Fifth Grade Mid year Science

Question 1

What causes water to change phases from a liquid to a gas?

Accepted Answer

heating

Question 2

When does dew form?

Accepted Answer

when water vapor cools

Question 3

When the Earth is tilted away from the sun what season does North America have?

Accepted Answer

winter

Question 4

The arrangement of the particles in a solid is:

Accepted Answer

a tight lattice pattern

Question 5

How do omnivores obtain energy?

Accepted Answer

eating animals and plants

Question 6

The amount of space an object takes up is its ________.

Accepted Answer

volume

Question 7

What would most likely happen to a wetland ecosystem if rivers were used for farm irrigation?

Accepted Answer

it would dry up, harming many wetland species

Question 8

The weight of an object is affected by changes in ____________.

Accepted Answer

gravity

Question 9

How do you find the density of an object?

Accepted Answer

mass divided by volume

Question 10

Both organisms need each other to survive in which of the following examples?

Accepted Answer

fungus and bacteria making a lichen

Question 11

A friend says they saw a shooting star last night. What did he/she really see?

Accepted Answer

a meteor

Question 12

To change a solid to a liquid and to a gas you must _____________

Accepted Answer

keep adding heat energy

Question 13

Which biome is home to more species than any other biome?

Accepted Answer

tropical rainforest

Question 14

The level of the energy pyramid with the greatest amount of energy is

Accepted Answer

first level producers

Question 15

Creatures that live in the deep ocean need to adapt to which environmental factor?

Accepted Answer

high pressure

Question 16

Which is the source of much oxygen in the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

ocean plankton

Question 17

The role of decomposers in an ecosystem is to:

Accepted Answer

break down waste and dead matter

Question 18

Which food chain is listed correctly?

Accepted Answer

grass, insects, snake, hawk

Question 19

Which of the following best describes the shape of the Earth's orbit?

Accepted Answer

elliptical

Question 20

During which phase of the Moon is Earth between the Moon and the Sun?

Accepted Answer

full Moon

Question 21

In a 24-hour period, Earth completes one _________ on its _______. Fill in the blanks.

Accepted Answer

rotation, axis

Question 22

When decomposers break down the remains of dead organisms, they make _________ (used by plants)

Accepted Answer

nitrogen compounds

Question 23

Which adaptation best helps elk survive in the taiga biome?

Accepted Answer

thick fur

Question 24

If pesticide is used to control an insect population, what is most likely to happen to birds?

Accepted Answer

bird population will decrease

Question 25

What planet is located between Mars and Saturn?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Fifth Grade Mid year Science

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Fifth Grade Mid year Science

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