5th Grade Science 1
A push or pull that acts on an object
What is a force?
any form of water that falls from clouds
precipitation
What does a carnivore eat?
meat
Cells working together create
Tissues
what does an omnivore eat?
plants and meat
the passing of heat through a material while the material itself stays in place. 2 things must be touching.
Conduction
the cooling process by which a gas changes back to a liquid
Condensation
An animal that is hunted by others for food
What is Prey?
A group of tissues working together
Organs
when 2 forces that are not equal are applied to an object causing the object to move.
Unbalanced force
a change in position of an object
What is motion?
weather patterns over a long period of time
Climate
What does an herbivore eat?
plants
Something that is thrown away and no longer needed
Waste
the air that exerts pressure on objects from all directions
Air Pressure
when 2 equal forces are applied to an object in opposite directions
Balanced Forces
the heating process by which a liquid changes into a gas
Evaporation
organisms that make their own food from sunlight
What are Producers?
The genetic material that controls how an organism develops and functions; it is found in the cells of all organisms.
DNA
the transfer of heat through electromagnetic rays
Radiation
the speed of something in a given direction
velocity
these clouds form at the highest part, where the air is much colder
Cirrus Clouds
Organisms that break down dead material or waste for food
What are decomposers?
Traits that you have as a result of your Mom and Dad; present at birth
Inherited Traits
an imaginary line that is drawn around the middle of the Earth to divide the 2 hemispheres
Equator
a force that opposes or slows down another force
resistance
these clouds form a huge vertical tower, and bring summer storms
cumulonimbus
All non living things in an Ecosystem
abiotic
This set of organs working together send signals throughout your body to control major body functions
The Nervous System
True or false: Energy is never destroyed, it is only transferred from one object to another
True
an objects resistance to a change in motion
Inertia
A large body of air with similar temperatures and air pressures
Air Mass
All living and non living things in an area and their inteactions?
Ecosystem
Having more than 1 cell that perform different functions in an organism
Multicellular
A statement of what you think will happen during an investigation.
What is Hypothesis?
the transfer of thermal energy by movement of a liquid or gas
Convection
the process by which plants give off water through their stomata
Transpiration
Uses suns energy to make its own food.
What is a producer?
This system transports nutrients and oxygen to cells throughout your body, and transports carbon dioxide to your lungs to breathe out
The Circulatory System
A place in an ecosystem where a population lives
Habitat
Energy of Motion
Kinetic Energy
A boundary between air masses with different temperatures
Fronts
Organisms that eat other organisms
What are consumers?
All systems working together and depending on the other for survival; is an example of
Interdependence
A change in state, volume, or density is called
Physical Change
a warm ocean current that flows from the gulf of Mexico, up the east coast of USA, & northward to the Atlantic Ocean
Gulf Stream
What does terrestrial mean?
relating to the land or earth
What type of involuntary muscle, that is made of smooth fibers, is found in the walls of blood vessels and digestive organs
Smooth Muscle