5th Grade Science STAAR Review 5

Front

Earth is made up of layers. The crust is the thinnest. It is made of ___________, which are gigantic slabs of rocks.

Back

plates

Front

When plates move it makes _____________ which are movements in the Earth's crust caused by a sudden shift in the plates.

Back

earthquakes

Front

A ______ is a giant wave caused by earthquakes on the ocean floor.

Back

tsunami

Front

A __________ is a mountain that builds up around unpinning in the Earth's crust. Sometimes melted rocks, gasses are forced out.

Back

volcano

Front

Magma rises up a volcano through an opening called the vent. When the magma reaches the top of the volcano, it is called ________.

Back

lava

Front

A ______ is the sudden downhill movement of loose rock and soil. Heavy rain can cause this to move quickly down a slope.

Back

landslide

Front

A _______ is a physical feature on the Earth's surface, like mountains, canyons, and valleys.

Back

landform

Front

An organism that spends a significant portion of its life in or on a living host

Back

parasite

Front

How can fertilizer harm an ecosystem? Options: May kill insects that help pollinate the crops, May evaporate causing smog in the air, May help crops to grow, May run into a nearby body of water causing an algae bloom

Back

May run into a nearby body of water causing an algae bloom

Front

Why is decomposition important to life processes?

Back

It helps return nutrients to the environment.