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5th Grade Science Vocab 2

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A force that pulls objects toward each other

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Magnetism

2.

Energy of moving water used to create electricity

a)

Wind energy

b)

Sound energy

c)

Hydroelectric energy

3.

Educated guess or one possible answer to a scientific problem

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Prediction

c)

Concept

4.

Passing characteristics from one generation to another

a)

Genes

b)

Heredity

c)

Inherited Traits

5.

A state of matter that does not have a fixed shape or volume, but fills space.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

6.

Instrument that measures volume

a)

Beaker

b)

Graduated cylinder

c)

Triple Beam Balance

7.

All of the water in the Earth's atmosphere

a)

Biosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

8.

A place in which an organism lives

a)

Habitat

b)

Biome

c)

Stratosphere

9.

River of moving ice. Results in the formation of a U-shaped valley

a)

Sand dune

b)

Canyon

c)

Glacier

10.

The partial change of form that some insects go through as they become adults. 3 stages

a)

Complete Metamorphosis

b)

Incomplete Metamorphosis

c)

Direct metamorphosis

11.

An explanation based off what you know plus what you see.

a)

Infer

b)

Conclusion

c)

Explanation

12.

Mercury, Venus, Earth, mars. The 4 planets made of rock

a)

Outer Planets

b)

Inner Planets

c)

Sumo Planets

13.

A material that does not allow heat or electricity to flow through easily

a)

Insulator

b)

Conductor

c)

Microlator

14.

Living and nonliving things depending on each other in an environment

a)

Survival

b)

Interdependency

c)

Instinct

15.

Open circuit that does not allow electricity or heat to flow through

a)

Incomplete Circuit

b)

Complete Circuit

c)

Closed Circuit

16.

One single organism

a)

Group

b)

Community

c)

Individual

17.

An automatic response, action, or behavior

a)

Learned behavior

b)

Instict

c)

Flight

18.

To live together and have an effect on each other.

a)

Survive

b)

Interact

c)

Distinct

19.

The desire to stay the same until acted upon by an outside force.

a)

Inertia

b)

Gravity

c)

Friction

20.

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. The 4 planets made of gas/

a)

Inner Planets

b)

Outer Planets

c)

Middle Planets

21.

Feature on Earth's surface

a)

Map

b)

Landform

c)

Hydro

22.

A behavior that is not inherited, but instead learned

a)

Instinct

b)

learned behavior

c)

inherited trait

23.

A state of matter that changes to the shape of the container, but its volume doesn't change.

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

24.

The area around a magnet where it can push and pull

a)

Magnetic Field

b)

Gravitational Field

c)

Frictional Field

25.

The darker spots on the moon, that are actually flat lands.

a)

Spots

b)

Maria

c)

Filla

26.

Anything that has mass and takes up space

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Matter

27.

The second stage of complete metamorphosis, an immature insect

a)

Pupa

b)

Larva

c)

Nymph

28.

All stages of living organisms from beginning of life to death

a)

Earth Cycle

b)

Metamorphosis

c)

Life Cycle

29.

Energy that we can see

a)

Thermal Energy

b)

Light Energy

c)

Mechanical Energy

30.

A metal object that can pull objects toward it, that are made of iron or steel

a)

Spring Scale

b)

Magnet

c)

Ruler

31.

The amount of matter inside an object

a)

Volume

b)

Matter

c)

Mass

32.

The energy of moving objects

a)

Thermal Energy

b)

Electrical Energy

c)

Mechanical Energy

33.

0 degrees Celcius/ physical state of matter when a solid changes to a liquid

a)

Melting Point

b)

Freezing Point

c)

Boiling Point

34.

A representation of an object, event, or process

a)

Graph

b)

Chart

c)

Model

35.

A change in position over time

a)

Speed

b)

Direction

c)

Motion

36.

To change

a)

Molt

b)

Morph

c)

Shed

37.

A natural resource that CANNOT be replaced

a)

Renewable resource

b)

Nonrenewable resource

c)

Plants resource

38.

Matter made of tow or more substances mixed together that can easily be separated.

a)

Solution

b)

Mixture

c)

Dissolve

39.

A fossil formed when an organism leaves an impression in the surrounding rock.

a)

Cast

b)

Design

c)

Mold

40.

The Earth's only natural Satellite

a)

Saturn

b)

Sun

c)

Moon

41.

The close resemblance of an animal or plant to another animal or plant.

a)

Mimicry

b)

Hibernation

c)

Dormancy

42.

The role an organism plays in its environment

a)

Scavenger

b)

Niche

c)

Cast

43.

Food necessary for health and growth

a)

Nutrition

b)

Junk Food

c)

Frozen food

44.

Things that help living things survive. Abiotic Factors

a)

Non-Living

b)

Biotic

c)

Living

45.

Information gathered with any of the five senses

a)

Notice

b)

Ignore

c)

Observation

46.

An incomplete path through which energy cannot flow

a)

Closed Circuit

b)

Open Circuit

c)

Complete Circuit

47.

Water soaks into soil to the layer of ground water

a)

Percolation

b)

Simmulation

c)

Translation

48.

A feature of an object or substance that can be measured or observed.

a)

Kinetic Property

b)

Physical Property

c)

Nutrition

49.

The second stage of incomplete metamorphosis, an immature insect that is a smaller version of the adult form

a)

Larva

b)

Pupa

c)

Nymph

50.

The gas animals inhale that is given to them by plants/producers

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon Dioxide