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Worksheets5th Grade Science Trivia
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 33mins
What is a producer?
an organism that turns sunlight into food/energy
an organism that eats birds
something that produces sunlight
a rabbit
What is a primary consumer?
the third consumer in a food chain
A plant
Organism that eats a producer/first consumer in a food chain
Organism at the top of the food chain
What is a carnivore?
an organism that eats leaves
Plants
an organism that eats both plants and meat
an organism that only eats meat
What is kinetic energy?
energy being used
energy that is stored
radiation
carrots
What is radiation?
transfer of energy through contact
transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves
sunlight
boiling water
What is light?
the stuff that comes out of a lamp
light is energy that we see that travels in waves from luminous objects
energy we hear
fire
What is frequency?
number of sound waves in a certain amount of time
the height of a sound wave
how fast a sound wave moves
light energy
What is pitch?
the volume of sound
how high or low a sound is
how loud or quiet a sound is
when someone throws a ball in baseball
How much time does it take for Earth to make one full rotation on its axis?
36 hours
92 days
79 minutes
24 hours
How many days does it take for the Earth to make one full revolution around the sun?
365
24
1
65
What causes seasons?
The earth's tilt as it revolves around the sun
Earth's rotation
How close the Earth is to the sun
ice cream
What is a food web?
All the food chains in an ecosystem linked together
a spider web with cheeseburgers on it
the same thing as a food chain
What is photosynthesis?
the sun comes down and feeds plants pieces of pizza
when plants eat dirt for energy
how plants eat
how plants make energy from sunlight
What are the three types of heat transfer?
Convection, conduction, reduction
Action, Reaction, conduction
Convection, conduction, radiation
contraction, conduction, radiation
How fast does light travel?
72 miles per minute
186,000 miles per second
194,000 miles per minute
186,000 miles per minute
Does frequency determine pitch?
Yes
No
Who was Sir Isaac Newton?
He created Fig Newtons in 1962.
He discovered electricity 300 years ago.
A scientist who lives over 300 years ago who observed the world around him. He developed the scientific method and the three laws of motion.
A scientist who lived over 300 years ago who traveled around the world on a boat.
Does Earth's rotation cause day and night?
No
Yes
What does "waning" mean?
whining
shrinking
growing bigger
orbit
What does "waxing" mean?
Growing bigger
making a car shiny
shrinking
swollen
What does "insolation" mean?
The stuff they spray in your house to keep it warm
The amount of sunlight on a given day (cloudy, partly cloudy, etc)
The amount of sun's energy that reaches Earth
The inside of your shoe
What is an ecosystem?
all the animals in the ocean
all the animals in a food web
a community of interacting organisms and their environment
symbiosis
Besides radiation, what are the other two types of heat transfer?
conduction, contraction
conduction, convection
conduction, connectiong
convection, contraction
Why is Pluto no longer a planet?
Pluto can't clean its own orbit
It is too small, that's why it's called a "dwarf planet"
It's too far away
It's too cold
How many planets do we have in our solar system?
9
8
17
26
What are the three types of symbiosis?
producer, consumer, apex predator
commensalism, parasitism, mutualism
symbiosis 1, symbiosis 2, symbiosis 3
mutualism, parasitism, convection
A roller coaster sitting at the top of a hill is an example of....
kinetic energy
potential energy
centripetal force
symbiosis
A roller coaster rolling down a hill is an example of....
kinetic energy
potential energy
centripetal force
symbiosis
When light is shown through a prism, what happens?
Nothing, we just see light
We see the spectrum
Radiation happens
You can hear the light waves
a piece of glass or see-through material that has several flat sides called "faces"
triangle
square
is this science or math?
prism
Which one is completely see-through?
translucent
transparent
opaque
a wall
How many stars are in our solar system?
1
2
7
9
What causes day and night?
Earth's rotation on its axis
Earth revolving around the sun
How close Earth is to the sun
The Sun rotating on its axis
How long does it take for Earth to revolve around the sun?
265 days
365 minutes
290 minutes
365 days
What keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun?
centripetal force
gravity
love
friction
What is the correct order of the planets from closest to the sun to furthest from the sun?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Neptune, Earth, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Mars
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
What planets are rocky?
Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Jupiter
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Jupiter, Neptune, Earth, Mars
Which planets are gassy?
Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Neptune, Pluto, Jupiter
What's an omnivore?
An organism that eats plants
An organism that eats plants and eat
An organism that eats meat
Someone who doesn't eat any carboydrates
What is Newton's Third Law?
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
The more mass something has, the more force is needed to accelerate it
An object at rest will stay at rest until an outside force acts on it
An object in motion will stay in motion until an outside force acts on it
How many degrees is the Earth tilted on it's axis?
29.4
23.5
25.3
35.2
What is an apex predatory?
Organism at the top of the food chain
organism that eats plants
organism that eats the producer
organism that goes through photosynthesis
What does a plant need to go through photosynthesis?
water and sunlight
dirt, water, and sunlight
water, carbon dioxide, sunlight
water, carbon dioxide, dirt
What is convection?
The transfer of heat energy through contact
The transfer of heat energy through air or water
The transfer of heat energy through electromagnetic waves
A type of oven,
What is conduction?
The transfer of heat energy through contact
The transfer of heat energy through air or water
The transfer of heat energy through electromagnetic waves
a type of oven.
What keeps Earth in its orbit
Neptune
centripetal force
gravitational force
friction
What is the coldest planet?
Neptune
Jupiter
Earth
Mars
What is the biggest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
Neptune
Earth
Mars
Why is photosynthesis called photosynthesis?
"photo" means picture, and "synthesis" means food
"photo" means plant, and "synthesis" means food
"photo" means light, and "synthesis" means to make something into something else
They thought it sounded cool
What does the primary consumer do?
Eat the tertiary consumer
Eat the producer
Decompose dead materials
Go through photosynthesis
Which one travels faster? Light or sound?
Light
Sound
Why do we see an explosion before we hear it?
Sound travels faster than light
Light travels faster than sound
It's easier for humans to see than it is for humans to hear
It's easier for humans to hear than it is for humans to see
What does rotate mean?
to spin around in a circle
to go around a central point
to rearrange something
to shuffle a deck of cards
What does revolve mean?
to spin around in a circle
to go around a central point or object
to rearrange something
to shuffle a deck of cards
What material does sound travel fastest in?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Plasma
What color absorbs the most light?
green
black
purple
white
What is the top predator in a food chain/web?
tertiary consumer
producer
decomposer
apex predator
What is a decomposer?
an organism that turns sunlight into food
the third consumer in a food chain/web
an organism that eats a producer
an organism that breaks down dead matter
What is a secondary consumer?
an organism that eats the producer
an organism that turns sunlight into energy/food
the consumer that eats the primary consumer
the organism that eats the tertiary consumer
Which will have the longest orbit around the sun?
Mercury
Jupiter
Mars
Uranus
Which set of planets have the most moons?
Rocky planets
Gassy planets
What determines the length of a planets orbit?
How big it is
How warm it is
The planets' distance from the sun
If it has water on it or not
Which wave will have a higher pitch?
Top wave/the high frequency wave
the bottom wave/low frequency wave
During which season does the Northern Hemisphere (where we live) have the most insolation?
spring
summer
fall
winter
Which of the following is not one of the 6 characteristics of living organisms?
are made of cells
can walk
can reproduce
take in nutrients
