OST Grade 5 Science Year in Review

Multiple Choice

How many stars are in the solar system?

• One

• Millions

• Billions

Multiple Choice

Two students use a ball and a flashlight to represent Earth and the sun.

 Which statement explains why point X should be the North Pole instead of point Y?

• Earth’s axis is tilted.

• Earth orbits the moon.

• Earth rotates on its axis.

• Earth is pulled by the moon.

Multiple Choice

A student looks at stars through a telescope. Each star is the same size as the sun. Using the image. Identify the star that is the farthest from Earth.

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Multiple Choice

The diagram shows three objects in the solar system. The dashed lines show the orbits of some of these objects. What object is located at position A?

• Moon

• Sun

• Planet

Multiple Choice

The diagram shows three objects in the solar system. The dashed lines show the orbits of some of these objects. What object is located at position B?

• Moon

• Sun

• Planet

Multiple Choice

The diagram shows three objects in the solar system. The dashed lines show the orbits of some of these objects. What object is located at position C?

• Moon

• Sun

• Planet

Multiple Choice

A scientist studies an object that is in outer space and is made of ice and gas. It has a very large orbit around the sun. When it gets closer to the sun, the ice melts and the gases burn.

 

Which type of celestial body is he studying?

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Meteoroid

• Moon

• Slow Rotations (long days)

• Closer to the Sun (short years)​​

• Solid Surface​

• Smaller in Size

• Few to No Moons

• ​No Rings

• Warmer Temperatures

​Inner Planets

• Fast Rotations (short days)

• Further from the Sun (long years)​​

• No Solid Surface​

• Larger in Size

• Many Moons

• ​Rings

• Colder Temperatures

​Outer Planets

Multiple Choice

A solar system data chart is shown. Using the information provided, what planet belongs in Box 1?

• Venus

• Neptune

Multiple Choice

A solar system data chart is shown. Using the information provided, what length of orbit belongs in Box 2?

• 30,681

• 687

Multiple Choice

A solar system data chart is shown. Using the information provided, what composition belongs in box 3?

• Rocky

• Gases

Multiple Choice

A solar system data chart is shown. Using the information provided, what composition belongs in box 4?

• Rocky

• Gases

Multiple Choice

What type of organism is bacteria?

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

Multiple Choice

What type of organism is a butterfly?

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

Multiple Choice

What type of organism is thistle?

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

Multiple Choice

According to THIS food web, what type of consumer is the fish?

• Herbivore

• Omnivore

• Carnivore

Multiple Choice

According to THIS food web, what type of consumer is the limpet?

• Herbivore

• Omnivore

• Carnivore

Multiple Choice

According to THIS food web, what type of consumer is the human?

• Herbivore

• Omnivore

• Carnivore

Multiple Choice

An increase in sea temperature results in an increase in plant plankton and algae.

What other organisms in the food web will also increase as a result? Why?

• All consumers in the food web, because they will have more food to eat.

• Only the herbivores in the food web, because they will have more food to eat.

• Only the producers in the food web, because they will photosynthesize more.

• Only the carnivores in the food web, because they will have more food to eat.

Multiple Choice

Which organism will decrease in numbers most rapidly if many of the fish are removed by fishing activities?

• Shark

• Animal Plankton

• Seagull

• Human

Multiple Choice

Scientists study woodpeckers (a bird), emerald ash borers (insects), and ash trees (a producer) living in a forest. The emerald ash borer is an invasive species that feeds on ash tree bark. They weaken and eventually kill the tree. Woodpeckers feed on nuts, fruits, emerald ash borers, and other insects. What is the relationship between the emerald ash borer and the ash tree?

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predator-Prey

Multiple Choice

Scientists study woodpeckers (a bird), emerald ash borers (insects), and ash trees (a producer) living in a forest. The emerald ash borer is an invasive species that feeds on ash tree bark. They weaken and eventually kill the tree. Woodpeckers feed on nuts, fruits, emerald ash borers, and other insects. What is the relationship between the woodpecker and the emerald ash borer?

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predator-Prey

Multiple Choice

Scientists study woodpeckers (a bird), emerald ash borers (insects), and ash trees (a producer) living in a forest. The emerald ash borer is an invasive species that feeds on ash tree bark. They weaken and eventually kill the tree. Woodpeckers feed on nuts, fruits, emerald ash borers, and other insects. What is the relationship between the woodpecker and the ash tree?

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predator-Prey

Multiple Choice

David makes a musical instrument.

He flicks the sticks one at a time using the same amount of force. Stick 1 makes the sound with the lowest pitch. Why is that?

• Stick 1 vibrates the fastest.

• The other sticks do not vibrate.

• Stick 1 vibrates the slowest.

Multiple Choice

Which string would make the sound with the highest pitch?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following images represents reflection?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following images represents refraction?

Multiple Select

Many colors of light travel from the sun toward the pear. Which arrow(s) shows the color(s) of light that are reflected by the pear.

• Red Arrow

• Blue Arrow

• Green Arrow

• Purple Arrow

• Yellow Arrow

Multiple Select

Many colors of light travel from the sun toward the pear. Which arrow(s) shows the color(s) of light that are absorbed by the pear?

• Red Arrow

• Blue Arrow

• Green Arrow

• Purple Arrow

• Yellow Arrow

Multiple Choice

A boy wants to build a house for his rabbits. What color should he paint the roof to keep his rabbits cool in the summer?

• Black

• White

• Red

• Yellow

Multiple Choice

The image shows that light is reflected off the white T-shirt. What happens to the light when it reaches the black T-shirt?

• The light passes through.

• The light is absorbed.

• The light is reflected.

Multiple Choice

A student pushed a cart in a straight line for three trials. In the first trial she applied a SMALL force to the cart. In the second trial she applied a MEDIUM force, and in the third trial she applied a LARGE force. She observed the relationship between the force she applied and the change in speed of the cart.

 

Which bar graph shows the relationship between the force applied to the cart and the change in speed in the student’s three trials?

Multiple Choice

Two identical wagons, A and B, are next to each other on a flat surface. The wagons are not moving and are not touching. The student wants Wagon A to have a greater increase in its speed than Wagon B when an equal force is applied to both wagons. What could the student do to one of the wagons to achieve this result?

• Put a bag filled with books in Wagon A only

• Put a bag filled with books in Wagon B only.

• Push Wagon A towards the right instead of straight.

• Push Wagon A towards the left and push Wagon B towards the right.

Multiple Choice

The tortoise and the hare raced down a path through the woods. The path measured 42 yards. The race started at 12:00 PM and the tortoise crossed the finish line at 3:00 PM. What was the speed of the tortoise?

• 12 yards per hour

• 14 yards per hour

• 7 yards per hour

• 6 yards per hour

Multiple Choice

The tortoise and the hare raced down a path through the woods. The path measured 42 yards. The race started at 12:00 PM but the hare decided to take a nap first and did not cross the finish line until 6:00 PM. What was the speed of the hare?

• 7 yards per hour

• 12 yards per hour

• 6 yards per hour

• 14 yards per hour