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5th Grade Science Vocabulary

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Energy resulting from the flow of electric charge through a conductor

a)

Light Energy

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Electrical Energy

d)

Sound Energy

2.

What is needed to do work or cause change

a)

Energy

b)

Sound Energy

c)

Mechanical Energy

d)

Protein

3.

Energy that allows us to see

a)

Sound Energy

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Mechanical Energy

d)

Light Energy

4.

energy of movement or position

a)

Thermal Energy

b)

Mechanical Energy

c)

Sound Energy

d)

Light Energy

5.

Energy that travels in waves through the air or water and vibrates the eardrum upon contact

a)

Sound Energy

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Light Energy

d)

Mechanical Energy

6.

Energy that causes the transfer of heat between materials

a)

Mechanical Energy

b)

Light Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Sound Energy

7.

Energy at rest

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Light Energy

d)

Sound Energy

8.

Energy in motion

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Sound Energy

c)

Kinetic Energy

d)

Light Energy

9.

To Spread out evenly in a liquid

a)

soluble

b)

volume

c)

dissolve

d)

insulator

10.

A combination of 3 or more substances in which each keep their physical properties and can be separated easily.

a)

Mixture

b)

Solution

c)

Physical Property

d)

Dissovle

11.

A change in a substance without forming a new substance, such as changing size or state of matter

a)

physical property

b)

physical change

c)

physical state

d)

mixture

12.

A characteristic that can be observed or measured

a)

Physical State

b)

Physical Change

c)

Solution

d)

Physical Property

13.

A liquid in which one substance is mixed evenly throughout another substance.

a)

Solution

b)

Dissolve

c)

Mixture

d)

Soluble

14.

A form of matter that is the same throughout and has specific properties

a)

Solution

b)

Mixture

c)

Substance

d)

Ingredent

15.

Able to dissolve another substance

a)

Solvent

b)

Soluble

c)

Solute

d)

Volume

16.

Dissolves evenly into another sustance.

a)

mixture

b)

dissolve

c)

solute

d)

substance

17.

Anything that has mass and takes up space

a)

mass

b)

matter

c)

physical properties

d)

magnetism

18.

Characteristics that can be observed or measured

a)

matter

b)

mass

c)

physical properties

d)

physical state

19.

The classification of matter as a solid, liquid, and gas

a)

physical state

b)

physical property

c)

mass

d)

matter

20.

Material that allows electric currents or heat energy to flow through easily.

a)

matter

b)

insulator

c)

conductor

d)

volume

21.

A material that slows down or stops electric current or heat from flowing.

a)

insulator

b)

conductor

c)

mass

d)

magnetism

22.

A pushing or pulling force produced by a magnet

a)

volume

b)

magnetism

c)

mass

d)

force

23.

An amount of matter in something

a)

weight

b)

matter

c)

mass

d)

volume

24.

how dense something is compared to reference material

a)

volume

b)

relative density

c)

physical property

d)

mass

25.

Measure of the ability to dissolve in a liquid

a)

volume

b)

solubility

c)

dissolve

d)

density

26.

Energy that causes a transfer of heat

a)

thermal energy

b)

solubility

c)

mass

d)

volume

27.

The amount of space matter takes up

a)

mass

b)

matter

c)

density

d)

volume

28.

The pathway through which electricity flows.

a)

Current

b)

Flow

c)

Circuit

d)

Plug

29.

The flow of electrical energy through a circuit.

a)

Current

b)

Circuit

c)

Plug

d)

Outlet

30.

To move or travel smoothly in a certain direction

a)

Current

b)

Electricity

c)

Plug

d)

Flow

31.

A clear of curved glass or plastic that bends passing light to focus or spread light rays.

a)

glass

b)

bubble

c)

Prism

d)

plastic

32.

Light waves bouncing off the surface of an object.

a)

Absorb

b)

Reflection

c)

Refraction

d)

Transmit

33.

The bending or redirecting of energy waves as the pass from one medium to another.

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

c)

Absorb

d)

Transmitted

34.

Able to be seen through with clarity.

a)

Transmit

b)

Opaque

c)

Transparent

d)

Translucent

35.

ability to transmit light and images are not seen clearly.

a)

Opaque

b)

Translucent

c)

Transparent

d)

foggy

36.

Not capable of having light transmit through it.

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

d)

Solid

37.

A line or course in which something is moving.

a)

Direction

b)

Push

c)

Pull

d)

Friction

38.

A push or pull that causes an object to move, stop, or change directions.

a)

Friction

b)

Position

c)

Force

d)

Location

39.

A force that resists the motion of two surfaces sliding across one another.

a)

Force

b)

Push

c)

Location

d)

Friction

40.

The force that causes objects with mass to attract each other.

a)

Friction

b)

Gravity

c)

Force

d)

Location

41.

A change in position or location.

a)

Friction

b)

Force

c)

Movement

d)

Direction

42.

Where an object is located.

a)

Friction

b)

Distance

c)

Location

d)

Force

43.

A line or course in which something is moving.

a)

Gravity

b)

location

c)

Direction

d)

Force

44.

A push or pull that causes an object to move, stop, or change directions.

a)

Force

b)

Gravity

c)

Movement

d)

Position

45.

A force that resists the motion of two surfaces sliding across one another.

a)

Gravity

b)

Force

c)

Direction

d)

Friction

46.

The force that causes objects with mass to attract each other.

a)

Force

b)

Direction

c)

Gravity

d)

Position

47.

A change in position or location.

a)

Position

b)

Movement

c)

Direction

d)

Force

48.

Where an object is located.

a)

Position

b)

Movement

c)

Gravity

d)

Friction