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SOL SCIENCE REVIEW 5
2018 5th grade science review
Question | Answer |
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This type of measurement will include some kind of number (quantity) | quantitative |
The type of measurement will include some kind of description (quality) | qualitative |
In an experiment, the scientist will make sure some things don't change. These are called: | constants |
In an experiment, the thing the scientist changes on purpose is called the: | independent variable |
In an experiment, the thing that changes or is measured is the: | dependent variable |
A sound wave with MANY waves (short wavelengths) has a high: | frequency |
A sound wave with a HIGH amplitude will have a high: | volume |
In order for sound to occur, something must: | vibrate |
Sound cannot occur in a place with NO matter. This is a: | vacuum |
Sound travels in a __________________ wave | compression |
Because of the way molecules are packed, sound travels fastest through: | solids |
Because of the way molecules are packed, sound travels slowest through: | gases |
Some animals like bats and dolphins use a type of sonar called: | echolocation |
Humans use _________ to bounce sound waves off the ocean floor | sonar |
Which color of visible light has the longest wavelength | red |
Which color of visible light has the shortest wavelength | violet |
A pencil in a glass of water looks broken because the light waves are being bent or : | refracted |
Mirrors are smooth and shiny so they __________ light | reflect |
A material, like a brick wall, that does not allow any light to pass through is | opaque |
A material, like wax paper, that allows some light through but not all is: | translucent |
A material, like glass, that allows all light through is: | transparent |
The nucleus of an atom contains: | protons & neutrons |
The proton has a _____________ charge | positive |
The electron has a _____________ charge | negative |
The ____________ has no charge (is neutral) | neutron |
A ___________ is the smallest bit of a compound that can exist | molecule |
A ____________ is two or more elements chemically bonded together to make an new substance | compound |
The compound NaCl is better known as | salt |
The compound H20 is better know as | water |
The compound CO2 is better known as | carbon dioxide |
Salad and trail mix are combinations without chemical bonds, so they are: | mixtures |
When something dissolves, a special mixture called a __________ is formed | solution |
Lemonade and saltwater are solutions because something has been: | dissolved |
To change a substance from one state to another you must ADD or TAKE AWAY: | heat |
All living things are made of: | cells |
The cells control center (brain) | nucleus |
The cells storage center: | vacuole |
The jelly-like substance inside the cell | cytoplasm |
The thin outer covering that lets certain things in and out of the cell (the bouncer) | cell membrane |
In a plant cell, the _________ is where photosynthesis take place | chloroplast |
In a plant cell, the _____ ____ provide support and protection | cell wall |
The simplest living organisms, the ________ , belong to Kingdon Monera | bacteria |
The single-celled organisms usually found in pond water belong to Kingdom: | Protista |
Mushrooms, mold, mildew, and yeast all belong to Kingdom: | Fungi |
Vertebrates are animals with a : | backbone |
___________ are animals, like insects and spiders, that do not have a backbone | invertebrates |
Plants that can grow up off the ground because they have tubes and ducts to transport water and nutrients are called _______ plants | vascular |
Plants like moss, kelp, and liverworts that do NOT have tubes and ducts are called ___________ plants | nonvascular |
___________ describes the saltiness of the ocean | salinity |
Most life in the ocean is found above the _________ _______ | continental shelf |
There is abundant life above the continental shelf because _____ reaches to the bottom | sunlight |
The steep drop-off from the shelf to the abyssal plain is called the: | continental slope |
The bump at the bottom of the continental slope is called the ____ ______. It is there because of underwater landslides. | continental rise |
The ______ _______ is the deep, flat part of the ocean floor | abyssal plain |
As you go deeper into the ocean, water _________ increases | pressure |
As you go deeper into ocean, light and water ___________ decreases | temperature |
The _______ ________ current is a warm water current that travels across the Atlantic Ocean. | Gulf Stream |
River-like movements of water in the ocean are called _______. They can be cold or warm depending on where they started. | currents |
The _____ ______ is the very slow process by which rocks are broken down and formed. | rock cycle |
Igneous rocks come from cooled ____________ | magma |
Granite, basalt, and pumice are all ___________ rocks | igneous |
Sedimentary rocks form in layers and might have a ____________ embedded in it. | fossil |
The ________ fossil are always on the bottom layer of rock | oldest |
Sandstone and limestone are both _____________ rocks | sedimentary |
Metamorphic rocks are formed by heat and ___________ | pressure |
Marble and slate are both _____________ rocks | metamorphic |
The innermost layer of the Earth is the: | inner core |
The inner core is made of _________ iron and nickel | solid |
The outer core is made of ___________ iron and nickel | liquid |
The ___________is just below the crust and is made up of melted (molten) rock | mantle |
The _________ is the thin, rocky outer layer of the Earth | crust |
A divergent boundary is a place where two of Earth's plates are moving : | apart |
A convergent boundary is a place where two of Earth's plates are moving: | together |
A transform boundary is where two of Earth's plates are _________ ______ each other | sliding past |
When rocks are broken down by water, wind, and gravity this is called: | weathering |
When smaller rocks are washed away and moved by water and wind, this is called: | erosion |