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?
Energy source, wire, something to show energy is flowing(buzzer, light bulb)
What is needed for a complete circuit?
Rain, hail, sleet, and snow are all this
What is precipitation?
Kool aid, tea, and sugar water are examples of this
liquids
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
Fossil fuels are created
What are fossil fuels?
True or False
Coal is formed under oceans
False
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?
A push or a pull
What is a force?
This climate is warm, rainy, and humid
Tropical
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
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?
Name the five forms of energy.
Mechanical energy
Electrical energy
Light energy
Thermal energy
Sound energy
Which plant structure is most similar in function to the human skeletal system?
The stem
Carnivores eat this
What is meat?
I am full of holes but I still hold water, what am I?
a sponge
it takes 24 hours
What is the Earth's rotation?
This is the process of when something is eroded away thanks to water or wind
What is Erosion?
What is the sun made up of?
Hydrogen and Helium
this organism eats only plants
What is an herbivore?
Water droplets form on a piece of glass above a boiling pot of water. What process causes this?
Condensation
what are the 3 states of matter?
What is solid, liquid, gas?
If the sun is in the middle of the sky, what time is it?
What 12 PM (Noon)
What is a property of all matter?
Mass
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
How many bones are in the human adult body?
206
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 living things
false
Trail mix is an example of this
What is a 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.
Uses suns energy to make its own food.
What is a producer?
break down dead material
What are decomposers?
You can use this to separate iron and sand
What is a magnet?
an omnivore eats this
What are plants and meat?