Science TCAP Grade 5 Review I

Which is an adaptation that helps a tadpole live in the water?

• fur

• gills

• lungs

• legs

A bear cub looks like its mother because it

• passed its genes to its mother.

• got most of its genes from its mother.

• got all tis genes from its mother.

• got half its genes from its mother.

A scientist wants to freeze a liquid very slowly. What could the scientist do to make the liquid freeze more slowly?

• Adjust the freezer to be colder.

• Adjust the freezer to be warmer.

• Decrease the air pressure inside the freezer.

• Decrease the volume of the liquid.

Your body has the most kinetic energy when you are

• sleeping.

• standing in line.

• walking.

• sitting on a bench.

Which describes parasitism?

• Two different kinds of organisms harm each other.

• Two different kinds of organisms help each other.

• One kind of organism is helped, and the other is not helped or harmed.

• One kind of organism is helped, and the other is harmed.

As you climb down a mountain, the temperature of the air will most likely

• rise

• fall

• rise and then fall

• not change

An understanding of electrical energy was important for the invention of the

• airplane.

• lightbulb.

• microscope.

• telescope.

Which is the best description of an earthquake?

• two plates bumping into each other

• a sudden release of melted rock

• shaking of the land

• stress building up in Earth's crust

What is the role of the cell membrane in a plant or animal cell?

• It allows substances to enter and leave the cell.

• It directs what happens in the cell.

• It stores wastes.

• It releases stored energy.

A classroom is heated by warm air from a vent on one side of the room. Students measure the temperature in different parts of the room. They find the temperature in all parts of the room is close to 21°C. Heat is transferred throughout the room mainly by

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• potential energy