1. Science Vocabulary 5 th Grade

2. force strength

3. push

4. pull

5. motion

6. position

7. speed

8. speeding up

9. slowing down

10. faster

11. slower

12. stop

13. start

14. change of motion

15. change of direction

16. moving away from

17. toward

18. around

19. above

20. below

21. behind

22. between

23. through

24. compare and contrast

25. cause

26. light

27. path of light

28. sound

29. sound source

30. light source

31. forms of energy

32. vibrations

33. light absorption

34. light reflection

35. shadow

36. pitch

37. sun as a source of

38. energy

39. effect

40. heat

41. air

42. animal features

43. color

44. plant

45. backbone/no backbone

46. environment

47. minerals

48. organism

49. plant root

50. flowers

51. stem

52. leaf

53. survival of organisms

54. support

55. movement

56. food getting

57. protection

58. structure

59. function

60. physical

61. characteristics

62. compare

63. classify

64. boulder

65. Earth materials

66. rock

67. clay

68. sand

69. gravel

70. soil

71. soil texture

72. soil color

73. water

74. wind

75. ice

76. helpful change

77. changes in the Earth’s surface

78. harmful change

79. earthquake

80. erosion

81. landslide

82. glacier

83. metal

84. mineral

85. oil

86. recycle

87. reduce

88. reuse

89. renewal

90. rock breakage

91. volcanic eruptions

92. weathered rock

93. weathering

94. natural resources

95. renewable resources

96. non-renewable

97. resources

98. metals

99. fuels

100. freshwater

101. forests

102. natural environment

103. constructed

104. environment

105. garbage

106. habitat destruction

107. land management

108. crude oil

109. natural gas

110. coal

111. electricity

112. energy

113. evident

114. increase

115. decrease

116. substance

117. electric current

118. friction

119. simple circuit

120. open circuit

121. closed circuit

122. power source

123. energy transfer

124. conductor

125. magnetic field

126. magnetic poles

127. lines of force

128. attract

129. repel

130. matter

131. states of matter

132. repair

133. individual differences

134. observable features

135. enable

136. obtain

137. coloring

138. similarities and differences in organisms

139. camouflage

140. predator

141. prey

142. litter

143. food chain

144. food web

145. producers

146. consumers

147. decomposers

148. populations

149. affect

150. survival

151. reproduce

152. fossil

153. solid

154. liquid

155. gas (as related to shape)

156. building material

157. requirements for life

158. cycle

159. seasons

160. evidence

161. variations

162. physical characteristics

163. reproduction

164. advantage

165. location

166. Earth

167. Sun

168. moon

169. star observe

170. reflect

171. ability to support life

172. produce light

173. breathable atmosphere

174. revolution

175. orbit

176. rotation

177. Earth’s axis

178. phases of the moon

179. day

180. night

181. year

182. natural satellite

183. relative distance

184. capable

185. visible shape

186. predictable cycle

187. apparent movement