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5th Grade Science

Vocab

TermDefinition
electrical energy Energy caused by the movement of electric charges.
conductor A material that transfers energy easily.
insulator A material that reduces or prevents the transfer of energy.
density The amount of matter in an object compared to the space it takes up.
solubility How much of a substance will dissolve in a given amount of a different substance.
volume The amount of space an object takes up.
mixture A combination of two or more different substances in which the substances keep their identities.
physical property Anything you can observe about an object by using one or more of your senses.
solution A mixture that has the same composition throughout because all its parts are mixed evenly.
dissolve To completely mix two substances.
conservation of matter A science concept that states that matter cannot be made or destroyed, however it can change into a new form.
force A push or a pull, which may cause a change in an object's motion.
motion A change of position of an object.
balanced forces Forces that cancel each other out because they are equal in size and opposite in direction.
unbalanced forces Forces that cause a change in an object's motion because they don't cancel each other out.
energy transfer The movement of energy from place to place or from one object to another.
energy transformation A change in energy from one form to another.
chemical energy Energy that is stored in matter and that can be released by a chemical reaction.
electric current The flow of electrically charged particles.
electrical circuit The path an electric current follows.
light Energy that lets you see.
absorb To be taken in by an object.
reflect To bounce off an object.
refract To bend light as it moves from one material to another.
shadow A dark place made when an object blocks light.
axis The imaginary line around which Earth rotates. It runs through Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole.
atmosphere The mixture of gases that surround a planet.
water cycle The process in which water continuously moves from Earth's surface into the atmosphere and back again.
evaporation The process by which a liquid changes into a gas.
condensation The process by which a gas changes into a liquid.
precipitation Water that falls from the air to Earth's surface.
weather What is happening in the atmosphere at a certain place and time.
sediment Very small pieces of rock, sand, and silt carried by water.
sedimentary rock A type of rock that forms when layers of sediment are pressed together.
fossil fuel An energy-rich resource formed from the buried remains of once-living organisms.
landform A natural feature found on Earth's surface.
delta A fan-shaped mass of material deposited at the mouth of a stream.
canyon A deep valley with very steep sides.
sand dune A mound of sand formed by the wind.
recycle To use the materials in old things to make new things.
conserve To preserve and protect an ecosystem or a resource.
biotic A living thing, such as a plant, an animal, a fungus, or a bacterium.
abiotic Describes the nonliving part of the environment, including water, rocks, light, and temperature.
habitat A place where an organism lives and can find everything it needs to survive.
decomposer A living thing that gets energy by breaking down dead organisms and animal wastes into simpler substances.
producer A living thing, such as a plant, that can make its own food.
food web A group of food chains that overlap.
ecosystem A community of organisms and the environment in which they live.
consumer A living thing that cannot make its own food and must eat other living things.
adaptation A trait or characteristic that helps an organism survive.
structure Parts of organisms that have specific functions.
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