5th Grade Science 1
Enzo is pushing his brother on a swing. Enzo's brother says he wants his feet to go higher. What does Enzo need to do?
Push the swing with more force
This is what an animal who breaks down dead things is called
What is a decomposer?
What is an inherited trait?
a trait passed down from parents
Rain, hail, sleet, and snow are all this
What is precipitation?
Kool aid, tea, and sugar water are examples of this
liquids
the gas that plants need to survive
what is carbon dioxide
an omnivore eats this
What are plants and meat?
An object in motion stays in motion, an object at rest stays at rest: unless something acts upon it
Newton's 1st Law
liquid water is turned into water vapor
What is evaporation?
Why do stars appear to move at night?
Earth's rotation
an energy source that has a continuous supply (solar power, wind power)
What is Renewable?
A log burning is an example of what?
Chemical change
This climate is warm, rainy, and humid
Tropical
What type of weather can we expect if the air pressure reading on a barometer is dropping?
Rainy weather
Matter with tightly packed particles and a definite shape
What is a solid?
Jonathan pulls his chair out to sit down. Is that an example of a balanced or unbalanced force?
The process when leaves on trees use sunlight for energy
What is Photosynthesis?
The silvery Javan gibbon is a monkey that lives in a tropical forest. Which adaptation would help it survive in its ecosystem?
A) Thick fur to stay warm in very cold winters in the tropical forest
B) Long arms with grasping fingers to hang and swing from branches
C) White fur to blend into leafy treetops
D) White fur to blend in during snowy winters
Long arms with grasping fingers
Organisms that eat other organisms
What are consumers?
A bird has a sharp, curved beak. What does it likely eat?
Meat/small animals
the earth revolves around this object
What is the Sun?
You can use this to separate iron and sand
What is a magnet?
Uses suns energy to make its own food.
What is a producer?
Carnivores eat this
What is meat?
break down dead material
What are decomposers?
it takes 24 hours
What is the Earth's rotation?
Why do we see different constellations at different times of the year?
The Earth's revolution
This is a warm and swift Atlantic ocean current that starts in the Gulf of Mexico and travels up the east coast and moves toward Europe
The Gulf Stream
this organism eats only plants
What is an herbivore?
Water droplets form on a piece of glass above a boiling pot of water. What process causes this?
Condensation
what are the 3 states of matter?
What is solid, liquid, gas?
It takes 365 days
What is revolution?
What is a property of all matter?
Mass
Trail mix is an example of this
What is a mixture?
What type of cloud typically does not produce precipitation?
cirrus