5th Grade Science 1
Non renewable means
natural substance that is not replenished (oil, coal)
What is a producer?
Uses suns energy to make its own food.
How many days in a revolution around the Sun?
365 Days
Producers are
plants that make their own food
The largest planet is
Jupiter
Renewable means
an energy source that has a continuous supply (solar power, wind power)
This is the fifth planet from the sun?
What is Jupiter?
The biosphere is made up of
any living organisms
Consumers
eat organisms
What are the planets in order from the sun?
M V E M J S U N
Energy is
power from physical or chemical resources
This is the process called when leaves on trees use sunlight for energy?
What is Photosynthesis?
What does MELTS stand for?
Mechanical energy
Electrical energy
Light energy
Thermal energy
Sound energy
What is the special feature of amphibians?
They can survive in both in land and water
What does a carnivore eat?
meat
Precipitation is...
any form of water that falls from the sky
What is coal?
Fossil fuels are
made from decomposing plants and animals
True or False
Reflection light bounces off
True
what does an omnivore eat?
plants and meat
Earth's natural satellite and closest neighbor is ...
The MOON
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.
Condensation is ___________.
a gas is turned back into liquid water
What does WED mean?
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
T or F
Planets closer to the sun orbit faster than planets farther away.
True
An orbit is
a path that one object takes around another object
When we use our 5 senses to describe things that are happening around us.
Observation
True or False
Methane is not the most potent of the greenhouse gases
false
How long does it take the earth to complete 1 rotation?
24 hours=1 day
How many days does it take for the lunar (moon) cycle?
28 days
Give an example of an electric conductor
Any object made of metal
This is the process of when something is eroded away thanks to water or wind
What is Erosion?
decomposers
break down dead material
The apex predator of the ocean.
Orca/Killer Whale.
Name at least 2 parts of the water cycle?
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Collection (run off).