Grade 5: Science Flashcards
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Which tool is best used to measure the mass of an object in science class?
Answer: Triple beam balance
A triple beam balance is used to accurately measure the mass of objects in grams.
What is the force that pulls objects toward the center of Earth?
Answer: Gravity
Gravity is the force that pulls all objects with mass toward each other, including pulling objects toward Earth's center.
A food web shows which of the following?
Answer: How energy moves through an ecosystem
A food web shows how energy flows from producers to consumers through feeding relationships in an ecosystem.
Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
Answer: Mars
Mars is called the Red Planet because its surface contains iron oxide (rust), giving it a reddish appearance.
What is the term for the change from a solid directly to a gas without passing through the liquid state?
Answer: Sublimation
Sublimation is the process by which a solid changes directly into a gas, as seen with dry ice.
Which of the following is a producer in an ecosystem?
Answer: Grass
Grass is a producer because it makes its own food through photosynthesis using sunlight.