5th grade Science STAAR REVIEW

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What role do raccoons play in a food web?

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Raccoons are consumers in a food web.

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How does the Sun appear to move across the sky?

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As Earth spins on its axis, it makes the Sun appear to move across the sky.

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Which material is the best conductor of electricity?

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Copper is the best conductor of electricity.

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What happens to light when it travels from air into a prism?

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Light bends and separates into many colors when it travels through a prism.

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In which situation does light bend?

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Light bends when it moves through air into water.

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Why does the lower part of a child in a swimming pool appear different in size?

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The light rays that travel through water and then into air are refracted.

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What is a consumer in an ecosystem?

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A consumer is an organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

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A producer is an organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis.

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What is a decomposer?

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A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead material and recycles nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What is refraction?

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Refraction is the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another.

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