5th Grade Science: Matter and Its Interactions Vocabulary
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Comprehensive question-and-answer flashcards covering 5th-grade vocabulary on matter, properties, changes, energy transfer, and scientific investigation.
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What does it mean to absorb?
To take in or soak up a liquid or energy (like a sponge absorbs water).
What does it mean to bend?
To curve or change shape without breaking.
What is a beaker?
A glass cup used in science to hold and measure liquids.
How is mass defined?
The amount of matter in something; how heavy it is for its size.
What are variables in an experiment?
Things that can change in an experiment and might affect the results.
What is rust?
A reddish coating that forms when iron reacts with water and air.
What is a mixture?
Two or more substances put together but not chemically changed (like sand and salt).
What does it mean to expand?
To get bigger or take up more space.
What are conductors?
Materials that let heat or electricity move through them easily (like metal).
What is evaporation?
When a liquid slowly turns into a gas, like a puddle drying up.
What is cooling?
Lowering the temperature of something.
What are the freezing and boiling points of water on the Celsius temperature scale?
Water freezes at 0∘ and boils at 100∘.
What is a liquid?
A form of matter that flows and takes the shape of its container.
What does it mean to add in a science context?
To combine or put something together with something else.
What is a cause?
Something that makes another thing happen.
What is heating?
Adding warmth or energy that raises the temperature.
What does chilling a substance mean?
To make something cold.
What is a physical change?
A change in how something looks or feels without changing what it is made of (like melting ice).
What is a substance?
A kind of matter with specific properties (like sugar, water, or iron).
What does it mean when an object is attracted to a magnet?
It is pulled toward a magnet.
What occurs when a magnet repels something?
It is pushed away by a magnet.
What does it mean to dissolve?
When one substance spreads out completely in another, like sugar in water.
What are the freezing and boiling points of water on the Fahrenheit scale?
Water freezes at 32∘ and boils at 212∘.
What is evidence?
Facts or observations that help prove something.
What are observations?
Information you notice using your senses during an experiment.
What is a diagram?
A labeled picture that shows how something works or is organized, or a simple drawing to show parts or steps.
What is data?
Facts or measurements collected during an investigation.
What is conservation?
Saving and not wasting natural resources like water or energy.
What are properties of a substance?
The special traits of a substance, like color, hardness, or how it reacts.
What is a toxin?
A harmful or poisonous substance.
How is weight defined?
How heavy something is due to gravity pulling on it.
What is a control in an experiment?
The part of an experiment kept the same so results can be compared.
What does it mean to analyze?
To study information carefully to find patterns or answers.
What is a conclusion?
What you decide is true after looking at the evidence.
What is a claim?
A statement that says something is true, often backed by evidence.
What is an interaction?
The way two things affect each other.
What is an effect?
The result of a cause.
What is a model in science?
A smaller or simpler version of something used to study or explain it.
What are processes?
Steps that happen in order to make something change.
What does it mean to transfer?
To move something from one place to another.
What is practical application?
Using what you learn in science in real life.
What is qualitative data?
Descriptions using words (like color or texture).
What is quantitative data?
Information you measure with numbers.
What is beeswax?
A natural wax made by bees, often used in candles.
What is paraffin wax?
A wax made from petroleum, often used in candles.
What is a flame?
The visible, glowing part of fire.
What is a chemical change?
A change that makes a new substance, like burning paper into ash.
What is ash?
The gray powder left after something burns.
What does it mean when a ball is deflated?
Having lost air or gas inside.
What does it mean to contract?
To shrink or get smaller.