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5th Grade Science Vocabulary Final

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a test to try to answer a question in science

(Nature of Science)

a)

experiment

b)

observe

c)

inference

d)

prediction

2.

information learned using the senses

(Nature of Science)

a)

observation

b)

conclusion

c)

prediction

d)

communicate

3.

an idea or answer based on facts

(Nature of Science)

a)

conclusion

b)

inference

c)

prediction

d)

organize

4.

an idea that is based on what you already know and what you observe

(Nature of Science)

a)

inference

b)

prediction

c)

communicate

d)

analyze

5.

a statement about what is likely to happen in the future

(Nature of Science)

a)

prediction

b)

observation

c)

inference

d)

conclusion

6.

information in the form of number that is found using a tool

(Nature of Science)

a)

measurement

b)

symbol

c)

key

d)

model

7.

a careful study of something very closely


(Nature of Science)

a)

experiment

b)

investigation

c)

variable

d)

result

8.

anything that can change, or vary, in an experiment

(Nature of Science)

a)

variable

b)

result

c)

dependent variable

d)

hypothesis

9.

information supported by observations and evidence

(Nature of Science)

a)

fact

b)

opinion

c)

inference

d)

organize

10.

This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist.

(Nature of Science)

a)

dependent variable

b)

independent variable

c)

data

d)

control group

11.
This type of rock forms when melted rock cools and hardens. 
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock 
12.
This type of rock forms from small pieces of other rocks; they often contain fossils. 
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Igneous Rock
c)
Metamorphic Rock 
13.
This type of rock forms from other rocks that have been changed by heat and pressure. 
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Igneous Rock 
14.
A force that pulls objects down toward the center of Earth.
a)
Gravity
b)
Erosion
c)
Weathering 
15.
Something found in nature that is useful to people 
a)
Natural resource
b)
Artificial resource 
c)
Erosion 
d)
Weathering 
16.
A sphere of hot gases that gives off its own light and heat. 
a)
star
b)
planet
c)
asteroid
d)
moon
17.
This is made up of our sun, our planets, and all the other objects that orbit around it. 
a)
solar system
b)
inner planets
c)
outer planets
d)
moon
18.
One complete turn of one object around another object; such as Earth's movement around the sun. 
a)
revolution
b)
rotation
c)
inner planet
d)
solar system 
19.
The spinning of a planet on its axis. 
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
axis
d)
moon
20.
Pieces of space rock that are too small to be a planet or a dwarf planet, but still revolve around the sun. 
a)
asteroid
b)
comet
c)
meteor
d)
planet
21.
Which term means "the ability to cause change?"
a)
Matter
b)
Heat
c)
Energy
d)
physical change
22.
Which change can occur when  you add heat energy to water?
a)
The water can change from a liquid to a solid
b)
The water can change from a gas to a liquid
c)
The water can change from a liquid to a gas
d)
The water can change from a solid to a liquid
23.
What causes a change in the state of matter?
a)
physical properties
b)
chemical energy
c)
temperature
24.
What are the three states of matter?
a)
solid, liquid, and gas
b)
solid, water, and gas
c)
wood, liquid, and gas
d)
solid, liquid, and helium
25.
Water in the form of a gas is called _________.
a)
water vapor
b)
gasoline
c)
ice
d)
liquid
26.
When a solid is turned into a liquid, the solid _______________.
a)
melts
b)
freezes
c)
turns into a gas
d)
floats
27.
What is condensation?
a)
gas to solid
b)
gas to liquid
c)
liquid to solid 
d)
solid to liquid 
28.
A chemical change
a)
doesn't really change much.
b)
creates a new substance
c)
is a change in the state of matter
29.

Changing the way matter looks without changing the matter is a:

a)

Chemical change

b)

Physical change

c)

Energy change

d)

BOTH a chemical and a physical change

30.
A hurricane is a ____________ air pressure system
a)
very calm
b)
average
c)
very low
d)
very high 
31.
An area experiencing high air pressure will have...
a)
heavy snow storms, and clouds
b)
thunderstorms and high winds
c)
sunny, fair weather
d)
cloudy, rainy weather 
32.
The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time 
a)
weather
b)
climate
c)
air pressure
d)
precipitation 
33.

the blanket of air and dust particles that surrounds Earth

a)

atmosphere

b)

precipitation

c)

condensation

d)

evaporation

34.
The state of atmosphere at a certain time and place. 
a)
temperature
b)
weather
c)
precipitation 
d)
humidity 
35.

A climate zone that is found at Earth's North and South Poles (freezing, very little precipitation) (( no active water cycle))

a)

Polar

b)

Tropical

c)

Temperate

d)

Wetland

36.

Climate zone in between the tropical and polar zones( cold winters, warm summers, experience all 4 seasons)

a)

temperate

b)

polar

c)

tropical

d)

desert

37.

Climate zones found near the equator, where heat from the sun is mostly concentrated (warm, hot, humid, wet)

a)

Polar

b)

Tropical

c)

Temperate

d)

Wetland

38.

A low area that has water on or close to its surface for at least part of the year ( hot, high humidity, covered in water)

a)

desert

b)

wetland/swamp

c)

tundra

d)

rain forest

39.

