Grade 5 · Science · Building Confidence
Free Matter & Energy worksheet - version 17
Grade 5 matter & energy practice with original, difficulty-matched questions. This printable version includes 8 grade-appropriate questions and a separate answer sheet.
Matter & Energy
Grade 5 · Building confidence · 8 questions · Version PG-1D4A8G9-WPN4
1.Explain “electromagnetic radiation” in your own words.
2.Explain “thermal equilibrium” in your own words.
3.Explain “conservation of energy” in your own words.
4.Explain “exothermic process” in your own words.
5.Explain “specific heat” in your own words.
6.Explain “solution” in your own words.
7.Explain “density” in your own words.
8.Explain “endothermic process” in your own words.
Answers and teaching notes
Use the answers to check the work after the learner finishes. For writing prompts, the guide describes what a strong response should include.
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- Explain “electromagnetic radiation” in your own words.energy carried by electric and magnetic waves
- Explain “thermal equilibrium” in your own words.a state in which objects have the same temperature
- Explain “conservation of energy” in your own words.energy changes form but is not created or destroyed
- Explain “exothermic process” in your own words.a process that releases energy to its surroundings
- Explain “specific heat” in your own words.energy needed to change a material's temperature
- Explain “solution” in your own words.a uniform mixture in which one substance dissolves in another
- Explain “density” in your own words.mass per unit volume
- Explain “endothermic process” in your own words.a process that absorbs energy from its surroundings
Worked example
Track matter and energy before and after a change.
Common mistake
Assuming matter disappears when it changes form.
Helpful hint
Identify the system and follow what enters, leaves, or transforms.