5th Grade Science
Organisms that make their own food.
Producers
rain, sleet, snow, hail: what are these forms of?
precipitation
Waxing Gibbous Moon is seen after this phase and before this phase
What is First Quarter Moon and the Full Moon?
Push or pull on an object
Force.
This is what an herbivore eats.
Producers or plants.
The Earth spinning on its axis causes this to happen.
Day and Night
Anything that has mass and takes up space
Matter
The moon seems to shine because it reflects this
The Sunlight
Waning Gibbous Moon is seen after this phase and before this phase
What is the Full Moon and before the Last Quarter Moon?
A diagram that shows the flow of energy from one organism to another.
Food Chain
The movement of weathered rock and soil by wind or water
Erosion
The process by which plants use sunlight to make food
What is photosynthesis?
How does energy flow through ecosystems?
a. Consumers → producers → decomposers → the Sun
b. The Sun → consumers → producers → decomposers
c. The Sun → producers → consumers → decomposers
d. Producers → the Sun → decomposers → consumers
c. The Sun → producers → consumers → decomposers
Organisms that eat other organisms.
Consumers.
This is resistance of motion.
Friction.
A push or pull
What is force
When the Earth moves around the sun, this is called…
Revolution
An organism that eats only meat.
Carnivore
Different shapes of the moon that are visible from Earth.
What is phases?
Consider this food chain: blackberries=> bird=> cat Which organism is the carnivore?
Cat
A small fish will eat other smaller fish, or algae from a lake. It is known as an ___
Omnivore
A feature passed from parents to offspring
What is an inherited trait?
Organisms that break down dead organic material.
Decomposers.
Where do producers get energy?
The Sun
The path an object takes around another object in space (ex. the Earth going around the Sun)
Revolution or Orbit
An organism that eats both plants and animals.
Omnivore
Biotic things are:
a. Living b. Non- Living c. Natural things
d. Sand
a. Living
A change in state or properties that does not change the substance (ex. melting ice)
What is physical change?
A force that resists motion between two surfaces
Friction
A phase when the moon is between the Earth and the sun.
What is new Moon?
What is the source of all energy in an ecosystem
a. producers b. consumers
c. decomposers d. sun
d. Sun
Consider this food chain: grass=> grasshopper=> mouse => snake Which organism is an herbivore?
Grasshopper
A predator is an organism in any ecosystem that consumes ___________.
Prey
Which best describes grasses, shrubs, and trees?
a. producers b. consumers
c. decomposers d. scavengers
a. Producers
When the Earth blocks the sunlight from reaching the moon.
What is lunar eclipse?
A network of food chains that have some links in common.
Food Web
What is one thing that non-living things don't give us?
a. food b. air c. water d. sunlight
a. Food
Which type of organism is a fungus? A) carnivore B) omnivore C) herbivore D) decomposer
D) Decomposer
Why are decomposers important organisms in a food web? A) They produce oxygen. B) They prey on carnivores. C) They are food for producers D) They return nutrients to the soil
D) They return nutrients to the soil
What is responsible for things falling?
Gravity
A certain type of bear mainly eats trout. If the trout population declines, what will most likely happen to the bear population?
It will decrease
This is what Earth spins on.
Its axis.
A student pushes a box, but it doesn’t move. This means the forces are…
Balanced
Mrs. Roberts pulls her chair out to sit down. Is that an example of a balanced or unbalanced force?
Unbalanced
A change that produces one or more new substances.. (ex. burning paper)
What is chemical change?
How long does it take Earth to orbit around the sun?
1 Year or 365 days.
Consider the food chain: grass=> grasshopper=> frog=> snake. What would happen in the ecosystem if the grasshopper population died? A) snakes would eat the grasshopper B) it would be fine, frogs prefer other insects anyway C) it would be fine, the grass population would increase D) the frog population would die from the decrease in their food supply
D) the frog population would die from the decrease in their food supply
Which of the following is a biotic resource of an ecosystem? (a) Sun (b) Water (c) Tree (d) Rock
c. Tree
A phase of the moon that appears to get larger each night.
What is waxing?
The sun rises in the __________and sets in the _______?
East/West