5th Grade Test Prep Science Review

5th Grade Test Prep Science Review

By CIARA KINMAN

Multiple Choice

Smooth surfaces _______ a lot of light.

• reflect
• bend
• absorb
• twist

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Why do we see objects as white?

• They absorb all light
• They reflect all light
• They absorb some light and reflect some light

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Which explains why the fork looks different under water?

• light can't pass through the glass
• the wavelength of light lengthens
• the amount of light increases when going through water
• light is refracted at an angle

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Another name for light bending is ....

• Reflaction
• Absorbing
• Refraction
• mirror

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If you are wearing a black sweatshirt, what happens to most of the light that strikes the sweatshirt 

• It is absorbed
• It is reflected
• It is transmitted

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When a ray of light moves from the air to water it bends due to a change in

• Velocity
• Direction
• Speed

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When light passess through this object, it is refracted off of one wall and reflected to another, the light is refracted again and as it leaves the object, it forms a rainbow. 
What is this object?

• Mirror
• Magnifying glass
• Prism
• Window

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These waves travel in a __________ line.

• jagged
• squiggly
• straight
• obstructive 

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Sound moves in a _________.

• Transverse wave
• Longitudinal wave

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How is sound produced?

• By the vibration of particles
• By the transfer of particles 

Multiple Choice

Area of a longitudinal wave where particles are CLOSE together.

• Compression
• Rarefaction

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Area of a longitudinal wave where particles are APART. 

• Compression
• Rarefaction

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The reflection of sound waves off of a hard surface can create ______.

• A wave
• An echo 

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Soft surfaces _______ sound waves. 

• Reflect
• Absorb

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___________ measures  how close or  far particles are.

• Amplitude
• Frequency 

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____________ is determined by sound wave's frequency. 

• Compression
• Pitch 

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From November to February, the constellation Orion is clearly visible in the night sky from Mississippi. Orion appears to rise from the east and set in the west. The stars do not actually move through the sky. They appear to change positions due to the Earth's Movement.

What factor is responsible for the changes in Orion's position when viewed during the winter month?

• the rotation of the Sun

• the rotation of Earth on its axis

• the revolution of the Sun around the Earth

• the revolution of the moon around the Sun

Multiple Choice

Use the scenario to answer the next two questions

Making solutions

Solutions are mixtures that are very common in our daily lives. A solution is composed of a solute and a solvent.

A student conducted an investigation using 50 milliliter of distilled water and 5 grams of table salt. The water for each test was brought to a certain temperature before the salt was added. The data from the investigation are shown in the graph.

Which conclusion best describes the data in the graph?

• Increasing the amount of solvent increases the temperature of a solution

• Increasing the temperature of the solute increases the amount of the solution

• the amount of solute in a solution determines the time needed for the solute to dissolve in the solvent

• A decrease in the temperature of a solvent increases the time needed for a solute to dissolve in a solvent

Multiple Select

Two words that correctly identify properties of these planets

Uranus -Neptune- Saturn- Jupiter

• rocky

• gaseous

• large

• small

Multiple Choice

Which statement identifies the most likely outcome if the rabbit population suddenly reduced?

• Owls would become extinct because they have no food

• Hawks would have less food available so their population would decrease

• Grasshoppers would have less food available so their population would decrease

• Grasses in the area would die and all of the animals would have to move to another area to survive

Multiple Choice

Which is the correct order of the food chain of the channel catfish?

• A,B,C,D

• B,C,D,A

• C,D,A,B

• D,B,A,C

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Some organisms use the energy of the _____ to make their own food.

• sun

• water

• soil

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What is the foundation of a food chain?

• consumers

• producers

• nutrients

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What is used to illustrate how energy is transferred through an ecosystem?

• balance

• survival guide

• food web

• food chain

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What shows the complex feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem?

• food chain

• photosynthesis

• food web

• commensalism

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If a population of mice dies out in an ecosystem, what will happen to the predators of the mice?

• they will look for alternative food or they will die out

• they will start eating plants

• they will encourage a mice population to restart

• they will eat snickers

Multiple Choice

Which of the following forms a complete food chain within the food web?

• grass, grasshopper, fox

• carrot, grass, bird

• fox, rabbit, carrot

• grains, birds, foxes

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about this food web?

• Owls get their energy needs from mice and grasshoppers

• Rabbits have 3 energy sources

• grasshoppers prey on birds

• foxes are the top producers

Multiple Choice

How would you describe foxes in this food web?

• producers

• herbivores

• omnivores

• carnivores

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Which of the organisms in this food web are herbivores?

• foxes, owls, birds

• carrots, grains, grasses

• rabbits, mice, grasshoppers

• birds, mice, owls

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Mutualism is a symbiotic relationship where organisms........

• benefit from each other

• harm each other for food

• eat only other carnivores

• use photosynthesis as a way of creating energy

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What is the definition of commensalism?

• A relationship where both organisms benefit from each other.

• A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed

• A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is not affected.

• A relationship where both organisms are harmed.

Multiple Choice

This image shows

• reflection

• refraction

Multiple Choice

The cat looks funny through the glass because of

• reflection

• refraction

Multiple Choice

Which produces light energy?

