Living Things | ||
#1 | What does a bird have on the outside of its body? | Feathers |
#2 | What are reptiles covered in? | Dry scales |
#3 | What do mammals, reptiles, and birds breathe with? | Lungs |
#4 | What is an animal called that eats meat? | Carnivore |
#5 | What are 3 essential characteristics of living things? | Grow and change, reproduce, respond to environment |
Simple Machines | ||
#1 | What is a machine called that has a bar that turns on a fixed point? | Lever |
#2 | What is a machine that can split an object called? | Wedge |
#3 | A door knob is an example of a ___________________. | Wheel and axle |
#4 | What is a machine that is made up of 2 or more simple machines called? | Compound machine |
#5 | How does a lever make work easier? | Changes the effort needed and changes the direction of the force |
Rocks | ||
#1 | What is a fire-made rock called? | Igneous rock |
#2 | What is a rock that is made up of mud, sand, tiny pebbles cemented together called? | Sedimentary rock |
#3 | What is a rock that has change through heating and squeezing called? | Metamorphic rock |
#4 | What is glass made from? | Sand |
#5 | What type of rock is limestone? | Sedimentary rock |
Forces | ||
#1 | What is the force called when you move something away from you? | Push |
#2 | What is the force called when you move something toward you? | Pull |
#3 | What is the force that keeps us on the earth? | Gravity |
#4 | What force can slow something down, create heat or allow you to grip something? | Friction |
#5 | When working with a magnet, how do the poles need to be alligned in order to attract each other? | north to south |
Soil and Fossils | ||
#1 | If a dinosaur made a footprint, what type of fossil is this? | Imprint |
#2 | What is the material called when a fossil forms in tree sap? | Amber |
#3 | What is it called when rocks break down into smaller pieces? | Weathering |
#4 | What are the three layers of soil? | Topsoil, subsoil and bedrock |
#5 | What is the material found in topsoil that was made from things that were once living? | Humus |
Final Question | |
What did you like best about science class this year? | Accept any answer! |