5th grade science review

What causes deep currents?

Animals with backbones are called......................

The breaking down of rock into smaller pieces is called.................

What types of currents are caused by winds?

This rock forms under extreme heat and pressure.

The movement of weathered material is called........

State of matter that has a definite shape.

This rock forms when hot, melted lava cools!

These are the deepest parts of the oceans!!

This is the thickest layer of the Earth made up of thick magma.

What is the thinnest and most outer layer of the Earth?

When atoms combine they form.........................

Fossils are found in this type of rock.

This is the deepest zone of the ocean. It is dark and has INTENSE PRESSURE!!

As you go down in the ocean the salinity gets

The shallow part of the ocean on the edges of continents is..............

Which is heavier and sinks?

The flat area of the deep ocean is called the...........

I measure air pressure!

What organisms create their own energy from the sun?

When plates move together they are.......................

What helps cause tides?

What lives on the bottom of the ocean floor and eats dead organisms?

Sunlight helps the plankton survive in this zone of the ocean that has LOTS OF animals!

The smallest particle of matter is called a

I measure liquid volume!

This type of boundary is where earthquakes usually occur.

The amount of salt in water is called....................

This is made up of 2 or more substances THAT CAN be separated!

Hi! I am where the continental plates touch.