Grade 5 · Science · Building Confidence
Free Matter & Energy worksheet - version 19
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-1FW69DZ-WPN4
1.Explain “exothermic process” in your own words.
2.Explain “specific heat” in your own words.
3.Explain “mixture” in your own words.
4.Explain “chemical reaction” in your own words.
5.Explain “density” in your own words.
6.Explain “solution” in your own words.
7.Explain “thermal equilibrium” in your own words.
8.Explain “conservation of energy” 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 “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 “mixture” in your own words.two or more substances physically combined
- Explain “chemical reaction” in your own words.a process that forms new substances
- Explain “density” in your own words.mass per unit volume
- Explain “solution” in your own words.a uniform mixture in which one substance dissolves in another
- 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
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.