Multiple Choice

Which does NOT use sound energy?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true?

• Earth is the center of the solar system
• The sun orbits the earth
• Gravity exists only on Earth
• The sun is the center of the solar system

Multiple Choice

A pattern of stars is called what?

• constellation
• solar system
• galaxy
• bunch

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Stars are made of what?

• rock
• gas
• ice
• fire

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Which of the following is true?

• The sun is not a star
• The sun is bigger than most stars
• The sun is made of helium and hydrogen
• The sun has a solid surface

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How long is Earth's revolution?

• one day
• one year
• one decade
• one hour

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How long is Earth's rotation?

• one day
• one year
• one decade
• one hour

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Earth's rotation causes what?

• one year
• day and night
• moon phases
• seasons

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What makes the sun, stars, and moon to appear to change position in the sky?

• earth's revolution
• moon phases
• seasons
• earth's rotation

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The imaginary line that represents earth's tilt is called what?

• axis
• equator
• prime meridian
• degrees

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What causes seasons?

• earth's distance to the sun
• earth's tilt and revolution
• earth's tilt and rotation
• the moon

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The sun is a __________ sized star.

• small
• medium
• large
• x-large

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Why does the sun appear to be the largest star in the sky?

• It is far away
• It is very big
• It is the closest star to earth
• It is a planet

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Why do planets orbit the sun (and not float around in space)?

• the moons are keeping them in place
• They were hit by an asteroid
• they were hit by a comet
• the sun's gravity keeps them in place

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An object that revolves around another object in space (natural or manmade)

• mirror

• microscope

• oscilloscope

• satellite

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Fill in the blanks.
The sun rises in the ______ and sets in the ___________.

• north, south
• south, north
• east, west
• west, east

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What is a comet?

• rocky, metallic tiny planet that orbits the sun
• chunk of dirt and ices
• a mixture of gases
• a smaller chunk of stony matter, also known as a shooting star

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What is a meteor?

• rocky, metallic tiny planet that orbits the sun
• chunk of dirt and ices
• a mixture of gases
• a smaller chunk of stony matter, also known as a shooting star

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How many planets are there?

• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9

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What is an asteroid?

• rocky, metallic tiny planet that orbits the sun
• chunk of dirt and ices
• a mixture of gases
• a smaller chunk of stony matter, also known as a shooting star

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To "revolve" means to _________________

• rotate
• spin
• move
• orbit

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What galaxy do we live in?

• Black Hole
• Milky Way
• Milk Dud
• Three Musketeers 

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Asteroids are composed mostly of _________.

• ice
• dirt
• rock
• gas

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If it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

• Spring
• Fall
• Winter
• Summer

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Where do plants get the energy for photosynthesis to take place?

• nutrients in the soil

• the sun

• chlorophyll

• bee pollination

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What part of the plant soaks up water for photosynthesis?

• roots

• petals

• leaf

• stem

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What is the food manufacturing process in plants?

• respiration

• chlorophyll

• glucose

• photosynthesis

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Where do the leaves and stems of plants get their green color from?

• glucose

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• chlorophyll

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What gas  do plants give off after conducting photosynthesis that humans/animals need in order to live?

• Oxygen
• Carbon
• Nitrogen
• Hydrogen

Multiple Choice

What are the 3 key ingredients needed for photosynthesis

• glucose, oxygen, carbon dioxide
• carbon dioxide, water, glucose
• water, soil, sunlight
• sunlight, water, carbon dioxide

Multiple Choice

The toy car and ramp seen above might be used to answer which testable question?

• A. What material is the ramp made of?

• B. Which toy car looks the best?

• C What effect does gravity have on a toy car?

• D. What metal makes the best toy cars?

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2. By changing the surface over which the car rolls from sandpaper to wax paper, you might be able to test the effect of what force?

• A. Magnetism

• B. Wind

• C. Wind

• D. Friction

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5. An experiment is conducted to measure the amount of force required to push a square cardboard box from one side of the room to the other side. What variable is likely to lessen the force required?

• A. Adding several heavy weights to the box

• B. Tipping the box onto its side

• C. Adding another box on top

• D. Placing the box onto a wheeled cart

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6. Some students were investigating if the height that a ball was dropped would affect its bounce. The ball was dropped at 60 cm and at 80 cm. What statement is true of the results for each of the heights that the balls were dropped?

• F. There was no difference in the results.

• G. The ball dropped from 60 cm bounced 20 cm higher than

  the ball dropped from 80 cm.

• H. The ball dropped from 80 cm bounced higher than the ball dropped from 60 cm.

• J. The ball dropped from 60 cm bounced higher than the ball dropped from 80 cm.

Multiple Choice

The change in a objects position is________.

• Force
• Motion
• Reaction
• movement

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When a car drives by, we know it is in motion because we use a ______________.

• ruler
• car
• reference point
• object

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Tug of war is an example of what kind of force.

• typical force
• normal force
• balanced force
• direct force

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To calculate average speed you _______ the distance traveled by the elapsed time.

• divide
• multiply
• square
• subtract