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Science Vocabulary

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

PROPERTIES

a)

how to describe and classify matter

b)

allows heat to pass through

c)

how much space matter takes up

d)

the amount of matter in a substance

2.

SOLUBILITY

a)

WHETHER OR NOT A SUBSTANCE DISSOLVES IN WATER

b)

WHETHER OR NOT AN OBJECT IS ATTRACTED TO A MAGNET

c)

WHETHER AN OBJECT SINKS OR FLOATS IN WATER

d)

GETS SMALLER UNTIL THE SUBSTANCE CAN NO LONGER BE SEEN

3.

RELATIVE DENSITY

a)

WHETHER OR NOT A SUBSTANCE DISSOLVES IN WATER

b)

WHETHER OR NOT A SUBSTANCE IS ATTRACTED TO A MAGNET

c)

WHETHER OR NOT A SUBSTANCE SINKS OR FLOATS IN WATER

d)

GETS SMALLER UNTIL THE SUBSTANCE CAN NO LONGER BE SEEN

4.

SOLID

a)

STATE OF MATTER THAT HAS A FIXED SHAPE AND VOLUME

b)

STATE OF MATTER THAT CHANGES SHAPE AND FIXED VOLUME

c)

STATE OF MATTER THAT CHANGES SHAPE AND VOLUME

5.

LIQUID

a)

STATE OF MATTER THAT CHANGES SHAPE AND VOLUME

b)

STATE OF MATTER THAT HAS A FIXED SHAPE AND VOLUME

c)

STATE OF MATTER THAT CHANGES SHAPE AND FIXED VOLUME

6.

GAS

a)

STATE OF MATTER CHANGES SHAPE AND FIXED VOLUME

b)

STATE OF MATTER THAT CHANGES SHAPE AND VOLUME

c)

STATE OF MATTER THAT HAS A FIXED SHAPE AND VOLUME

7.

SOLUTE

a)

PART OF THE SOLUTION THAT DISSOLVES THE SOLUTE

b)

THE SUBSTANCE THAT DISSOLVES

c)

GETS SMALLER UNTIL A SUBSTANCE CAN NO LONGER BE SEEN

d)

WHETHER OR NOT A SUBSTANCE DISSOLVES IN WATER

8.

SOLVENT

a)

A COMBINATION OF 2 OR MORE SUBSTANCES

b)

THE SUBSTANCE THAT DISSOLVES

c)

WHETHER OR NOT A SUBSTANCE DISSOLVES IN WATER

d)

PART OF THE SOLUTION THAT DISSOLVES THE SOLUTE

9.

CONDUCTOR

a)

ALLOWS HEAT TO PASS THROUGH

b)

DOES NOT ALLOW HEAT TO PASS THROUGH

c)

A COMBINATION OF 2 OR MORE SUBSTANCES

d)

WHETHER OR NOT AN OBJECT IS ATTRACTED TO A MAGNET

10.

INSULATOR

a)

ALLOWS HEAT TO PASS THROUGH

b)

DOES NOT ALLOW HEAT TO PASS THROUGH

c)

ANYTHING THAT HAS MASS AND TAKES UP SPACE

d)

WHETHER OR NOT AN OBJECT SINKS OR FLOATS IN WATER

11.

MATTER

a)

THE AMOUNT OF MATTER IN SOMETHING

b)

MEASURE OF THE EFFECT OF AN OBJECT'S MASS

c)

ANYTHING THAT HAS MASS AND TAKES UP SPACE

d)

WHETHER OR NOT AN OBJECT SINKS OR FLOATS IN WATER

12.

MASS

a)

ANYTHING THAT HAS MASS AND TAKES UP SPACE

b)

THE AMOUNT OF MATTER IN SOMETHING

c)

HOW MUCH SPACE MATTER TAKES UP

d)

DOES NOT ALLOW HEAT TO PASS THROUGH

13.

VOLUME

a)

THE AMOUNT OF MATTER OF SOMETHING

b)

ANYTHING THAT HAS MASS AND TAKES UP SPACE

c)

HOW MUCH SPACE MATTER TAKES UP

d)

ALLOWS HEAT TO PASS THROUGH

14.

WEIGHT

a)

MEASURE OF THE EFFECT OF GRAVITY ON AN OBJECT’S MASS

b)

THE AMOUNT OF MATTER IN SOMETHING

c)

HOW MUCH SPACE MATTER TAKES UP

d)

WHETHER OR NOT A SUBSTANCE DISSOLVES IN WATER

15.

MAGNETISM

a)

ALLOWS HEAT TO PASS THROUGH

b)

WHETHER OR NOT A SUBSTANCE SINKS OR FLOAT IN WATER

c)

WHETHER OR NOT AN OBJECT IS ATTRACTED TO A MAGNET

d)

DOES NOT ALLOW HEAT TO PASS THROUGH

16.

