5th Grade Science

5th Grade Science 1

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 massive self-luminous body of gas

What is a star?

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means natural substance that is not replenished (oil, coal)

What is Non renewable?

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means an energy source that has a continuous supply (solar power, wind power)

What is Renewable? 

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 power from physical or chemical resources

What is Energy?

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natural body that revolves in an orbit around a star

What is a planet?

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the branch of science that studies space

What is Astronomy?

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how much ground an object has covered during its motion

What is distance?

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long term weather patterns

What is climate? 

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a path that one object takes around another object

What is an orbit?

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trapping of sun's warmth in planets lower atmosphere

What is the greenhouse effect?

5th Grade Science 2

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This vision allows animals to use heat signatures to see.

What is Thermal Vision

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This is who discovered the law of gravity after getting hit in the head by an apple

Who is Sir Isaac Newton?

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This is the fifth planet from the sun?

What is Jupiter?

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This is the process called when leaves on trees use sunlight for energy?

What is Photosynthesis?

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What is the largest AND smallest planet in our solar system?

The smallest planet in our solar system is Mercury and the largest planet is Jupiter.

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This is an example of a fossil fuel used for heating buildings and produces energy

What is coal?

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This is the reaction of when bread gets turned into toast, changing it into something different

What is a Chemical Reaction

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This is what an animal who breaks down dead things is called

What is a decomposer?

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This is the process of when something is eroded away thanks to water or wind

What is Erosion?

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Are we closer to living at the time of the T-Rex or the Stegosaurus?

What is the T-Rex?

5th Science 3

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colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon 

What is Carbon dioxide?

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made up of the solid earth ( mountains, soil

What is the geosphere?

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The biosphere is made up of 

any living organisms 

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the combined mass of water found on, under, and above surfaces

What is the hydrosphere?

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where solid water is formed (icebergs)

What is the Cyrosphere?

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the layer of gasses that surround places (troposphere)

What is the atmosphere?

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made from decomposing plants and animals

What are Fossil fuels?

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What are some effects that humans have had on the planet? 

Overpopulation, overfishing, burning fossil fuels 

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What is the most potent of the greenhouse gases

What is water vapor?

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break down dead material

What are decomposers?

5th Grade 4

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List the steps in the scientific method 

Observe, problem, hypothesis, experiment, results, conclusion

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What are the five basic senses that humans have?

Sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.

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plants that make their own food

 What are producers?

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They just be eating and eating

What are consumers?

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What toold would I use to find the mass of an object? 

A balance scale

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What is the special feature of amphibians?

They can survive in both in land and water

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How many bones does a human have?

206 bones.

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The apex predator of the ocean.

Orca/Killer Whale.

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What are the 7 continents?

Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, North America, South America, and Antarctica

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Is the sun a planet or star?

Star

Science 5

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Give an example of a food web 

various answers 

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The largest planet is 

Jupiter 

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Earth is about _____ from the sun 

91.95 million miles away 

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What are the planets in order from the sun? 

M V E M J S U N 

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How many days does it take for the lunar (moon) cycle? 

28 days

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How long does it take for Earth to orbit the sun? 

365 days

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T or F 

Planets closer to the sun orbit faster than planets farther away. 

True

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what does a carnivore eat? 

meat

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What does a herbivore eat? 

plants

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what does an omnivore eat? 

plants and meat