5th Grade Science Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

Download and print this 5th Grade Science Vocabulary crossword puzzle.

PDF will include puzzle sheet and the answer key.

REVOLUTION : One complete orbit of a planet around the sun, or the moon around the Earth
OIL : Also called petroleum; a fossil fuel formed from dead algae and plankton in the ocean; this is burned as gasoline
WEATHERING : The process of breaking down rock into smaller pieces (sediments) by wind, water, and ice
COMPACTION : Sediment layers being pressed together (compression) by the weight and pressure of layers being added on top
DELTA : A triangular-shaped landform formed by the deposition of sediment by water at the mouth of a river
ROTATION : The spinning of an object on its axis
EVAPORATION : The process by which a liquid changes to a gas; with water, that gas is called water vapor
ORBIT : The path of an object around another object
WEATHER : Condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place; today, this week
EROSION : The process by which sediments are carried away from their original location by wind, water, and ice
VARIABLE : The thing that changes in an experiment
CANYON : Formed by water weathering and eroding sediment from a flat piece of land; has steep sides and usually has a river running through it
CYCLE : Sequence of events that are continuously repeating
DEPOSITION : The process of sediment building up in layers in a new place by wind, water, and ice
NATURAL GAS : A fossil fuel formed from dead algae and plankton in the ocean; this is used for cooking and heating our homes.
GLACIER : A large body of slow moving ice; these are responsible for creating u-shaped valleys
COAL : A fossil fuel formed from dead plant materials in swamps; this is burned to make electricity
CONDENSATION : The change from gas to liquid as a result of cooling and condensing
CLIMATE : Average weather pattern of a particular place over a long period of time; 30 years
PRECIPITATION : Liquid or frozen water that falls to the surface of Earth from clouds in the form of rain, sleet, snow, hail
EXTINCTION : Death of an entire species
SCIENCE : The study of the natural world through observation and investigation

Edit Print PDF - Letter PDF - A4

Related puzzles:

More Kids / School Crossword Puzzles

Irregular Past Tense Verbs
Personality Adjectives
Phrasal Verbs
Easily Confused Words
Geometry Project

Browse all Kids / School Puzzles

QUESTIONS LIST:

revolution : one complete orbit of a planet around the sun, or the moon around the earth
oil : also called petroleum; a fossil fuel formed from dead algae and plankton in the ocean; this is burned as gasoline
weathering : the process of breaking down rock into smaller pieces (sediments) by wind, water, and ice
compaction : sediment layers being pressed together (compression) by the weight and pressure of layers being added on top
delta : a triangular-shaped landform formed by the deposition of sediment by water at the mouth of a river
rotation : the spinning of an object on its axis
evaporation : the process by which a liquid changes to a gas; with water, that gas is called water vapor
orbit : the path of an object around another object
weather : condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place; today, this week
erosion : the process by which sediments are carried away from their original location by wind, water, and ice
variable : the thing that changes in an experiment
canyon : formed by water weathering and eroding sediment from a flat piece of land; has steep sides and usually has a river running through it
cycle : sequence of events that are continuously repeating
deposition : the process of sediment building up in layers in a new place by wind, water, and ice
natural gas : a fossil fuel formed from dead algae and plankton in the ocean; this is used for cooking and heating our homes.
glacier : a large body of slow moving ice; these are responsible for creating u-shaped valleys
coal : a fossil fuel formed from dead plant materials in swamps; this is burned to make electricity
condensation : the change from gas to liquid as a result of cooling and condensing
climate : average weather pattern of a particular place over a long period of time; 30 years
precipitation : liquid or frozen water that falls to the surface of earth from clouds in the form of rain, sleet, snow, hail
extinction : death of an entire species
science : the study of the natural world through observation and investigation