5th Grade Science
Non renewable means
natural substance that is not replenished (oil, coal)
Rain, snow, sleet, or hail
What is precipitation?
This is what Earth spins on
What is its axis?
Push or pull on an object
What is force?
When a ball is kicked, what stops it from continuing rolling?
Friction
Renewable means
an energy source that has a continuous supply (solar power, wind power)
What are 4 states of matter?
Solid, liquid, gas, plasma
where do producers get energy
the sun
Producers are
plants that make their own food
It was an herbivore
how long does it take earth to orbit the sun
365 days/1year
rocks, water, and dirt are examples of
If the sun is in the middle of the sky, what time is it?
What 12 PM (Noon)
What are Consumers?
organisms that eat other organisms
What are the planets in order from the sun?
M V E M J S U N P
Water droplets forming
What is condensation?
What is coal?
This climate is warm, rainy, and humid
tropical climate
what does an herbivore eat?
plants
How long does it take for Earth to orbit the sun?
365 days
Trail mix is an example of this
What is a mixture?
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.
what is climate?
a long term weather pattern of an area
What tool would I use to find the mass of an object?
A balance scale
How many days does it take for the lunar (moon) cycle?
28 days-30 days
You can use this to separate sand from water
what part of a circuit would a hand crank represent?
energy source
finish this statement: Energy/matter/mass cannot be ______ or _________
Created or Destroyed
List the main moons phases
New moon, first quarter, full moon, last quarter
Landform created by glacial erosion
U-shaped Valley
Gravity
What are decomposers?
Organisms that break down dead materials
A mystery object has a mass of 6g and a volume of 10cm3. Would this object sink or float if placed in water?
Float
plants and animals
What direction does the sun rise in the morning
East
An orbit is
a path that one object takes around another object
This is the process of when sediment is moved away due to water or wind
What is Erosion?
A trait passed down from parents
What is an inherited trait?
What are the water cycle phases in order?
Evaporation
condensation
precipitation
When an object is not moving, what kind of force is acting upon it?
Balanced force
When playing tug-of-war two opposite pulling forces made the rope stop moving in either direction. This created what kind of force?
Unbalanced
When an insect is born, looking very similar to its adult version, but not exactly the same, it will go through a ______
incomplete metamorphosis
What kind of energy is used when pulling an object
Mechanical energy
Jonathan pulls his chair out to sit down. Is that an example of a balanced or unbalanced force?
Unbalanced
When a roller coaster is at its highest point about to go downhill, it has its most what?
Potential energy
What are the 6 steps of forming a sedimentary rock?
Weathering, erosion, deposition, layering, compaction, and cementation.
a student drops 3 different balls to see how high each will bounce. what part of this experiment is the dependent variable?
how high each ball will bounce