5th Grade - All Subjects

Wacky Weather

100

This is used to measure how much rain has fallen

A rain gauge

200

These are giant, fluffy white clouds that indicate fair weather

Cumulus Clouds

300

These are usually produced because of thunderstorms. They only last a few minutes.

Tornadoes

400

This is the average weather conditions over a large area, tending to take a long time to change. 

Climate

500

These tend to cause mass damage to the environment, occur over warm, tropical water and have winds faster than 74 miles per hour!

Hurricanes

Matter Matters

100

This has a definite shape and definite volume

Solid

200

Adding or taking away this changes matter from on state to another

Heat

300

This is when substances are NOT spread evenly throughout and can be physically separated

Mixture

400

This is the name for when I dissolve sugar into the lemonade for the family picnic.

Solution

500

This is the process for when a liquid turns into a gas below the boiling point, similar to when you boil water and steam is made

Evaporation

Rockin' Out

100

This is when sediments are carried away to a new location

Erosion

200

Sediments dropped in one spot that become stacked or compacted on one another make these types of rocks. 

Sedimentary Rocks

300

Igneous Rocks are formed when this is cooled on the Earth's surface

Magma

400

These two things are most common for the process of erosion

Wind and Water

500

Gneiss is a type of this rock

Metamorphic Rock

Minds of a Scientist

100

An if/then statement

Hypothesis

200

The variable that you change in an experiment

Independent Variable

300

What stays the same during an experiment.

Constants

400

This means that the Sun is in the center of the universe

Geocentric

500

Find the Dependent Variable: Which brand of fingernail polish remover, removes the color of my red fingernails the fastest? Cutex or Target Brand

Which removes the red the fastest

Feeling Energetic!

100

This type of energy is the energy you gain when standing still (like at the top of a roller coaster)

Potential Energy

200

The act of one force pushing against another force

Friction

300

This happens when light energy hits an object and bounces back, like staring into a mirror

Reflection

400

The pressed together and spread apart parts of a sound wave are known as this. BONUS: The distance from one compression to another or one rarefaction to another is known as this

Compression and Rarefaction

BONUS: Wavelength

500

This color has the longest light wavelength, being a little less energetic than the rest, while this color has a shorter wavelength, giving it a little bit more of a boost

Red and Violet