5th Grade Science 1
Non renewable means
natural substance that is not replenished (oil, coal)
What is a producer?
Plants that use the sun's energy to make its own food.
How many days in a revolution around the Sun?
365 Days
Producers are
plants that make their own food
What is the process of a plant making its own food?
Photosynthesis
Renewable means
an energy source that has a continuous supply (solar power, wind power)
What is matter?
Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space
What is the sun?
A star
Consumers get their energy this way
eating other organisms
Boiling water is a ___________ change
physical
Name something that uses electricity energy and produces heat energy
toaster, hot plate, etc.
What is happening when the sun heats up the ocean in the water cycle?
Evaporation
Where does photosynthesis take place?
the plants leaves
What is the source of energy for all living things?
the sun
What does a carnivore eat?
meat/other consumers
Precipitation is...
any form of water that falls from the sky
What does dissolve mean?
Break into pieces so small that they can no longer be seen
What substance is produced when a plant performs the process of photosynthesis?
oxygen
What kind of organism comes last in every food chain?
Decomposers
what does an omnivore eat?
plants and meat
This occurs when the moon blocks the sun
Solar Eclipse
If the sun is in the middle of the sky, what time is it?
Condensation is ___________.
a gas is turned back into liquid water
Name states of matter?
solid, liquid and gas
T or F
A dead animal is a decomposer
False
revolution is when what?
the earth revolves around the sun one time.
Wind and water cause small pieces of rock to break off the side of a mountain
What is weathering?
What is a food web?
A mix of different food chains
How long does it take the earth to complete 1 rotation?
24 hours=1 day
Baking a cake is a ____________ change
chemical
What is a community of organisms living together called?
Ecosystem
The specific place where an organism lives is its
habitat
What is the correct order of the following sequence (rabbit, fox, carrots, fungi) in a food chain?
Carrot, rabbit, fox, fungi
What is it called when a liquid turns into a solid
freezing
Name at least 2 parts of the water cycle?
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Collection (run off).