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5th grade · Science · Unit 8 of 11

Energy from the Sun

Plants grow from air and water, and food energy starts with the sun.

What your child practices

Practices how plants get the materials they need for growth mostly from air and water, and how the energy in animals' food was once energy from the sun.

Washington State Learning Standards learning standard: 5-PS3-1; 5-LS1-1 · food energy comes from the sun, and plants grow mainly from air and water

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Animals that eat plants get energy that came from…

    • the wind
    • the sun
    • the moon
    • the soil

  2. Question 2

    The process plants use to make food is…

    • erosion
    • digestion
    • photosynthesis
    • evaporation

  3. Question 3

    Most of a plant's mass comes from…

    • sunlight itself
    • soil
    • air and water
    • rocks

  4. Question 4

    Green plants are green because of…

    • water
    • chlorophyll
    • sugar
    • soil

  5. Question 5

    Plants make their own food using sunlight, water and…

    • sugar from animals
    • soil only
    • carbon dioxide from the air
    • salt

  6. Question 6

    A plant in a sealed jar with water and light can keep growing for a while because it…

    • makes its own food
    • doesn't need energy
    • eats soil only
    • eats the jar

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