5th Grade Science FSA Practice #1

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What must be included in an experiment to find out if mosquito larvae grow faster in warm water?

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a control group

Front

What must be added to the table to provide stronger evidence of the effects of different plastics on cattail plants?

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more trials

Front

The Sun, Moon, and stars appear to move from east to west each day. This apparent movement is the result of the –

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rotation of Earth on its axis

Front

Which test is usually done by trying to scratch a rock?

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hardness test

Front

Ed and Valerie like tacos for breakfast. They make observations and have opinions about their breakfast tacos. Which of these is an opinion?

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The taco smelled good when it was cooking.

Front

Florida has many kinds of natural resources. Which of these is a nonrenewable Florida resource? Options: oil, trees, water, sunlight

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oil

Front

Some students carefully measured a volume of water and found its mass. They repeated this for four different volumes of water at room temperature. The graph shows the results of their measurements. Which conclusion is best supported by their results?

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as the volume of water increases, the mass of water also increases.

Front

Why were the sounds made by Eric and Alice different when blowing across bottles with different water levels?

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are produced by vibrations of air that are more rapid than low notes.

Front

Electrical energy is very useful because it can easily be –

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converted into other forms of energy.

Front

What is missing from the fern life cycle that is found only in the flowering plant life cycle?

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seeds