Frozen land (cold, snow covered in winter, flowers in summer, treeless region)

a)

desert

b)

tundra

c)

wetland

d)

rain forest

40.
Freezing
a)
Solid to gas
b)
Liquid to solid
c)
Gas to solid
d)
Liquid to gas
41.
What are balanced forces?
a)
Forces in the same direction
b)
Forces of the same size
c)
forces of the same size in opposite directions
42.
The force that opposes the motion of two surfaces sliding past each other is called ___________.
a)
acceleration
b)
inertia
c)
friction
d)
unbalanced
43.
What is the unit of force?
a)
Kilogram
b)
Meter
c)
Pascal
d)
Newton
44.
What type of force?
a)
Magnetic
b)
Gravitational
c)
Applied
d)
Normal
45.
What force brings the pencil down?
a)
Applied
b)
Magnetic
c)
Normal
d)
Gravitational
46.
An _______ force must act on an object for it to CHANGE it's motion
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
c)
gravitational
d)
electrical
47.

What is defined as a push or pull?

a)

force

b)

motion

c)

vector

d)

speed

48.
What happens when two north poles of a magnet are placed together?
a)
they repel
b)
they attract
c)
they cancel each other out
d)
the strength of the magnet is doubled
49.
A north pole and a south pole will attract.
a)
True
b)
False
50.

If the net force is equal to zero, the forces acting on the object are

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

51.

type of plants that reproduce by making seeds inside flowers

a)

flowering plant

b)

nonflowering plants

c)

cones

d)

spores

52.

type of plants that reproduces by making seeds in cones, or making spores instead of seeds

a)

nonflowering plant

b)

flowering plant

c)

spore

d)

cone

53.

a tiny cell that can grow into a new plant

a)

flower

b)

seed

c)

spore

d)

cone

54.

what is the equation for photosynthesis?

a)

soil + water + sunlight= oxygen + sugar

b)

sunlight + carbon dioxide + soil= sugar + water

c)

water + sunlight + carbon dioxide = sugar + oxygen

d)

sugar + oxygen + sunlight= carbon dioxide + water

55.

This is the second stage of a the life cycle of an animal that goes through a complete metamorphosis

a)

eggs

b)

larva

c)

pupa

d)

adult

56.

The third stage in the life cycle of an animal that goes through a complete metamorphosis. This is the stage before adult, and in this stage, the animal usually makes a hard case around itself as it changes inside.

a)

pupa

b)

larva

c)

eggs

d)

adult

57.

The second stage in the life cycle in animals that go through an incomplete metamorphosis; this stage is after the egg, and right before adult

a)

pupa

b)

larva

c)

nymph

d)

egg

58.

an animal that eats mostly meat

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

d)

decomposer

59.

an animal that eats mostly plants

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

d)

decomposer

60.

an animal that eats both plants and animals

a)

omnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

carnivore

d)

decomposer

61.

What is energy?

a)

The ability to do work

b)

A force

c)

Electricity

d)

The ability to transform work

62.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
d)
Gravitational
63.
When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy is it?
a)
kinetic
b)
chemical
c)
thermal
d)
radiant
64.
The ultimate source of energy is:
a)
The sky
b)
The sun
c)
Plants
d)
Movement
65.
Heat transfer always goes from-
a)
Cold to Hot
b)
Hot to Cold
c)
Heat doesn't transfer
d)
Freezing to Cold
66.
Potential Energy is:
a)
The energy of motion
b)
always conserved
c)
The energy due to position
67.
A continuous flow of electricity is called_____________
a)
series
b)
circuit
c)
static
d)
current
68.
Material that do not allow heat and electricity to pass through them easily are called _________ 
a)
Conductors
b)
Insulators
c)
D-Cell
69.
Material that allow heat and electricity to pass through them easily are called _________ 
a)
Conductors
b)
Insulators
c)
D-cell
70.
The type of energy that allows us to hear is
a)
Mechanical
b)
Sound
c)
Light
d)
Electric
71.

a long, coiled organ between the stomach and large intestine where most nutrients are removed from food and passed into the blood

a)

small intestine

b)

large intestine

c)

stomach

d)

bladder

72.

an organ in which water gets absorbed from any remaining food that isn't digested and that becomes waste

a)

large intestine

b)

small intestine

c)

bladder

d)

kidneys

73.

an organ near the stomach that produces substances that break down food; this also helps to regulate the sugars in the body

a)

pancreas

b)

liver

c)

heart

d)

kidneys

74.

an organ near the stomach that produces substances that break down food; this gives off bile, which breaks up fats in the foods you eat

a)

liver

b)

pancreas

c)

bladder

d)

kidneys

75.

bean-shaped organs at the back of your waist which filter the waste from your blood

a)

kidneys

b)

pancreas

c)

liver

d)

bladder

76.

When animals become inactive in the winter. Their heart beats slower, and their body temperature goes way down.

a)

shed

b)

burow

c)

migrate

d)

hibernate

77.

Some animals get through winter by traveling to warmer places, and in spring they go back again. This is when animals move from place to place in a pattern with the seasons.

a)

migrate

b)

hibernate

c)

burrow

d)

shed

78.

a characteristic that a living thing gets from its parents

a)

inherited trait

b)

learned behavior

c)

acquired trait

d)

instinct

79.

a characteristic that a living thing gets in its lifetime, such as a scar or bent wing. They are not born with them, nor will they pass them on to their offspring.

a)

inherited trat

b)

acquired traint

c)

instinct

d)

behavior

80.

A body part or behavior that helps a living thing survive in its environment

a)

adaptation

b)

camouflage

c)

mimicry

d)

environment

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