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5th Grade Science Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Matter is...

a)

The amount of matter in an object

b)

The amount of given space an object takes up

c)

The amount of gravitational pull on an object

d)

Anything that has mass and volume

2.

Mass is...

a)

The amount of matter in an object

b)

The amount of given space an object takes up

c)

The amount of gravitational pull on an object

d)

Anything that has mass and volume

3.

Weight is...

a)

The amount of matter in an object

b)

The amount of given space an object takes up

c)

The amount of gravitational pull on an object

d)

Anything that has mass and volume

4.

Volume is...

a)

The amount of matter in an object

b)

The amount of given space an object takes up

c)

The amount of gravitational pull on an object

d)

Anything that has mass and volume

5.

The Solar System is...

a)

Small, natural objects that revolve around other larger objects

b)

The force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth

c)

Made up of a star, the planets, and other space objects that revolve around it

d)

Large, round bodies that revolve around a star

6.

Planets are...

a)

Small, natural objects that revolve around other larger objects

b)

The force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth

c)

Made up of a star, the planets, and other space objects that revolve around it

d)

Large, round bodies that revolve around a star

7.

Moons are...

a)

Small, natural objects that revolve around other larger objects

b)

The force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth

c)

Made up of a star, the planets, and other space objects that revolve around it

d)

Large, round bodies that revolve around a star

8.

Gravity is...

a)

Small, natural objects that revolve around other larger objects

b)

The force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth

c)

Made up of a star, the planets, and other space objects that revolve around it

d)

Large, round bodies that revolve around a star

9.

Asteroids are...

a)

Rocky, airless worlds that orbit our sun, but are too small to be called planets. Tens of thousands of these minor planets are gathered in the main asteroid belt, a vast doughnut-shaped ring between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

b)

A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form or identified with a mythological figure

c)

Cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock, and dust roughly the size of a small town. When a comet’s orbit brings it close to the sun, it heats up and spews dust and gases into a giant glowing head larger than most planets. The dust and gases form a tail that stretches away from the sun for millions of kilometers.

d)

The force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth

10.

Comets are...

a)

Rocky, airless worlds that orbit our sun, but are too small to be called planets. Tens of thousands of these minor planets are gathered in the main asteroid belt, a vast doughnut-shaped ring between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

b)

A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form or identified with a mythological figure

c)

Cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock, and dust roughly the size of a small town. When a comet’s orbit brings it close to the sun, it heats up and spews dust and gases into a giant glowing head larger than most planets. The dust and gases form a tail that stretches away from the sun for millions of kilometers.

d)

The force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth

11.

Constellations are...

a)

Rocky, airless worlds that orbit our sun, but are too small to be called planets. Tens of thousands of these minor planets are gathered in the main asteroid belt, a vast doughnut-shaped ring between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

b)

A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form or identified with a mythological figure

c)

Cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock, and dust roughly the size of a small town. When a comet’s orbit brings it close to the sun, it heats up and spews dust and gases into a giant glowing head larger than most planets. The dust and gases form a tail that stretches away from the sun for millions of kilometers.

d)

The force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth

12.

Science is...

a)

An object changes appearance but remains the same substance

b)

The study of the natural world and everything around us

c)

An object that changes to a completely different substance and can not be changed back

d)

A procedure used to test a hypothesis

13.

A physical change is...

a)

An object changes appearance but remains the same substance

b)

The study of the natural world and everything around us

c)

An object that changes to a completely different substance and can not be changed back

d)

A procedure used to test a hypothesis

14.

A chemical change is...

a)

An object changes appearance but remains the same substance

b)

The study of the natural world and everything around us

c)

An object that changes to a completely different substance and can not be changed back

d)

A procedure used to test a hypothesis

15.

An experiment is...

a)

An object changes appearance but remains the same substance

b)

The study of the natural world and everything around us

c)

An object that changes to a completely different substance and can not be changed back

d)

A procedure used to test a hypothesis

16.

A hypothesis is...

a)

Something similar to the real thing and is used to help test or experiment on something that is either too small or too far away

b)

The amount of mass in a given space; how compact something is

c)

Anything that can change in an experiment; you should only have one of these in any fair experiment

d)

An educated guess or prediction

17.

Density is...

a)

Something similar to the real thing and is used to help test or experiment on something that is either too small or too far away

b)

The amount of mass in a given space; how compact something is

c)

Anything that can change in an experiment; you should only have one of these in any fair experiment

d)

An educated guess or prediction

18.

A model is...

a)

Something similar to the real thing and is used to help test or experiment on something that is either too small or too far away

b)

The amount of mass in a given space; how compact something is

c)

Anything that can change in an experiment; you should only have one of these in any fair experiment

d)

An educated guess or prediction

19.

A variable is...

a)

Something similar to the real thing and is used to help test or experiment on something that is either too small or too far away

b)

The amount of mass in a given space; how compact something is

c)

Anything that can change in an experiment; you should only have one of these in any fair experiment

d)

An educated guess or prediction

20.

Producers are...

a)

Living things that make their own food with the process of photosynthesis

b)

Living organisms that eat or consume other living things to stay alive

c)

Living things that get energy by breaking down wastes and dead plant and animal matter

d)

The place where a living things lives in an ecosystem

21.

