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Science Vocabulary practice

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Materials that let energy pass through it easily are called (a)  

Choose from the below words
insulators
conductors
appliances
circuits
2.

Materials that don't let energy travel through it easily are called (a)  

3.

Which of the following are good electrical conductors? Choose all that apply.

a)

copper

b)

grass

c)

plastic

d)

aluminum

4.

Which of the following are examples of good electrical insulators? choose all that apply.

a)

steel

b)

rubber

c)

glass

d)

wood

5.

Which of the following are examples of good thermal insulators? choose all that apply.

a)

steel

b)

Straw

c)

cotton

d)

rubber

6.

Which of the following are good thermal conductors? Choose all that apply.

a)

copper

b)

grass

c)

plastic

d)

aluminum

7.

Match the following

The characteristics of an object,  such as size, color and physical state are called:

Classify

Which property causes a nail or a grape to fall to the bottom of a water tank?

Density

To arrange or sort (a group of people or things) in classes or categories according to shared properties or characteristics is to

Physical Properties

8.

What physical property do salt, sugar, and Kool-Aid powder all have in common? (a)  

Choose from the below words
All are soluble
All are magnetic
All have the same mass
All are always the same col
9.

​ Substances that dissolve in a liquid are ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
soluable
insoluable
density
physical properties
liquid
gas
10.

What happens when a substance dissolves?

a)

It disappears

b)

It melts

c)

It gets smaller and smaller until it is evenly mixed

d)

It evaporates

11.

A ​ (a)   is different substances mixed together where each substance keeps its own physical properties.

(b)  

12.

A (a)   is where substances are spread out evenly and the physical properties of the substances change.

13.

Match the following

mixture

Fruit Salad

mixture

Piggy bank of coins

mixture

Glass of Sweet tea

solution

Jar of Buttons

solution

Bowl of iron filings and sand

14.

Match the following

Electrical Energy

energy of moving parts

Sound Energy

energy of moving electrons

Light Energy

energy that helps us see

Thermal Energy

energy of heat

Mechanical Energy

energy of vibrations

15.

Which of the following produces mechanical energy?

16.

Which of the following produces electrical energy?

17.

Which of the following produces sound energy?

18.

Which of the following produces sound energy?

19.

Which of the following produces thermal energy? (only 1 correct answer)

20.

Which of the following produces light energy?

21.

Match the following

parallel circuit

a closed conducting loop through which energy can flow

circuit

Electrical energy that flows down one path

series circuit

Electrical energy that flows down multiple paths

22.

A medium is (a)  

23.

Which is light bouncing off of a surface?​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
reflection
refraction
absorption
24.

What is the bending of light as it moves through one medium into another? ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
refraction
reflection
absorption
25.

Match the following

a substance that forms when layers of 

materials and sediments settle on top of 

each other and then harden

the process where sediments are joined 

together to form one solid substance

the process where sediments are packed 

tightly together because of pressure

26.

The three types of fossil fuels are ​ (a)   , ​ (b)   , and ​ ​ (c)   .

Choose from the below words
coal
oil
natural gas
trees
my cat
beans
fish
whataburger
27.

Fossil fuels are renewable

a)

true

b)

false

c)

These are not real

28.

Match the following

erosion

the breaking down of rocks into 

     sediments by wind, water, or ice

deposition

the movement of sediments from 

one place to another by wind,       

water, or ice

weathering

the process in which sediments 

     are dropped in a new place by    

     wind, water, or ice

29.

Match the following

evaporation

the process by which a liquid becomes a gas

condensation

the average measurements of temperature, wind, humidity, snow, and rain in a place over time

climate

the conditions of the atmosphere at a particular place and time

weather

 the process by which a gas becomes a liquid

30.

​ ​ (a)   It snowed last Tuesday.

​ (b)   Sudden increase in temperature.

​ (c)   Washington DC usually has very humid summers.

​ (d)   Annual high temperatures in the month of May in Texas have decreased over many decades.

​ (e)   From the year 1860 to 1960, the average temperature in July was 97 degrees.

Choose from the below words
weather
Weather
Climate
climate
CLimate
31.

In the diagram, which point represents evaporation?

32.

In the diagram, which point represents condensation?

33.

What cycle does Rotation cause?

a)

day and night

b)

hemisphere

c)

disco

d)

pe, art, stem, library, music

34.

How long is 1 rotation?

a)

24 minutes

b)

2 years

c)

24 hours

d)

365 days

35.

Which direction does the Sun appear to rise?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

36.

Which direction does the Sun appear to set

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

37.

Which direction does the Earth rotate? (a)  

Choose from the below words
circle
clockwise
a direction
counter-clockwise
38.

If the Sun is in the WEST, a shadow will be towards the (a)  

Choose from the below words
north
east
south
west
39.

Match the following

Ecosystem

what happens when an organism’s needs are not met

interaction

the interaction of living and non-living elements in an area

Perish

what happens when an organism’s needs are sufficiently met

Thrive

objects or living things depending on each other

40.

Which statements are examples of something thriving in an ecosystem: (select all that apply)

a)

producers receiving plenty of rain and sunlight

b)

droughts

c)

Communities growing within an ecosystem

d)

decay

41.

What can cause an organism to perish? (choose all that apply)

a)

lack of food

b)

holidays

c)

plenty of rain

d)

lack of food web balance

42.

Match the following

when an entire species dies out

extinction

the different stages in an organism’s development

life cycle

the protection of our natural resources

conservation

43.

Which of the following is an example of a life cycle?

a)

sunlight —> plant —> grasshopper —> bird

b)

egg —> caterpillar —> pupa —> adult

c)

midnight —> sunrise —> noon —> sunset

d)

winter —> spring —> summer —> fall

44.

Match the following

an organism that gets its energy from eating 

other organisms

decomposer

an organism that produces its own food (sugar)

producer

the process by which producers make glucose

consumer

 organisms that break down dead material

photosynthesis

45.

Which of the following are decomposers?

a)

caterpillar

b)

shrub

c)

snail

d)

fungi

46.

Photosynthesis:

​ (a)   +​ (b)   +​ (c)   = glucose + oxygen

Choose from the below words
Sunlight
Carbon dioxide
water
dirt
soil
leaf
oxygen
carbon monoxide
moonlight
47.

Match the following

Function

a structure or function of an organism that 

helps it to survive in its environment

Structure

a physical part of an organism

Adaptation

the purpose of an organism’s body part

48.

What are some of the structures of a plant that help it survive? (choose all that apply)

a)

leaves

b)

roots

c)

seeds

d)

petals

e)

scent

49.

What is the function of a giraffe’s long neck?

a)

To look cool

b)

to defend themselves from predators

c)

to be able to reach high branches on trees

d)

to be able to swim and keep their head above water

50.

Match the following

behaviors that an organism is born knowing 

     how to do

behaviors that must be taught or learned 

     through experience

characteristics of an organism that are passed 

     down from parents to their offspring

51.

​ (a)   Riding a bike

​ (b)   Breathing

​ (c)   Number of petals on a flower

​ (d)   Eye color

​ (e)   Number of legs on a scorpion

Choose from the below words
Learned behaviors
instincts
inherited traits
52.

​ (a)   Communicating

​ (b)   Desire to hunt

​ (c)   Raccoon getting food from a trash can

​ (d)   Birds migrating

Choose from the below words
learned behavior
instinct