wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

STAAR 5th Grade Science Keyword Match

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mirrors

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

2.

Salt and Sugar (in water)

a)

Soluble

b)

Insoluble

3.

Delta and Sand Dunes

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Weathering

4.

Prisms, lenses

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

5.

24 hours (1 day)

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

6.

One year (365 days)

a)

Revolution

b)

Rotation

7.

Select all of the Forces in the mneumonic: Ms. Frizzle Plays Golf Poorly

a)

Friction

b)

Push and Pull

c)

Gravity

d)

Magnetism

8.

A push or pull

a)

Force

b)

Day/Night Cycle

c)

Producers

9.

Natural gas, oil, coal

a)

Renewable resources

b)

Non-renewable resources

10.

Canyon

a)

Weathering

b)

Deposition

c)

Erosion

11.

Soluble

a)

Sink

b)

Dissolve

12.

Fossil Fuels

a)

canyons

b)

deserts

c)

swamps

13.

Iron, Aluminum

a)

Electrical Conductor

b)

Electrical Insulator

14.

Wind, water, ice

a)

Deposition

b)

Weathering

c)

Erosion

15.

ON (electricity)

"If it's closed, it flows."

a)

Open Circuit

b)

Closed Circuit

16.

Energy of an object based on its MOTION (movement/machine)

a)

Light

b)

Thermal

c)

Sound

d)

Mechanical

17.

Kool-Aid, salt water

a)

Solution

b)

Mixture

18.

OFF (electricity)

"If it's open, it's broken."

a)

Closed Circuit

b)

Open Circuit

19.

Short-term conditions of the atmosphere

Ex. Changes day to day

a)

Climate

b)

Weather

20.

Center of the solar system

a)

Moon

b)

Sun

c)

Earth

21.

Rabbits, grasshoppers, ants

a)

Decomposers

b)

Producers

c)

Consumers

22.

Atmospheric conditions over an extended period of time at a certain location

Ex. Summer in San Antonio

a)

Weather

b)

Climate

23.

Made of gases, produces heat and light

a)

Moon

b)

Sun

c)

Earth

24.

Rain, snow, sleet

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Run-off

25.

Writing a bike, dog sitting on command, reading

a)

Inherited Traits

b)

Learned Behavior

26.

Flowers, trees, bushes

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Carnivores

d)

Prey

27.

Rocky, NO atmosphere

a)

Earth

b)

Sun

c)

Moon

28.

Earthworms, fungi, dung beetle, snails

a)

Producers

b)

Decomposers

29.

Cactus spines, bird's beaks, webbed feet

a)

Learned Behavior

b)

Inherited Traits

30.

Migration, camouflage, mimicry

a)

Adaptation

b)

Inherited Traits

c)

Learned Behavior

31.

Microscope, telescope,

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

32.

Animal that eats only meat

a)

Carnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Omnivore

33.

Animal that eats BOTH plants and meat

a)

Herbivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Carnivore

34.

Animal that eats only plants

a)

Producer

b)

Omnivore

c)

Consumer

d)

Herbivore

35.

water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it; gas (water vapor) to liquid

a)

Evaporation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Condensation

36.

Select all of the correct forms of energy in the acronym: MELTS

a)

Light

b)

Thermal

c)

Electrical

d)

Mechanical

e)

Sound

37.

Items KEEP their physical properties

a)

Solution

b)

Liquids

c)

Mixture

d)

Soluble

38.

Light BENDS as it passes through one medium to another

a)

Translucent

b)

Reflection

c)

Refraction

39.

Carrying sediment to a new location

a)

Depositon

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

40.

Less dense than water

a)

Sink

b)

Float

41.

More dense than water

a)

Float

b)

Sink

42.

material that allows energy to travel through it easily or quickly (ex. Copper)

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

43.

the wearing away of rock or soil by wind, water, or ice

a)

Sedimentary Rock

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Weathering

44.

The Sun rises from the...

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

45.

the process by which plants change carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen

a)

Transpiration

b)

Adaptation

c)

Migration

d)

Photosynthesis

46.

an animal that hunts down another animal

a)

Prey

b)

Herbivore

c)

Predator

47.

a type of mixture in which the ingredients are thoroughly mixed together (CANNOT be separated easily)

a)

Solubility

b)

Solution

c)

Magnetism

d)

Mixture

48.

An animal that is hunted down by other animals

a)

Omnivore

b)

Predator

c)

Prey

49.

process in which sediment is laid down in new locations

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

erosion

c)

fossil fuels

d)

deposition

50.

a process that breaks down rocks

a)

precipitation

b)

weathering

c)

wind

51.

the light energy that BOUNCES off objects

a)

Refraction

b)

Absorption

c)

Translucent

d)

Reflection

52.

the transportation or the movement of the weathered material

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Sedimentary Rock

53.

a curved path around an object such as the path a planet follows around a sun

a)

Revolution

b)

Orbit

c)

Rotation

d)

Day/Night Cycle

54.

A material that does NOT allow heat or electricity to move through it easily.

a)

Conductor

b)

Magnetism

c)

Insulator

55.

Appearances of an object including: mass, magnetism, physical state, relative density, solubility, and the ability to insulate or conduct heat or electricity

a)

Light Energy

b)

Properties

c)

Matter

56.

Energy you can hear with vibrations of matter

a)

Light Energy

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Electrical Energy

d)

Sound Energy

57.

Energy that can be seen

a)

Sound Energy

b)

Mechanical Energy

c)

Light Energy

58.

Energy of moving particles; heat energy

a)

Mechanical Energy

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Friction

59.

Energy produced by moving electrons

a)

Electrical Energy

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Sound Energy

60.

Energy of motion

a)

Magnetism

b)

Mechanical Energy

c)

Pulley

d)

Lever

61.

A circuit in which all parts are connected end to end to provide a SINGLE PATH of current.

a)

Parallel Circuit

b)

Closed Circuit

c)

Series Circuit

62.

A circuit that contains MORE THAN ONE PATH for current flow.

a)

Series Circuit

b)

Closed Circuit

c)

Parallel Circuit

63.

A FORCE that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact

a)

Non-living Organism

b)

Friction

c)

Gravity

d)

Clay

64.

Sun, air, rock, water

a)

Living Organisms

b)

Non-living organisms

65.

Coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals.

a)

Cementation

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Compaction

d)

Fossil Fuels

66.

Any natural resource (as wood or solar energy) that can be replenished naturally with the time

a)

Renewable Resource

b)

Non-renewable Resource

67.

A property of some materials in which there is a force of repeling or attraction between certain like and unlike poles

a)

Mechanical Energy

b)

Magnetism

c)

Sound Energy

d)

Compaction

68.

the preserved trace, imprint, or remains of a plant or animal

(ex. bone turned into stone)

a)

Fossil Fuels

b)

Fossils

c)

Sedimentary Rock

69.

The continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back

a)

Day/Night Cycle

b)

Water Cycle

c)

Precipitation

d)

Run-off water

70.

A food chain starts with a...

a)

Consumer

b)

Decomposer

c)

Producer

71.

Algae, grass, zooplankton, phytoplankton, bush

a)

Food Web

b)

Producers

c)

Consumers