5th Grade Science 1
True or False: The sun appears to rise in the west.
false
What tool do you use to find mass?
A triple beam balance
Name an electrical insulator.
plastic, rubber, glass, cotton, etc.
Where can the state of matter called plasma be found?
The sun or during a lightning strike.
Kool aid, tea, and sugar water are examples of this
liquids
What three things to plants need to go through photosynthesis?
carbon dioxide, sunlight, water
What do plants produce during photosynthesis?
sugar (glucose) and oxygen gas
An object in motion stays in motion, an object at rest stays at rest: unless something acts upon it
Newton's 1st Law
Heat transferred by a liquid or gas.
Convection
Why do stars appear to move at night?
Earth's rotation
an energy source that has a continuous supply (solar power, wind power)
What is Renewable?
Heat transfer by the sun or sideways through space
Radiation
What is the definition of a non-renewable resource
What type of weather can we expect if the air pressure reading on a barometer is dropping?
Rainy weather
Matter with tightly packed particles and a definite shape
What is a solid?
What is the definition of an acquired trait?
What color reflects light the most?
White
What energy transformation is taking place below?
You eat an apple and then run a race?
Chemical to mechanical
Organisms that must eat things to get their energy
What are consumers?
An animal has flat teeth. What does it likely eat? What is it called?
plants
Which drawing on the board shows the position of the Northern hemisphere in the summer?
C
All living things are made up of one or more _______.
Cells
Which plant structure is responsible for reproduction?
The flower
Name one predator/prey relationship.
Many answers
The land formation made at the mouth of a river by deposition.
Delta
The earths rotation causes three things to happen on earth. What are they?
Day/Night cycle, movement of the shadows throughout the day, the apparent movement of the sun across the sky
Explain what forces cause a toy car that is released at the top of a ramp to roll down the ramp and then come to a stop.
gravity and friction
A warm front on a weather map is shown with what shape?
Triangles
A top predator that is not consumed by another organism.
Apex predator
Name two thermal conductors.
Glass and metal
The average temperatures and rainfall over decades is called _______________.
Climate
A "U" shaped valley is formed by a ____________.
What tool do you use to measure liquid volume?
Graduated cylinder
What is special about amphibians like frogs?
Name three types of precipitation.
Why do we see different constellations at different times of the year?
The Earth's revolution
Put the three substances in order from least dense to most dense.
Water, honey, oil
oil, water, honey
What is the definition of condensation?
When water changes from a gas to a liquid.
What is transpiration?
Water vapor that escapes through the stomata of a plant's leaves.
How does light travel?
In a straight line
Name the jovian planets.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What is an instinct?
a behavior passed down from parents
Name something that can refract light.
What is a solution? Give an example of a solution
A solution is a mixture of two or more substances that are evenly distributed. Coke, sugarwater, etc.
What is the name of our galaxy?
The Milky Way
DNA is found where in your body? What is another name for DNA?
In each one of your cells in the nucleus. Gene, genetics, nucleotides, etc.
Name the lunar phases in order, beginning with the new moon.
New moon, waxing crescent, 1st quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, 3rd quarter, waning crescent.
Name the three types of heat transfer.
Conduction, convection, and radiation
What tool do we use to measure force?
Name the steps of the scientific method in order.
Observe, Ask a Question, Hypothesis, Experiment, Organize and Analyze Data, Conclusion