5th Grade Science
Organisms that make their own food.
Producers.
Rain, snow, sleet, or hail
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
"The wind will blow ______________________.
From high to low."
Weather instrument that measures temperature.
Thermometer.
This body system is a transport system, carrying nutrients, wastes, oxygen and carbon dioxide around the body.
Cardiovascular or Circulatory System.
This is what a carnivore eats.
Other consumers or meat.
Water droplets forming from water vapor.
Condensation.
This body system protects many more fragile parts of the body.
Skeletal 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.
The type of consumers eat both plants and animals.
Omnivores.
One afternoon Jerry looks out the window and observes falling precipitation. The temperature is 2°C, 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
Weather instrument that measures air pressure.
Barometer.
Organisms that break down dead organic material.
Decomposers.
Where do producers get energy?
The Sun
High air pressure area pushing air toward low air pressure area.
Wind.
Which part is missing from this order of Levels of Organization? Organisms, _________, Communities, Ecosystems, Biomes.
Populations.
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 4 stages of the water cycle starting with evaporation, ending with runoff.
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 receives oxygen from the respiratory system and delivers it to all of the cells around the body.
Cardiovascular or 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
Weather instrument that wind speed.
Anemometer.
This body system works with the muscular system to provide movement.
Skeletal System.
What is one thing that non-living things don't 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.
Nervous System.
__________ is the average weather over a period of time.
a. abiotic b. climate c. biotic d. adaptation
b. Climate
What is responsible for precipitation falling?
Long term weather patterns.
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
Jonathan pulls his chair out to sit down. Is that an example of a balanced or unbalanced force?
Unbalanced
A scientist who studies and predicts weather is a ___________.
a. meteorologist b.weather guru
c. natural hazard d. palentologist
a. meteorologist
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 living part of an ecosystem? (a) Sun (b) Water (c) Tree (d) Rock
c. Tree
These three types - cardiac, smooth and skeletal - belong to what body system?
Muscular System.
This is the reaction of when bread gets turned into toast, changing it into a new substance
A Chemical Reaction.