5th Grade Science Vocabulary

5 th Grade Science VocabularyObjective 1 – NATURE OF SCIENCEProcess Science Measurement Equipmentanalyze/analysis boiling point beakerchange capacity calculatorcharacteristic Celsius (C o ) compasscommunicate centimeter flaskcomponents decimeter gogglesconclusions displacement hand lensconstant graduated cylinder hot platecontrol gram microscopedata kilogram telescopedemonstrate liter timing deviseeducated guessmassevaluatemelting pointexperimentmeniscusfiled investigationmeterflowmillimeterhypothesispan balanceillustratequantityinferruleringredienttemperatureinvestigatethermometermeasuretriple beam balancemodelvolumeobserveweightpatternspatterns of changepredictproblemprocedureprocessquestionreactionrepresentresultssystemtexturetheoryvalidvariablesObjective 2 – LIFE SCIENCEAnimalsPlantsadapation/adaptive metamorphosis angiosperms stemadult migration chlorophyll transpirationamphibian mimicry compound leaf vascular plantbird offspring dicotcamouflage omnivore flowerschrysalis perish fruitcold-blooded pollination germinationconsumer/primary predator gymnospermsand secondary prey leavesdecomposer producer monocotenergy pyramid pupa nonvascular plantexoskeleton reptiles nutrientexternal features species photosynthesisexternal structures vertebrate rootslarva warm-blooded seed coatlearned behaviorseeds/seedlinglife cyclesimple leafmammalsprout

Objective 2 –LIFE SCIENCE (continued)5 th Grade Science VocabularyECOSYSTEMS CELL HUMANbiome cell membrane circulatory systemcommunity cell wall endocrine systemcompetition chloroplasts excretory systemdiversity cytoplasm muscular systemecology inherited trait nervous systemsecosystem nucleus respiratory systemendangered species reproduce skeletal systemenvironmentvacuoleextinct/extinctionhabitatinteractinteractioninterdependencekingdomliving/nonlivingnicheorganismpopulationsystemthreatened speciesObjective 3 - PHYSICAL SCIENCEMATTER FORCES ENERGYatom attract acid rain light energybuoyancy compound machine battery litterchemical change force biomass loudnesscubic units friction chemical energy mechanical energydensity fulcrum circuit natural resourcedisplacement gravity closed circuit nonrenewable resourcedissolve inclined plane concave nuclear energyfloat input force conduction open circuitgas lever conductor parallel circuitliquid magnet convection pitchmass magnetic field convex pollutionmixture magnetic pole current electricity potential energymolecule magnetism electrical charge radiant energyoxygen motion electrical energy radiationparticle output force energy recyclephysical change pull energy flow reducephysical state pulley energy transformation reflectionproperty push fossil fuel refractionsink repel frequency renewable resourcesolid screw garbage resourcesolubility simple machine geothermal energy reusesolution speed heat series circuitstate of matter surface inexhaustible resource solar energysubstance wedge insulator sound energyvolume wheel and axle kinetic energy static electricitywork landfills thermal energylenstrashvibration/vibratevisible spectrumvolumewhite light

5 th Grade Science VocabularyObjective 4 – EARTH SCIENCECYCLES ASTRONOMY WEATHERcarbon dioxide-oxygen cycle astronomer air masscondensation axis air pressurecycle comet anemometerevaporation constellation atmospherefog crescent barometergroundwater day cirrusnitrogen cycle Earth climatenitrogen fixing bacteria ellipse cloudsrespiration gibbous cold frontprecipitation lunar cycle cumulonimbusrain lunar eclipse cumulusrun off moon forecastsnow moon phases greenhouse effectsubsurface water night humiditytranspiration orbit hurricanewater cycle planet hygrometerrevolutionmeteorologistrotationrain gaugesatellitestratusseasontornadosolar eclipsewarm frontsystemweatherstarweather mapsSunwindtelescopewind vanewaningwaxingOCEAN UNITbeachcurrentestuaryoceansalinityshoretidewaveEARTH’S SURFACEcastconservationcorecrustdepositionearthquakeerosionfossilglacierigneous rocklandformlavamagmamantlemetamorphic rockmineralmoldpreservationreclamationrockrock cyclesedimentary rocksoilsoil conversationsuccessionvolcanoweathering