5th grade Science 1
Renewable or Non Renewable
natural substance that is not replenished (oil, coal)
Non renewable
Primary source of energy for all food chains is the ____.
sun
What are the five basic senses that humans have?
Sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.
How long does it take for Earth to revolve around the sun?
365 days/ a year
What is a shooting star?
A meteor burning through Earth's atmosphere
Renewable or Nonrenewable
an energy source that has a continuous supply (solar power, wind power)
Renewable
Plants use _____, ______, and _____ to make food.
water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide.
A food web is made up of ________________.
Multiple food chains
How many days does it take for the lunar (moon) cycle?
What is the name of the galaxy we live in?
Milky Way Galaxy
long term weather patterns of an area is known as _______
Climate
Define producers
plants that make their own food
Name a decomposer
fungi, earth worms, millipedes
What is the difference between rotation and revolution
Rotation is the spinning action of a planet on its axis. Take 24 hours. Causes day and night.
Revolution is the orbit of a planet around the sun. Takes a year.
How many phases of the moon are there? Can you name one?
8 Phases- New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waning Crescent
This is the process of when something is moved/carried away thanks to water or wind
Erosion
interconnected food chains within an ecosystem, showing the flow of energy and nutrients as different organisms consume each other.
what is a food web
What does a herbivore eat?
plants
revolves around Earth
Moon
What do we call the force that keeps planets in orbit around the sun?
_____ is when gas cools and turns into water droplets.
Condensation.
what does an omnivore eat?
plants and meat
what does a carnivore eat?
meat
a path that one object takes around another object
Orbit
Causes objects to slow down
friction