5th grade review

5th grade review

Multiple Choice

Why does the lower part of the child appear so much different in size from the upper

part?

• The light rays that travel through water and then into air are refracted.

• The light rays that travel through water and then into air are enlarged.

• The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reflected.

• The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reduced.

Multiple Choice

A student makes a model of the water cycle by using a cup, some water, and plastic wrap. After the student places the model near a sunny window, moisture forms on the inside of the plastic wrap.

What change is the student most likely observing in this model?

• Freezing

• Condensation

• The warming of air

• The formation of clouds

Multiple Choice

The Rio Grande Valley is located at the southern tip of Texas at the end of a long river known as the Rio Grande.

The Rio Grande Valley is located at the southern tip of Texas at the end of a long river known as the Rio Grande.

• Sand and mud from the Gulf of Mexico were washed ashore by tsunamis.

• The river cut through the solid bedrock of the valley.

• The river deposited large amounts of sediment from land erosion.

• Hurricanes pushed soil and debris from the Gulf of Mexico onto the land.

Multiple Choice

A student measures the mass of several substances and records the results in the table shown.

What is the difference in grams between the total mass of the liquid substances and the total mass of the solid substances used in the investigation?

• 428

• 228

• 168

• 188

Multiple Choice

The diagram shows the metal posts that are usually found on a battery.

The battery can be connected to a bell and a switch to produce sound. Which statement best explains why there are two metal posts on the battery?

• The battery needs only one metal post to connect to the bell, but the other metal post is present in case the first post fails to work.

• The battery needs to form a complete circuit that starts with one metal post and ends with the other metal post.

• One metal post makes a complete circuit with the switch, and the other metal post makes a complete circuit with the bell.

• One metal post makes the bell start to ring, and the other metal post makes the bell ring louder.

Multiple Choice

When a powdered drink mix was added to water, the liquid turned orange. A student decided the taste was too strong, so he poured out half of the liquid and added more water. Which of the following most likely occurred when more water was added?

• The physical state changed.

• The orange color became lighter

• The liquid had a sweeter taste.

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

Each school year for 30 years, the amount of rain that fell at a school was measured and recorded. Tracking rainfall over a long period provides the most information about which characteristic of an area?

• Climate

• Temperature of one day

• Weather

• Type of soil

Multiple Choice

A class is learning about states of matter. The teacher shows the students how to set up the investigation shown in the diagram.

What kinds of energy are needed in this investigation to change the state of matter of the candle?

• Light, mechanical, and thermal

• Mechanical, light, and electrical

• Thermal and mechanical

• Electrical and thermal

Multiple Choice

All of these are related to the formation of oil or natural gas EXCEPT —

• decomposed animals

• decayed plants

• active volcanoes

• sedimentary rocks

Multiple Choice

Some students paint the inside of several boxes. They paint each box a different color. They observe that the inside of the box painted white looks brighter than the others. What is the most likely reason this box looks brighter?

• More light is reflected off white paint.

• More light is refracted by white paint.

• More light passes through white paint.

• More light is absorbed by white paint.