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Review our year in 5th grade science #science
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1
The next question is about Tectonic Plates.
heat from inside Earth moving magma in convection currents
the rotation of the Earth on its axis
ocean waves and currents
the vibrations from earthquakes
2
Igneous rocks are most likely to be found near:
a city
a volcano
a river
a forest
3
Electromagnetic waves need a medium to travel through.
True
False
4
The definition of an adaptation is:
The process of grouping things based on their similarities
A physical/behavioral change which helps an organism survive
The passing on of characteristics from parent to young
5
Jon can roll his tongue, ride a bike, & has blue eyes. Which ISN'T an inherited characteristic?
roll his tongue
ride a bike
has blue eyes
6
Puberty begins when a human is about:
9-15 years old
2-5 years old
25-30 years old
45-50 years old
7
Choose the best explanation of how sediments are formed:
Machines grinding materials & depositing them in rivers.
By rocks baking in the sun over millions of years.
Wearing away by wind, rain, waves, moving water, & glaciers.
By volcanoes erupting and spewing lava into the air.
8
The atomic number of an element tells how many ____________ are in the nucleus of the atom.
neutron
electron
shells
proton
9
This image shows what kind of plate boundary:
Convergent
Divergent
Transverse
Subduction
10
The ability to pass through an object is to:
refract
absorb
reflect
transmit
11
Earth behaves like a magnet because:
There is a large bar magnet deep in Earth's crust.
A compass needle magnetizes the Earth's core.
Iron ore at the Earth's poles create a magnetic field.
Earth's outer core spins around the metallic inner core.
12
Energy released by the sun reaches the Earth in the form of:
sound waves
light energy
heat energy
water waves
13
Which of the following is NOT an example of a mechanical wave:
light waves
water waves
seismic waves
sound waves
14
Rocks formed under extreme heat and pressure over millions of years are called:
igneous rocks
minerals
sedimentary rocks
metamorphic rocks
15
Earth is made up of 4 layers. They are:
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
iron, magma, lithosphere, asthenosphere
magma, rock, soil
igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary, sediments
16
The next question is about sedimentary rock
b) remains of dead plants & animals settle between layers
d) cement is added to layers of sediment in the rock cycle.
a) volcanoes erupt and millions of years have passed.
c) layers of sediment are under pressure for many years.
17
Bear cubs watch their mother closely as she fishes and soon it will be the cubs’ turn. This is:
a behavioral adaptation
an instinctive behavior
a physical adaptation
a learned behavior
18
Choose the best classification of the animals pictured.
warm-blooded (endothermic)
egg-layers
producers
vertebrates
19
What clues did Alfred Wegener use as evidence for Continental Drift theory?
similar plant/animal fossils found on different continents
pictures of the Earth from space over the last 50 years
Einstein's Theory of Relativity
the distance between the continents over 100 years
20
Glacial movement is just like a bulldozer.
False
True
