5th Grade Science
Organisms that make their own food.
Producers.
Rain, snow, sleet, or hail are examples of...
Precipitation.
A trait passed down from parents.
Inherited trait.
Push or pull on an object
Force.
This is what an herbivore eats.
Producers or plants.
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation and run-off are major parts of this global process.
The Water Cycle.
True or False
rocks, water, and dirt are biotic things
False
What are the two parts of a solution?
Solute and solvent
Weather instrument that measures temperature.
Thermometer.
This body system is a transport system, carrying nutrients, wastes, oxygen and carbon dioxide around the body.
Circulatory System.
Which is a learned behavior in dogs?
a. digging b. barking
c. scratching d. giving a high five
d. Giving a High Five
Water droplets forming from water vapor.
Condensation.
This body system brings oxygen into the body and expels carbon dioxide.
Respiratory System
Organisms that eat other organisms.
Consumers.
This is resistance of motion.
Friction.
Day to day, hour by hour changes in the conditions in atmosphere (air around you).
Weather.
This body system is responsible for processing nutrients from food and disposing of wastes.
Digestive System.
The amount of moisture in the air is called:
a.Barometric pressure
b.Wind
c.Temperature
d.Humidity
d.Humidity
A trait or characteristic that an organism does not get from heredity.
A Learned or Acquired Trait.
What is a limit or restriction in an investigation called?
constraint
One afternoon Jerry looks out the window and observes falling precipitation. The temperature is 34°F, and the wind speed is 5 miles per hour to the north. What type of precipitation does Jerry most likely see?
a. Hail b.Rain c. Sleet d. Snow
d. Snow
What gives energy to primary consumers.
Producers.
Organisms that break down dead organic material.
Decomposers.
Where do producers get energy?
The Sun
What do you call a factor that can change in an experiment?
a variable
What do you call many cells working together toward one purpose?
tissue
Biotic things are:
a. Living b. Non- Living c. Natural things
d. Sand
a. Living
What organism in every ecosystem is needed by all others to survive?
Producers (in most cases, plants).
The correct stages of the water cycle
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Runoff.
This body system takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide for the body.
Respiratory System.
What is the source of all energy in an ecosystem
a. producers b. consumers
c. decomposers d. sun
d. Sun
This body system returns oxygen to all of the cells in the body.
Circulatory System.
A predator is an organism in any ecosystem that consumes ___________.
Prey.
Which best describes grasses, shrubs, and trees?
a. producers b. consumers
c. decomposers d. scavengers
a. Producers
Which rock is most likely to be made of mineral calcite (response to minerals: bubbles)?
rock a. bubbles
rock b. no bubbles
rock c. no bubbles
rock a.
This body system works helps us move our muscles and limbs.
Skeletal System.
What is one thing that living things give us?
a. food b. air c. water d. sunlight
a. Food
This body system is considered the "control" system for all of the body.
a. circulatory
b. respiratory
c. nervous
d. skeletal
c. nervous
__________ is the average weather over a period of time.
a. abiotic b. climate c. biotic d. adaptation
b. Climate
What is responsible for things falling?
Gravity
Long term weather patterns are:
a. conditions
b. climate
c. biomes
d. nature
b. climate.
This is what Earth spins on.
Its axis.
Unpleasant weather that can bring rain, snow, sleet or hail is called...
a. weather b. a storm c. direct d. microburst
b. A Storm
A student has a magnet attached to a clothespin and a plastic cup to investigate magnetic forces. When he adds layers of tape, the magnet holds less metal paper clips.
What is he investigating?
The strength of the magnetic force
Erosion
How long does it take Earth to orbit around the sun?
1 Year or 365 days.
Trail mix is an example of this.
A mixture.
Which of the following is a biotic resource of an ecosystem? (a) Sun (b) Water (c) Tree (d) Rock
c. Tree
What causes seasons
The Earths revolution around the sun.
This is the reaction of when bread gets turned into toast, changing it into a new substance
A Chemical Reaction.