5th Science AIR Test Review

Which diagram correctly shows the orbits of Earth (E), the moon (M) and the sun (S)?

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Stars close to Earth include the sun, Alpha Centauri, and Barnard's star. How is the sun different from those other stars?

• The sun orbits Earth.

• The sun gives off light.

• The sun is in our solar system.

• The sun is made up of gases.

It is currently daytime at point X shown on Earth. Which statement explains why it will be nighttime at point X after 12 hours?

• Earth is tilted on its axis.

• Earth has a round shape.

• Earth orbits around the sun.

• Earth rotates around its axis.

The figures show the sun's rays shining on Earth's surface in Ohio. They are the same time of day, but different dates. Which figure would represent January 1st.

• Figure 1

• Figure 2

• Figure 3

• Figure 4

A student records the hours of darkness of certain days in the year and records the average temperature for those days in the data table. Which statement explains the trend seen in the table?

• The length of darkness causes cooler temperatures.

• The sun rotates closer to Earth to cause warmer temperatures.

• Changes in the speed of Earth's rotation cause changes in temperature.

• Changes in the angle and altitude of the sun cause changes in temperature.

The table shows the diet of several organisms that are found in a meadow ecosystem.

• Grasshopper > Songbird > Mouse > Toad

• Seeds > Toad > Mouse > Fox

• Grass > Grasshopper > Toad > Fox

• Mouse > Songbird > Grass > Snake

Hummingbirds feed on the nectar of flowering plants. In this process, they also pollinate the plant. Which symbiotic relationship does this represent?

• predation

• mutualism

• parasitism

• commensalism

Grasshoppers, cacti, lizards, and rattlesnakes are organisms found in a desert ecosystem. Which activity in a desert ecosystem increases the amount of energy available to living things?

• Rattlesnakes eat small rodents.

• Cactus plants change sunlight into food and grow larger.

• Lizards feed on ants.

• Grasshoppers sit in the sunlight.

Which statement describes the flow of energy shown in the food web?

• Energy flows from hawks to plants.

• Energy flows from plants to hawks.

• Energy flows from plants to squirrels and chipmunks.

• Energy flows from hawks to chipmunks.

What role does the fungi play in this food web?

• producer

• consumer

• herbivore

• decomposer