MIXTURE

a)

A MIXTURE IN WHICH A SUBSTANCE DISSOLVES EVENLY IN ANOTHER SUBSTANCE

b)

WHETHER OR NOT A SUBSTANCE DISSOLVES IN WATER

c)

A COMBINATION OF 2 OR MORE SUBSTANCES

17.

DISSOLVE

a)

A MIXTURE IN WHICH A SUBSTANCE DISSOLVES EVENLY IN ANOTHER SUBSTANCE

b)

GETS SMALLER AND SMALLER UNTIL THE SUBSTANCE IS INVISIBLE

c)

WHETHER OR NOT A SUBSTANCE DISSOLVES IN WATER

d)

A COMBINATION OF 2 OR MORE SUBSTANCES

18.

SOLUTION

a)

A COMBINATION OF 2 OR MORE SUBSTANCES

b)

A MIXTURE IN WHICH A SUBSTANCE DISSOLVES EVENLY IN ANOTHER SUBSTANCE

c)

GETS SMALLER AND SMALLER UNTIL THE SUBSTANCE IS INVISIBLE

d)

WHETHER OR NOT A SUBSTANCE DISSOLVES IN WATER

19.

ENERGY SOURCE

a)

WHERE THE ENERGY COMES FROM EX. BATTERY

b)

ENERGY KNOWN AS HEAT

20.

OPEN CIRCUIT

a)

THE LIGHTBULB DOESN’T LIGHT UP; NO ELECTRICITY FLOWS THROUGH

b)

THE LIGHTBULB DOES LIGHT UP; ELECTRICITY FLOWS THROUGH

c)

WHERE THE ENERGY COMES FROM EX. BATTERY

d)

ALLOWS ELECTRICITY TO PASS THROUGH

21.

CLOSED CIRCUIT

a)

THE LIGHTBULB DOES LIGHT UP; ELECTRICITY FLOWS THROUGH

b)

THE LIGHTBULB DOESN’T LIGHT UP; NO ELECTRICITY FLOWS THROUGH

c)

WHERE THE ENERGY COMES FROM EX. BATTERY

d)

DOES NOT ALLOW ELECTRICITY TO FLOW THROUGH

22.

THERMAL ENERGY

a)

ENERGY OF MOTION

b)

ENERGY KNOWN AS HEAT

c)

MOVING OBJECT

d)

ALLOWS HEAT TO PASS THROUGH

23.

MECHANICAL ENERGY

a)

MOVING OBJECT

b)

OBJECT AS REST

c)

ENERGY OF MOTION

24.

POTENTIAL

a)

ENERGY OF MOTION

b)

OBJECT AT REST

c)

MOVING OBJECT

25.

KINETIC

a)

ENERGY OF MOTION

b)

MOVING OBJECT

c)

OBJECT AT REST

26.

ELECTRICAL ENERGY

a)

ENERGY OF CHARGED PARTICLES EX. PLUG IT IN

b)

ALLOWS HEAT TO PASS THROUGH

c)

TRAVELS IN WAVES AND A STRAIGHT LINE

d)

WHERE THE ENERGY COMES FROM EX. BATTERY

27.

LIGHT ENERGY

a)

ENERGY PRODUCED BY VIBRATION

b)

TRAVELS IN WAVES AND A STRAIGHT LINE

c)

THE LIGHTBULB DOES LIGHT UP; ELECTRICITY FLOWS THROUGH

d)

ENERGY OF MOTION

28.

REFLECT

a)

LIGHT BENDS

b)

LIGHT BOUNCES BACK

c)

TO TAKE LIGHT IN

29.

REFRACT

a)

LIGHT BENDS

b)

LIGHT BOUNCES BACK

c)

TO TAKE LIGHT IN

30.

SOUND ENERGY

a)

ABILITY TO DO WORK

b)

ENERGY PRODUCED BY VIBRATIONS

c)

TRAVELS IN WAVES AND A STRAIGHT LINE

d)

KNOWN AS HEAT ENERGY

31.

ENERGY

a)

ENERGY OF MOTION

b)

TRAVELS IN WAVES AND A STRAIGHT LINE

c)

ABILITY TO DO WORK

32.

ABSORB

a)

TO TAKE LIGHT IN

b)

LIGHT BENDS

c)

LIGHT BOUNCES BACK

33.

CURRENT

a)

TO TAKE LIGHT IN

b)

FLOW OF ELECTRICITY

34.

FORCE

a)

THE ABILITY TO DO WORK

b)

PUSH OR PULL

35.

