WorksheetsUltimate 5th Grade Science Vocabulary
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Non-Living parts of an Ecosystem
Biotic
Decomposer
Abiotic
Dirt
Acquired Trait
Trait that an organism is born with
Trait that an organism learns or is caused by the environment
Dominant Traits
Trait that an organism received from their offspring
the weight of the atmosphere pressing at a certain place
Air Pressure
Air Resistance
Low Pressure
Temperature
friction between a moving object and air particles
Interia
Air Pressure
Gravity
Air Resistance
a tool used to measure wind speed
Barometer
Anemometer
Wind Vane
Hydrometer
Aquatic Ecosystem
Land Based Ecosystem
Water and Land Based Ecosystem
Water Based Ecosystem
Air Based Ecosystem
Atmosphere
Air
Water Molecules
Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen
Mixture of gases and dust that surround the Earth
when two equal forces are applied to an object in opposite directions (no movement)
Unbalanced Force
Gravity
Force and Motion
Balanced Force
Barometer
Tool used to measure air pressure
Tool used to measure wind speed
Tool used to measure humidity
Tool used to measure wind direction
Specific collection of ecosystems with similar climate, soil, animals and plants
Community
Habitat
Nitche
Biome
Biotic
Non Living Parts of an ecosystem
All the living and non living parts of an ecosystem
Living Parts of an ecosystem
Atmosphere
the specific temperature for each substance at which it changes from a liquid to a gas
Boiling Point
Freezing Point
Condensation
Evaporation
Carnivore
A consumer that eats only plants
A producer that eats only meat
A consumer that eats only meat
A producer that eats plants and animals
the smallest part of a living thing that can carry out all processes of life
Tissue
Cell
Organ
Unicellular
a change in which one or more new types of matter is formed
Physical Change
Chemical Change
State of Matter
the body system that carries oxygen, food, and wastes throughout the body heart
Respiratory
Circulatory
Digestive
Muscular
these clouds are the highest clouds. They are wispy or feather like in shape.
Cumulus
Cumulonimbus
Cirrus
Stratus
Climate
Temperature
Weather
Average weather pattern of a region
Amount of rainfall in a year
Clouds
Masses of tiny water droplets or ice crystals and dust
Cotton
Piles of dust particles
a front where cold air moves in under a warm air mass.
Warm Front
Stationary Front
Occluded Front
Cold Front
The change from a gas to a liquid
Evaporation
Conduction
Condensation
Radiation
the transfer of thermal energy between things that are touching/direct contact
Radiation
Conductor
Conduction
Convection
Conductor
A material through which heat can move easily
A material in which heat cannot move easily through
Coniferous
Consumer that only eats meat
Trees with needles and cones
a living thing that gets energy by eating other living things
producer
decomposer
consumer
scavenger
the transfer of thermal energy through liquids and gases
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
a mid-level cloud with a puffy shape that seems to appear to rise up from a flat bottom
Cirrus
Cumulus
Stratus
Cumulonimbus
Deciduous
Cone and needle bearing Tree
Forest
Trees that lose their leaves
a living thing that gets energy by breaking down wastes and dead plants and animals
Consumer
Decomposer
Producer
Herbivore
a sandy or rocky biome with little precipitation and little plant life
Taiga
Tundra
Desert
the body system that breaks down food so it can be used by the body
Respiratory
Circulatory
Digestive
Muscular
Ecosystem
All the living and nonliving in an area
An organism's food, water and shelter
All the biotic factors in an area
unusual warming of the surface waters in the Eastern Pacific Ocean near the equator. This change affects the weather patterns of North and South America for periods of time
La Nina
Jet Stream
El Nino
Gulf Stream
the ability to do work (make things move or change)
Force
Motion
Balanced Force
Energy
a body of water in which freshwater from a river meets and mixes with salt water from the ocean
Aquatic
Wetland
Estuary
Lake
the demand for a resource by two or more organisms
Community
Predator
Competition
Food Chain
Evaporation
change from a gas to a liquid
change from a liquid to a gas
change from a solid to a liquid
change from a liquid to a solid
A cloud that is at or near the ground
Stratus
Cirrus
Fog
Cumulus
A model that shows the path of energy as it flows from one living thing to the next
Food Web
Energy Pyramid
Food Chain
Food Web
a model that shows the path of energy as it flows from one living thing to the next
a model that shows how prey eat predators
a model that shows how consumers eat decomposers
a model that shows how several food chains connect together
A push or pull
Inertia
Force
Gravity
Motion
the temperature at which a substance changes state from a liquid to a solid
Evaporation
Condensation
Boiling Point
Freezing Point
water that is not salty, or has small amounts to no salt in it
Freshwater
Estuary
Aquatic
Ocean
a force that acts between surfaces that touch each other
Motion
Front
Friction
Balanced
Front
A place where stormy weather occurs
A place where two different air masses meet
A warm air mass
a form of matter that does not take up a definite amount of space and has no definite shape
Liquid
Solid
Gas
Gravity
A force that pulls objects toward each other
A force that slows objects down
A force that causes a change in direction
a warm WATER current that flows from the south to the north along the east coast of the United States and then farther out to the Atlantic Ocean. This flow of warm water along the east coast makes the temperature milder by warming the land and air during cooler month
Jet Stream
El Nino
La Nina
Gulf Stream
Heating
The movement of energy from warmer to cooler objects
The movement of energy from cooler to warmer objects
Herbivore
A producer that only eats plants
A consumer that only eats plants
A prouder that only eats meat
A consumer that eats plants and animals
passing traits from parents to children, offspring
Genetics
Heredity
Genes
Parents
"H" on a weather map usually means fair weather because the air is normally cooler. Cooler air cannot hold as much vapor as warm air, and it sinks because it is heavier
Cold Front
Warm Front
Low Pressure Area
High Pressure Area
Humidity
The amount of rain in a week
The amount of water vapor in the air
The average temperature for the week
large storms that bring strong winds and heavy rains.