Decomposers are...

a)

Living things that make their own food with the process of photosynthesis

b)

Living organisms that eat or consume other living things to stay alive

c)

Living things that get energy by breaking down wastes and dead plant and animal matter

d)

The place where a living things lives in an ecosystem

22.

Consumers are...

a)

Living things that make their own food with the process of photosynthesis

b)

Living organisms that eat or consume other living things to stay alive

c)

Living things that get energy by breaking down wastes and dead plant and animal matter

d)

The place where a living things lives in an ecosystem

23.

A habitat is...

a)

Living things that make their own food with the process of photosynthesis

b)

Living organisms that eat or consume other living things to stay alive

c)

Living things that get energy by breaking down wastes and dead plant and animal matter

d)

The place where a living things lives in an ecosystem

24.

A predator is...

a)

The transfer of food energy in a sequence of living things

b)

The transfer of food energy through multiple food chains combined in an ecosystem

c)

An animal that hunts and eats another animal

d)

An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal

25.

Prey is...

a)

The transfer of food energy in a sequence of living things

b)

The transfer of food energy through multiple food chains combined in an ecosystem

c)

An animal that hunts and eats another animal

d)

An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal

26.

A food web is...

a)

The transfer of food energy in a sequence of living things

b)

The transfer of food energy through multiple food chains combined in an ecosystem

c)

An animal that hunts and eats another animal

d)

An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal

27.

A food chain is...

a)

The transfer of food energy in a sequence of living things

b)

The transfer of food energy through multiple food chains combined in an ecosystem

c)

An animal that hunts and eats another animal

d)

An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal

28.

A carnivore is...

a)

An organism that eats ONLY meat

b)

An organism that eats ONLY plants

c)

An organism that eats BOTH meat and plants

29.

An omnivore is...

a)

An organism that eats ONLY meat

b)

An organism that eats ONLY plants

c)

An organism that eats BOTH meat and plants

30.

An herbivore is...

a)

An organism that eats ONLY meat

b)

An organism that eats ONLY plants

c)

An organism that eats BOTH meat and plants

31.

A scale is...

a)

An instrument or machine for weighing objects

b)

An instrument or machine for measuring the mass of objects

32.

A balance is...

a)

An instrument or machine for weighing objects

b)

An instrument or machine for measuring the mass of objects

33.

A geosphere is...

a)

Describes all of the rocks, minerals and ground that are found on and in Earth. This includes all of the mountains on the surface, as well as all of the liquid rock in the mantle below us and the minerals and metals of the outer and inner cores. The continents, the ocean floor, all of the rocks on the surface, and all of the sand in the deserts are all considered part of the geosphere.

b)

Composed of all of the living organisms on the planet. This includes all of the plants, animals, bacteria, fungi, and single-celled organisms found on Earth.

c)

Made up of all the water on Earth. This includes all of the rivers, lakes, streams, oceans, groundwater, polar ice caps, glaciers and moisture in the air (like rain and snow). This is found on the surface of Earth, but also extends down several miles below, as well as several miles up into the atmosphere.

d)

Envelope of gases surrounding a planet

34.

A biosphere is...

a)

Describes all of the rocks, minerals and ground that are found on and in Earth. This includes all of the mountains on the surface, as well as all of the liquid rock in the mantle below us and the minerals and metals of the outer and inner cores. The continents, the ocean floor, all of the rocks on the surface, and all of the sand in the deserts are all considered part of the geosphere.

b)

Composed of all of the living organisms on the planet. This includes all of the plants, animals, bacteria, fungi, and single-celled organisms found on Earth.

c)

Made up of all the water on Earth. This includes all of the rivers, lakes, streams, oceans, groundwater, polar ice caps, glaciers and moisture in the air (like rain and snow). This is found on the surface of Earth, but also extends down several miles below, as well as several miles up into the atmosphere.

d)

Envelope of gases surrounding a planet

35.

A hydrosphere is...

a)

Describes all of the rocks, minerals and ground that are found on and in Earth. This includes all of the mountains on the surface, as well as all of the liquid rock in the mantle below us and the minerals and metals of the outer and inner cores. The continents, the ocean floor, all of the rocks on the surface, and all of the sand in the deserts are all considered part of the geosphere.

b)

Composed of all of the living organisms on the planet. This includes all of the plants, animals, bacteria, fungi, and single-celled organisms found on Earth.

c)

Made up of all the water on Earth. This includes all of the rivers, lakes, streams, oceans, groundwater, polar ice caps, glaciers and moisture in the air (like rain and snow). This is found on the surface of Earth, but also extends down several miles below, as well as several miles up into the atmosphere.

d)

Envelope of gases surrounding a planet

36.

An atmosphere is...

a)

Describes all of the rocks, minerals and ground that are found on and in Earth. This includes all of the mountains on the surface, as well as all of the liquid rock in the mantle below us and the minerals and metals of the outer and inner cores. The continents, the ocean floor, all of the rocks on the surface, and all of the sand in the deserts are all considered part of the geosphere.

b)

Composed of all of the living organisms on the planet. This includes all of the plants, animals, bacteria, fungi, and single-celled organisms found on Earth.

c)

Made up of all the water on Earth. This includes all of the rivers, lakes, streams, oceans, groundwater, polar ice caps, glaciers and moisture in the air (like rain and snow). This is found on the surface of Earth, but also extends down several miles below, as well as several miles up into the atmosphere.

d)

Envelope of gases surrounding a planet