MOTION

a)

MOVEMENT

b)

PUSH OR PULL

36.

GRAVITY

a)

PUSH OR PULL

b)

A FORCE THAT PULLS 2 OBJECTS TOWARD EACH OTHER

c)

MOVEMENT

37.

FRICTION

a)

A FORCE THAT PULLS 2 OBJECTS TOWARD EACH OTHER

b)

A PUSH OR PULL

c)

A FORCE THAT WORKS AGAINST MOTION

38.

ROTATE

a)

TO SPIN ON AN AXIS

b)

THE PATH OF AN OBJECT IN SPACE

c)

A PUSH OR A PULL

39.

REVOLVE

a)

TO SPIN ON AN AXIS

b)

TO TRAVEL AROUND AN OBJECT IN SPACE IN A CIRCLE OR OVAL

c)

THE PATH OF AN OBJECT IN SPACE

40.

ORBIT

a)

THE PATH OF AN OBJECT IN SPACE

b)

TO SPIN ON AN AXIS

c)

TO TRAVEL AROUND AN OBJECT IN SPACE IN A CIRCLE

41.

AXIS

a)

TO TRAVEL AROUND AN ANOTHER OBJECT IN SPACE IN A CIRCLE OR OVAL

b)

AN IMAGINARY LINE THAT GOES THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE EARTH

c)

TO SPIN ON AN AXIS

42.

EVAPORATION

a)

OCCURS WHEN HEAT FROM THE SUN CAUSES LIQUID WATER TO BECOME WATER VAPOR

b)

OCCURS WHEN WATER VAPOR GETS COOLER AND TURNS BACK INTO LIQUID WATER

c)

OCCURS WHEN WATER FALLS FROM THE CLOUDS. THERE ARE 4 MAIN TYPES.

43.

CONDENSATION

a)

OCCURS WHEN WATER VAPOR GETS COOLER AND TURNS BACK INTO LIQUID WATER

b)

OCCURS WHEN HEAT FROM THE SUN CAUSES LIQUID WATER TO BECOME WATER VAPOR

c)

OCCURS WHEN WATER FALLS FROM CLOUDS. THERE ARE 4 MAIN TYPES.

44.

PRECIPITATION

a)

OCCURS WHEN WATER VAPOR GETS COOLER AND TURNS BACK INTO LIQUID WATER

b)

OCCURS WHEN WATER FALLS FROM CLOUDS. THERE ARE 4 MAIN TYPES.

c)

OCCURS WHEN HEAT FROM THE SUN CAUSES LIQUID WATER TO BECOME WATER VAPOR

45.

TRANSPIRATION

a)

OCCURS WHEN EXCESS RAINWATER FLOWS INTO A WATER SOURCE

b)

OCCURS WHEN WATER VAPOR IS RELEASED FROM THE LEAVES OF PLANTS

c)

OCCURS WHEN HEAT FROM THE SUN CAUSES LIQUID WATER TO BECOME WATER VAPOR

d)

OCCURS WHEN PRECIPITATION GOES UNDERGROUND THROUGH THE SOIL

46.

RUNOFF

a)

OCCURS WHEN EXCESS RAINWATER FLOWS TO A WATER SOURCE

b)

OCCURS WHEN PRECIPITATION GOES UNDERGROUND THROUGH THE SOIL

c)

OCCURS WHEN HEAT FROM THE SUN CAUSES LIQUID WATER TO BECOME WATER VAPOR

47.

PERCOLATION

a)

OCCURS WHEN PRECIPITATION GOES UNDERGROUND THROUGH THE SOIL

b)

OCCURS WHEN WATER FALLS FROM CLOUDS. THERE ARE 4 TYPES.

c)

OCCURS WHEN HEAT FROM THE SUN CAUSES LIQUID WATER TO BECOME WATER VAPOR

48.

ACCUMULATION

a)

OCCURS WHEN PRECIPITATION IS STORED IN A LAKE, RIVER, OR OCEAN.

b)

OCCURS WHEN PRECIPITATION GOES UNDERGROUND THROUGH THE SOIL.

c)

OCCURS WHEN HEAT FROM THE SUN CAUSES LIQUID WATER TO BECOME WATER VAPOR

49.

The conditions in a place at a particular time; short-term

a)

weather

b)

climate

c)

latitude

d)

elevation

50.

