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5th Grade End of Year Science Vocabulary Group 1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 51mins

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.

a careful study of something very closely


(Nature of Science)

a)

experiment

b)

investigation

c)

variable

d)

result

7.

anything that can change, or vary, in an experiment

(Nature of Science)

a)

variable

b)

result

c)

dependent variable

d)

hypothesis

8.

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

9.
This type of rock forms when melted rock cools and hardens. 
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock 
10.
This type of rock forms from small pieces of other rocks; they often contain fossils. 
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Igneous Rock
c)
Metamorphic Rock 
11.
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 
12.
A force that pulls objects down toward the center of Earth.
a)
Gravity
b)
Erosion
c)
Weathering 
13.
A sphere of hot gases that gives off its own light and heat. 
a)
star
b)
planet
c)
asteroid
d)
moon
14.
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
15.
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 
16.
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
17.
The spinning of a planet on its axis. 
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
axis
d)
moon
18.
The spinning of a planet on its axis. 
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
axis
d)
moon
19.
Which term means "the ability to cause change?"
a)
Matter
b)
Heat
c)
Energy
d)
physical change
20.
What causes a change in the state of matter?
a)
physical properties
b)
chemical energy
c)
temperature
21.
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
22.
Water in the form of a gas is called _________.
a)
water vapor
b)
gasoline
c)
ice
d)
liquid
23.
When a solid is turned into a liquid, the solid _______________.
a)
melts
b)
freezes
c)
turns into a gas
d)
floats
24.
What is condensation?
a)
gas to solid
b)
gas to liquid
c)
liquid to solid 
d)
solid to liquid 
25.
A chemical change
a)
doesn't really change much.
b)
creates a new substance
c)
is a change in the state of matter
26.

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

27.
A hurricane is a ____________ air pressure system
a)
very calm
b)
average
c)
very low
d)
very high 
28.
The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time 
a)
weather
b)
climate
c)
air pressure
d)
precipitation 
29.
The state of atmosphere at a certain time and place. 
a)
temperature
b)
weather
c)
precipitation 
d)
humidity 
30.

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

31.

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

32.

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

33.
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
34.
The force that opposes the motion of two surfaces sliding past each other is called ___________.
a)
acceleration
b)
inertia
c)
friction
d)
unbalanced
35.
An _______ force must act on an object for it to CHANGE it's motion
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
c)
gravitational
d)
electrical
36.

What is defined as a push or pull?

a)

force

b)

motion

c)

vector

d)

speed

37.

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

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

38.
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
39.

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

40.

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

41.

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

42.

an animal that eats mostly meat

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

d)

decomposer

43.

an animal that eats mostly plants

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

d)

decomposer

44.

an animal that eats both plants and animals

a)

omnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

carnivore

d)

decomposer

45.

What is energy?

a)

The ability to do work

b)

A force

c)

Electricity

d)

The ability to transform work

46.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
d)
Gravitational
47.
When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy is it?
a)
kinetic
b)
chemical
c)
thermal
d)
radiant
48.
The ultimate source of energy is:
a)
The sky
b)
The sun
c)
Plants
d)
Movement
49.
Material that do not allow heat and electricity to pass through them easily are called _________ 
a)
Conductors
b)
Insulators
c)
D-Cell
50.
Material that allow heat and electricity to pass through them easily are called _________ 
a)
Conductors
b)
Insulators
c)
D-cell

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