5th Grade Science 1
Give an example of an electric conductor
Any object made of metal
This is what an animal who breaks down dead things is called
What is a decomposer?
This is what the Earth spins on
What is its axis?
The property of matter in which something dissolves.
What is solubility
Kool aid, tea, and sugar water are examples of this type of mixture
what is a solution
This is the fifth planet from the sun?
What is Jupiter?
The 7th planet from the sun
What is Uranus?
Made from decomposing plants and animals that are quickly buried and then exposed to extreme heat and pressure.
What are fossil fuels?
True or False
Coal is formed under oceans
False
What can you use to separate sand and iron filings.
A magnet
A rubber band can stretch because of this property of matter.
What is elasticity?
A push or a pull
What is a force?
Name 3 decomposers.
fungi, worms, insects
Animals such as wolves or coyotes are decomposers - is this true?
NOPE! They are considered to be PREDATORS
Matter with tightly packed particles and a definite shape and volume
What is a solid?
Jonathan pulls his chair out to sit down. Is that an example of a balanced or unbalanced force?
The process when leaves on trees use sunlight for energy
What is Photosynthesis?
The silvery Javan gibbon is a monkey that lives in a tropical forest. Which adaptation would help it survive in its ecosystem?
A) Thick fur to stay warm in very cold winters in the tropical forest
B) Long arms with grasping fingers to hang and swing from branches
C) White fur to blend into leafy treetops
D) White fur to blend in during snowy winters
Long arms with grasping fingers
Organisms that eat other organisms
What are consumers?
A bird has a sharp, curved beak. What does it likely eat?
Meat/small animals
the earth revolves around this object
What is the Sun?
What is another name for a producer.
What is an autotroph.
Which plant structure is most similar in function to the human skeletal system?
The stem
What is an omnivore?
Play-doh can be molded into many different shapes because it has this property of matter.
What is malleability?
it takes 24 hours
What is the Earth's rotation?
When sediments move from one place to another.
What is Erosion?
What is the sun made up of what two gases?
Hydrogen and Helium
this organism eats only plants
What is an herbivore?
Water droplets form on a the side of a cold can of Dr. Pepper.
Condensation
what are the 4 states of matter?
What is solid, liquid, gas and plasma?
Shadows are the shortest during what time of day?
What 12 PM (Noon)
What are the two properties of all matter?
mass and volume
How long does it take the earth to complete 1 rotation?
24 hours=1 day
The arrows on a food web mean what?
The flow of energy.
What happens when the sun heats the ocean?
What is Evaporation?
Is water more or less dense than oil?
more dense
liquid water is turned into water vapor
What is evaporation?
where do producers get energy?
the sun
The three ways thermal energy is transfered.
Conduction, convention, radiation
It takes 365 days
What is revolution?
What is an inherited trait?
a trait passed down from parents
True or False
rocks, water, and dirt are biotic
false
Trail mix is an example of this type of mixture
What is a simple mixture?
How many days does it take for the lunar (moon) cycle?
28/29 days
What are the 5 steps of forming a sedimentary rock?
Weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementation.
Name the 6 forms of energy learned in class.
What is mechanical, electrical, light, thermal, sound, and chemical.
This type of climate is warm all year long, it rains almost everyday, and it is humid.
Why to stars appear to move at night?
The earth rotates on its axis
Name an acquired trait.
scar, tattoo, broken arm, etc.