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All 5th vocabulary
Science 5th grade vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| volume | the amount of space an object or material occupies |
| substance | matter that has the same properties throughout it |
| solution | a mixture in which one substance is dissolved in another substance |
| solubility | the amount of one substance that will dissolve in another substance |
| physical state | a form of matter, such as solid, liquid, or gas |
| particles | the tiny parts that make up matter |
| mixture | two or more substances that are combined but do not form a new substance |
| mass | the amount of matter in an object |
| magnetism | a force that pulls together or pushes apart certain metal objects |
| insulator | a material through which electrical or thermal energy cannot move easily |
| density | the mass of a certain volume of matter |
| conductor | a material through which electrical or thermal energy can move easily |
| equal forces | forces that have the same strength |
| frictional force | a contact force that pushes against objects in motion |
| gravitational force | a noncontact force of attraction between two objects |
| kinetic energy | the energy an object has due to its motion |
| potential energy | the stored energy an object has |
| unequal forces | forces that have different strengths |
| absorb | take in |
| battery | an object that stores energy that can be converted into electrical energy |
| chemical energy | a form of energy stored in chemical bonds |
| electrical circuit | a path through which electrical energy can flow |
| electrical energy | a form of energy that can move through wires |
| light energy | a form of energy that we can see |
| reflect | bounce off a surface |
| refract | bend a path |
| sound energy | a form of energy that we can hear |
| switch | a device that opens and closes an electrical circuit |
| thermal energy | a form of energy measured by temperature |
| appear | seem |
| axis | imaginary line from the North Pole to the South Pole through the center of Earth |
| model | represent a complex process or object in a simplified way |
| rotation | spin in a circle around an axis |
| shadow | a dark area formed when light is blocked by an object |
| canyon | a deep, narrow valley with steep sides |
| condensation | the change from gas to liquid |
| delta | a landform made of sediment deposited by a river |
| erosion | the process in which particles are broken away and removed from land |
| evaporation | a slow change from liquid to gas |
| fossil fuel | a substance formed from dead organisms that can be used for energy |
| nonrenewable resource | a natural resource that can be used up or that cannot be replaced |
| precipitation | when water falls from the sky as rain, snow, hail, or sleet |
| recycle | make something new from something old |
| renewable resource | a natural resource that cannot be used up or that can be replaced |
| sand dune | a landform made when sand is deposited into a mound or ridge |
| sedimentary rock | a type of rock formed by layers of sediment hardening over time |
| water cycle | the way that water moves around Earth in different forms |
| weathering | the breaking down of landforms by natural forces |
| decomposer | an organism that breaks down dead plant and animal matter |
| ecosystem | an area where living and nonliving parts of the environment interact |
| habitat | the place or environment an organism normally lives |
| organism | a living thing |
| predator | an animal that hunts other animals |
| prey | an animal that is hunted by other animals |
| producer | an organism that makes its own food |
| adaptation | an inherited trait that helps an organism survive |
| function | what something does |
| abiotic | the nonliving parts of an ecosystem |
| biotic | the living parts of an ecosystem |
| consumer | an organism that eats other organisms |
| cycle | a series of events in a repeating pattern |
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