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?
A doctor says drinking two glasses of milk in the morning gives students more energy. Which is good scientific evidence for or against the doctors claim?
A) A brochure from the doctor stating benefits of milk
B) Data from scientific investigations about drinking milk in the morning
C) A TV advertisement about drinking milk in the morning
D) Statements from five people about drinking milk in the morning
B
Rain, hail, sleet, and snow are all this
What is precipitation?
Kool aid, tea, and sugar water are examples of this
solutions
the gas that plants need to survive
what is carbon dioxide
What does sedimentary rock need to make fossil fuels?
Organic matter (dead sea plants and animals.
Name all the steps in the water cycle.
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff, collection, percolation, and transpiration.
Light can do 3 things when it hits a surface. What are they?
Reflect, Refract, or absorb
Why does the sun appear to move through the sky?
Earth's rotation
an energy source that has a continuous supply (solar power, wind power)
What is Renewable?
Fog is an example of what?
Water Vapor
This climate is warm, rainy, and humid
Tropical
Are fossil fuels renewable or nonrenewable?
nonrenewable
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?
A mixture that can only be separated by evaporation.
solution
Name a tool that uses refraction to help us see things better.
lens, glasses, binoculars, telescope,
Carnivores eat this
What is meat?
I allow heat energy to pass through. What am I?
conductor
it takes 24 hours
What is the Earth's rotation?
Boiling water changing to water vapor is an example of what?
evaporation
This is formed when sediments are deposited at the mouth of a river joining a larger body of water.
Delta
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 is a controlled variable?
Every thing in the experiment that needs to stay the same.
T/F
Condensation can happen in a cloud and on a glass window.
true
What has mass and takes up space
Matter
What is the difference between rotation and revolution?
The Earth rotates on its axis while it revolves around the Sun.
What is a parallel circuit?
A parallel circuit has more than one pathway for energy to travel.
Name 3 landforms.
Cave, delta, canyon, mountain, underwater volcano, volcano, river, lake, sand dune, u shaped valley, v shaped valley, etc.
Is water more or less dense than oil?
more dense
gaseous water is turned into liquid
Condensation
where do producers get energy?
the sun
What determines if it is summer or winter?
The tilt of the Earth on its axis
What is an independent variable?
The thing that you are changing in an experiment.
What is an inherited trait?
a trait passed down from parents
True or False
rocks, water, and dirt are living things
false
Trail mix is an example of this
What is a mixture?
What happens when light moves from air into water or from water into air.
When light moves from air to water it slows down and bends causing objects under water to look different.
When light moves from water to air it speeds up.
What is a dependent variable?
The thing that you are measuring in an experiment.
Uses suns energy to make its own food.
What is a producer?
break down dead material
What are decomposers?
You can use this to separate iron and sand
What is a magnet?
an omnivore eats this
What are plants and meat?