoebas, Strep
Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic
Burning Wood?
Chemical Change
Physical Change
Baking Soda with Vinegar?
Chemical Change
Physical Change
Melting ice?
Chemical Change
Physical Change
Ripping paper?
Chemical Change
Physical Change
Cooking dinner?
Chemical Change
Physical Change
Fireworks exploding?
Chemical Change
Physical Change
A lit candle?
Chemical Change
Physical Change
Rusty nail?
Chemical Change
Physical Change
Sour milk?
Chemical Change
Physical Change
Gasoline in an engine?
Chemical Change
Physical Change
Rubbing alcohol evaporates?
Chemical Change
Physical Change
Molding clay into a shape?
Chemical Change
Physical Change
Juice freezing in the freezer?
Chemical Change
Physical Change
Digesting Food?
Chemical Change
Physical Change