Tornado
Tsunami
Hurricane
La Nina
Hygrometer
A tool used to measure air pressure
A tool used to measure wind speed
A tool used to measure humidity
A tool used to measure wind direction
an object's resistance to a change in motion
Inertia
Gravity
Force
Velocity
to receive genetic information and traits from a parent or parents
Learned
Acquired
Inherit
Genetics
A measure of an object's distance in a certain amount of time
Direction
Speed
Distance
Time
a form of matter that has definite shape and takes up a definite amount of space
Solid
Liquid
Gas
the body system of bones that gives the body structure and support
Muscular
Skeletal
Respiratory
Circulatory
Salinity
The amount of water vapor
The amount of liquid
The amount of salt
the body system that takes on oxygen and gives off carbon dioxide
Circulatory
Digestive
Respiratory
Skeletal
A tool used to measure the amount of precipitation
Wind Vane
Anemometer
Rain gauge
Barometer
The transfer of thermal energy through electromagnetic waves
Convection
Conduction
Electricity
Radiation
A living thing that makes its own food
Consumer
Decomposer
Producer
Herbivore
Water that falls from the atmosphere as rain, snow, sleet or hail
Weather
Precipitation
Water Vapor
Population
The number of a specific type of organism
A group of organisms of the same kind that live in the same area
All the living and non living parts of a ecosystem
The biotic factors in a specific ecosystem
A change in which no new material is formed
Chemical Change
Physical Change
A living thing
Abiotic
Organism
Animal
Plant
Omnivore
A consumer that eats both plants and animals
A producer that eats both plants and animals
A consumer that eats only plants
A consumer that eats only meat
The body system that controls all the other body systems
Digestive
Circulatory
Skeletal
Nervous
an organ of thought and neural coordination located in the skull, part of the central
nervous system
Spinal Cord
Nerves
Brain
Heart
Spinal Cord
a bundle of nerves that relay messages between the brain and the rest of the nerves in the body
the bundles of neurons, or nerve cells, that transmit messages to and from the brain by passing signals along the branching fibers of one neuron to the branching fibers of another
an organ of thought and neural coordination located in the skull, part of the central
nervous system
the body system that controls all the other body systems
Nerves
a bundle of nerves that relay messages between the brain and the rest of the nerves in the body
the bundles of neurons, or nerve cells, that transmit messages to and from the brain by passing signals along the branching fibers of one neuron to the branching fibers of another
an organ of thought and neural coordination located in the skull, part of the central
nervous system
the body system that controls all the other body systems
organs composed of tissue, fibers or cells that contract (pull, shorten) to produce a particular movement
Brain
Muscles
Knee
Skull
Multicellular
Made up of one cell
Amoeba
Made up of more than one cell
Bacteria
Change in an object's position
Motion
Force
Inertia
Velocity
Anything that has mass and takes up space
Solid
Cell
Matter
Organism
Mass
the amount of matter that makes up an object
anything that has mass and takes up space
how much something weighs
"L" on a weather map usually brings means rainy or stormy weather. The warmer air wants to rise since warm air is lighter
High Pressure Area
Cold Front
Low Pressure Area
Warm Front
a form of matter that does take up a definite amount of space and has no definite shape
Solid
Gas
Liquid
an unusual cooling of the water in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. This also can affect the weather patterns of North and South America for long periods.
La Nina
Jet Stream
El Nino
Gulf Stream
an AIR current that flows from west to east across North America, greatly affecting its weather. The air above or to the north of the jet stream comes from the cooler north and the air from the bottom or below the Jet stream comes from the warmer areas of the equator. This shows us how the position of the jet stream can make our temperature warmer or cooler.
Gulf Stream
Jet Stream
El Nino
La Nina
Forms when two air masses meet and stop moving or move very little. These fronts can cause rain for several days.
Occluded
Warm
Stationary
Cold
low-level, blanket like, gray clouds that cover the sky
Cirrus
Stratus
Cumulus
Cumulonimbus
a cool forest biome of conifers/coniferous trees in the upper northern hemisphere.
Taiga
Tundra
Deciduous
Terrestrial
a quality or characteristic of a living thing
Trait
Genes
Offspring
Genetics
treeless plain in the arctic region, the ground is frozen all year
Taiga
Grassland
Rainforest
Tundra
when two different size forces are applied to an object in opposite directions (object moves)
Balanced Force
Unbalanced Force
Gravity
Inertia
Made up of only one cell
Multicellular
Unicellular
this is a warm air mass meeting and passing over a colder air mass.
Warm Air Mass
Cold Front
Warm Front
Cold Air Mass
Wind Vane
Tool used to measure wind speed
Tool used to measure wind direction
Tool used to measure air pressure
Tool used to measure temperature
the condition of the atmosphere at a certain place and time.
Climate
Weather
Water Cycle
occurs with the addition of heat energy
Movement of water between earth surface and atmosphere
water in the form of a gas
this is a warm air mass meeting and passing over a colder air mass.
