Round 1 - Science Bee 5th Grade 5C

Front

What is weather?

Back

The state of the atmosphere at a given place or time.

Front

The neck of the giraffe is a ____________ adaptation:

Back

Structural.

Front

Place the categories in order from smallest to largest: Organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere.

Back

Organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere.

Front

Why do astronauts appear weightless in space?

Back

They are falling around Earth at the same speed as the spacecraft.

Front

What is the change called when matter changes from a liquid to a gas?

Back

Evaporation.

Front

What is an ecosystem?

Back

A community of living organisms and their interactions with their environment.

Front

What is the difference between weather and climate?

Back

Weather is the short-term state of the atmosphere, while climate is the long-term average of weather patterns.

Front

What is a population in ecological terms?

Back

A group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area.

Front

What is a community in ecology?

Back

All the different populations that live together in a specific area.

Front

What is the biosphere?

Back

The global sum of all ecosystems; the zone of life on Earth.