Fifth Grade Content Vocabulary-sci.
22 Questions
| Attempts: 114
Winter Benchmarking-2015
Questions and Answers
- 1.Match the following definition with the correct Sci. vocabulary term:Amount of space an object or substance takes up.
- A.
Force
- B.
Volume
- C.
Galaxy
- D.
Speed
- 2.Match the following definition with the correct Sci. vocabulary term:Object made of ice and dust that follows a long orbit around the sun.
- A.
Planet
- B.
Comet
- C.
Star
- D.
Galaxy
- 3.Match the following definition with the correct Sci. vocabulary term:Cell division.
- A.
Eclipse
- B.
Nucleus
- C.
Mitosis
- D.
Gene
- 4.Match the following definition with the correct Sci. vocabulary term:Table used to predict what traits offspring will have based on traits of parents.
- A.
Pie Chart
- B.
Bar Graph
- C.
Law
- D.
Punnett Square
- 5.Match the following definition with the correct Sci. vocabulary term:Speed of an object in a certain direction.
- A.
Speed
- B.
Velocity
- C.
Force
- D.
Tropism
- 6.Match the following definition with the correct Sci. vocabulary term:One of nine objects that revolve around the sun.
- A.
Planet
- B.
Moon
- C.
Comet
- D.
Asteroid
- 7.Match the following definition with the correct Sci. vocabulary term:Plant growth due to a stimulus, such as a plant growing toward light.
- A.
Roots
- B.
Recessive
- C.
Tropism
- D.
Neap Tide
- 8.Match the following definition with the correct Sci. vocabulary term:Rate of change in speed or direction--slowing down, speeding up or changing direction.
- A.
Eclipse
- B.
Force
- C.
Mitosis
- D.
Acceleration
- 9.Match the following definition with the correct Sci. vocabulary term:Huge object in space made up of gas that gives off its own light and heat.
- A.
Star
- B.
Galaxy
- C.
Meteor
- D.
Comet
- 10.Match the following definition with the correct Sci. vocabulary term:Tides that are most extreme that happen twice a month at full moon and new moon phases.
- A.
Crimson Tide
- B.
Spring Tide
- C.
Neap Tide
- D.
Rip Tide
- 11.Match the following definition with the correct Sci. vocabulary term:A push or a pull.
- A.
Gene
- B.
Adaptation
- C.
Force
- D.
Nucleus
- 12.Match the following definition with the correct Sci. vocabulary term:A gene in one strand of DNA that is stronger than the corresponding gene in another strand of DNA: takes over the trait that is passed in the DNA.
- A.
Speed
- B.
Gene
- C.
Recessive
- D.
Dominant
- 13.Match the following definition with the correct Sci. vocabulary term:Distance traveled by an object in a given amount of time.
- A.
Speed
- B.
Acceleration
- C.
Force
- D.
Velocity
- 14.Match the following definition with the correct Sci. vocabulary term:Piece of rock from space that enters Earth's atmosphere.
- A.
Comet
- B.
Planet
- C.
Meteor
- D.
Galaxy
- 15.Match the following definition with the correct Sci. vocabulary term:Physical or behavioral change that helps an organism survive in its environment.
- A.
Mitosis
- B.
Adaptation
- C.
Nucleus
- D.
Recessive
- 16.Match the following definition with the correct Sci. vocabulary term:A scientific explanation that describes how some part of the world or universe acts under certain conditions.
- A.
Planet
- B.
Adaptation
- C.
Gene
- D.
Law
- 17.Match the following definition with the correct Sci. vocabulary term:When one object passed between the sun and another object, casting a shadow.
- A.
Spring Tide
- B.
Eclipse
- C.
Neap Tide
- D.
Mitosis
- 18.Match the following definition with the correct Sci. vocabulary term:Segment of DNA that determines the inheritance of a particular trait.
- A.
Comet
- B.
Tropism
- C.
Gene
- D.
Nucleus
- 19.Match the following definition with the correct Sci. vocabulary term:Tides that are least extreme that happen twice a month at first moon quarter and last moon quarter phases.
- A.
Neap Tide
- B.
Spring Tide
- C.
Rip Tide
- D.
Force
- 20.Match the following definition with the correct Sci. vocabulary term:A gene in one strand of DNA that is weaker than the corresponding gene in another strand of DNA; trait is masked.
- A.
Dominant
- B.
Recessive
- C.
Gene
- D.
Galaxy
- 21.Match the following definition with the correct Sci. vocabulary term:A vast collection of stars.
- A.
Galaxy
- B.
Star
- C.
Planet
- D.
Comet
- 22.Match the following definition with the correct Sci. vocabulary term:Cell structure that contains the DNA.
- A.
Mitosis
- B.
Gene
- C.
Punnett Square
- D.
Nucleus
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