The usual weather in a place; long-term

a)

weather

b)

climate

c)

evaporation

d)

humidity

51.

how hot or cold something is

a)

weather

b)

climate

c)

temperature

d)

latitude

52.

clouds form when water vapor condenses into tiny droplets of water and cluster together

a)

condensation

b)

cloud cover

c)

ocean currents

d)

precipitation

53.

the amount of water vapor in the air

a)

evaporation

b)

humidity

c)

air pressure

d)

wind speed

54.

moving air in our atmosphere

a)

wind speed

b)

humidity

c)

air pressure

d)

elevation

55.

the force exerted onto a surface by the air

a)

ocean currents

b)

wind speed

c)

air pressure

d)

humidity

56.

the distance from the equator affects a region's climate

a)

climate

b)

latitude

c)

wind speed

d)

humidity

57.

large lakes and oceans affect a region's precipitation and wind speed

a)

wind speed

b)

bodies of water

c)

precipitation

d)

climate

58.

currents transport cold or warm water around the globe

a)

ocean currents

b)

bodies of water

c)

cloud cover

d)

elevation

59.

how high land is above sea level

a)

humidity

b)

ocean currents

c)

latitude

d)

elevation

60.

Weathering

a)

the breaking down of rock on Earth's surface

b)

the conditions in a place at a particular time; short-term

c)

the movement of sediments from one place to another

61.

Erosion

a)

the breaking down of rock on Earth's surface

b)

the movement of sediments from one place to another

c)

dropping off sediments in a new place

62.

Deposition

a)

the dropping off of sediments in a new place

b)

the movement of sediments from one place to another

c)

the breaking down of sediments

63.

COMPACTION

a)

SEDIMENTS ARE CARRIED FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER

b)

ROCKS ARE BROKEN DOWN INTO SEDIMENTS

c)

PRESSURE FROM THE ABOVE SEDIMENTS PACKS THE LAYERS TIGHT

d)

SEDIMENTS ARE DROPPED OFF IN A NEW LOCATION

64.

CEMENTATION

a)

SEDIMENTS ARE CARRIED FROM ONE PLAE TO ANOTHER

b)

ROCKS ARE BROKEN DOWN INTO SEDIMENTS

c)

PRESSURE FROM THE ABOVE SEDIMENTS PACKS THE LAYERS TIGHT

d)

OVER THOUSANDS OF YEARS, MINERALS AND PRESSURE HARDEN SEDIMENTS INTO SEDIMENTARY ROCK

65.

INHERITED TRAITS

a)

characteristics offspring gets from its parent

b)

movement of animals from one place to another

c)

a body part or behavior that helps an animal survive in its environment

66.

STRUCTURAL ADAPTATION

a)

a period of inactivity for a plant

b)

characteristics offspring gets from its parent

c)

a body part or behavior that helps an animal survive in its environment

67.

DORMANCY

a)

an inactive state of the body for an extended period of time

b)

a body part or behavior that helps an animal survive in its environmenT

c)

a period of inactivity for a plant

68.

HIBERNATION

a)

an inactive state of the body for an extended period of time

b)

a period of inactivity for a plant

c)

movement of animals from one place to another

69.

MIGRATION

a)

movement of animals from one place to another

b)

an inactive state of the body for an extended period of time

c)

body covering that helps an animal blend in with its environment

70.

CAMOUFLAGE

a)

an inactive state of the body for an extended period of time

b)

body covering that helps an animal blend in with its environment

c)

movement of animals from one place to another

71.

INSTINCT

a)

movement of animals from one place to another

b)

body covering that helps an animal blend in with its environment

c)

a behavior that an animal knows how to do from birth that helps it survive

72.

PRODUCER

a)

ORGANISM THAT CREATES ITS OWN ENERGY

b)

ORGANISM THAT MUST EAT TO GET ENERGY

c)

EATS PLANTS ONLY

73.

CONSUMER

a)

EATS PLANTS ONLY

b)

ORGANISM THAT MUST EAT TO GET ENERGY

c)

ORGANISM THAT CREATES ITS OWN ENERGY

74.

HERBIVORE

a)

EATS ANIMALS ONLY

b)

EATS PLANTS ONLY

c)

EATS BOTH PLANTS AND ANIMALS

75.

CARNIVORE

a)

EATS PLANTS ONLY

b)

EATS BOTH PLANTS AND ANIMALS

c)

EATS ANIMALS ONLY

76.

OMNIVORE

a)

EATS BOTH PLANTS AND ANIMALS

b)

EATS ANIMALS ONLY

c)

EATS PLANTS ONLY

77.

DECOMPOSER

a)

ORGANISM THAT CREATES ITS OWN ENERGY

b)

EATS ANIMALS THAT ARE ALREADY DEAD

c)

BREAKS DOWN DEAD ORGANISMS AND RETURNS NUTRIENTS TO THE SOIL

78.

SCAVENGER

a)

EATS ANIMALS THAT ARE ALREADY DEAD

b)

AN ORGANISM THAT MUST EAT TO GET ENERGY

c)

EATS PLANTS ONLY