5th Grade Science 2
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
liquids
what goes up when the rain comes down?
an umbrella
An object in motion stays in motion, an object at rest stays at rest: unless something acts upon it
Newton's 1st Law
What type of wind does the US experience?
Prevailing Westerlies
Why do stars appear to move at night?
Earth's rotation
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?
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
A change that is not reversible, like a nail rusting or fireworks exploding
Chemical change
Which plant structure is most similar in function to the human skeletal system?
The stem
Carnivores eat this
What is meat?
I am full of holes but I still hold water, what am I?
a sponge
Boiling water to make pasta is an example of what?
convection
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