Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader (v.2)

Fifth Grade Science/Planets

1

How many planets do we know about?

What is 8

2

Which planet has rings?

What is Saturn

3

What is a dwarf planet?

What is: a planet that is small and has an irregular orbit.

4

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

What is Jupiter

5

Why do we have 24 hours in a day?

What is: Earth's rotation on its axis.

6

The earth experiences four seasons because of...

What is: The earth's tilt and revolution 

Fifth Grade/Scientific Method

1

What is the very first step in the scientific method?

What is: Ask a question

2

What does prediction mean?

What is: making an educated guess about what could happen, a forecast of what could happen.

3

What is the independent variable in a scientific experiment?

What is: The factor in an experiment that is altered by the experimenter. It is purposely changed or manipulated. 

4

What is the dependent variable in a scientific experiment?

What is: The variable in a study or experiment that is observed and measured to determine the effect of the independent variable.

5

This is a testable statement about what you think will happen in an experiment. It is a prediction about what could happen..

What is hypothesis

6

In the scientific method, once you conduct or do your experiment, what are the final two steps?

What are: Collect the data, draw a conclusion

Fifth Grade/Measurement

1

How many inches are in a foot?

What is 12

2

What unit of measurement measures length? Grams, Meters, Liters, Celsuis

What is: Meters

3

The volume of your bathtub is measured in..centimeters, liters, milimeters, milligrams

What is Liters

4

What does a thermometer measure?

What is: Celsius

5

1 gallon is equal to how many cups?

What is  16 cups

6

1 gallon is = to 4 quarts,  how many quarts are in 9 gallons?

What is  36 quarts

Fifth Grade/Energy, force, motion

1

True or false

The faster an object moves, the more energy it can transfer?

What is  True

2

Give your best definition for  NET FORCE

What is: the combination of all forces acting on an object.

3

What is potential energy?

What is:  Stored energy depending on the position of the object.

4

Give 2 examples of potential energy.

What are: a car sitting in the driveway

A kid waiting to slide, a book sitting on the top shelf, a rubber band, a compressed spring, bow and arrow

5

how is kinetic energy different from potential energy?

What is  Kinetic energy is energy of motion

6

A force that OPPOSES an object's motion is called?

What is.. friction

Random

1

Who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence? He wrote his name very large.

John Hancock

2

What instrument has 88 keys?

What is the piano

3

What show featured Ricky Ricardo?

What is I love Lucy

4

Which is the third planet from the Sun?

Earth

5

Who played Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz?

Who is Judy Garland

6

Name the five senses.

Sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell