5th Grade Science Vocabulary

Front

What type of rock is formed when layers of sediment are pressed together?

Back

Sedimentary rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Front

What is a dark area caused when someone or something blocks light?

Back

Shadow

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Front

What is the imaginary straight line around which Earth turns?

Back

Axis

Front

What is the ability to dissolve in a liquid called?

Back

Solubility

Front

What do we call something that is the same on both sides?

Back

Symmetrical

Front

What is the process by which plants make their own food using sunlight?

Back

Photosynthesis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

What is the term for the force that pulls objects toward each other, like the Earth pulling us down?

Back

Gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Front

What do we call the change of state from a liquid to a gas?

Back

Evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

What is the term for the amount of space an object occupies?

Back

Volume

Front

What is the name of the process where water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water?

Back

Condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4