Science SSA 5th Grade Practice Questions Sample Item Types

Which of the following has the largest population in the Indian River Lagoon ecosystem?

• crab

• egret

• flounder

• sea grass

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Which of the following statements most accurately describes the energy transfer between the levels of the food pyramid in the Indian River Lagoon?

• Energy stays in the phytoplankton at the lowest level.

• Energy is released into the environment only from the egret.

• Energy travels up from the phytoplankton to the clam worm.

• Energy moves from the flounder to both the clam worm and egret.

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In the Indian River Lagoon ecosystem, many organisms compete with one another for food sources. Which organism in the food web competes with the egret for food?

• clam worm

• crab

• flounder

• heron

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which of the following forces causes the blocks to move down the tray?

• electric

• friction

• gravity

• magnetic

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Which block would experience the least amount of friction as it moved down the tray?

• Ice Block

• Sponge Block

• Sandpaper Block

• Plastic Block

Which of the following conclusions can Felipe and Marsha make about the forces that cause the blocks to move down the tray?

• The force of friction is the same on each block.

• The force of friction causes the speed of each block to increase.

• The force of gravity causes all the blocks to move at the same speed.

• The force of gravity is greater than the force of friction on all the blocks.

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Which of the following statements is Delilah most likely testing?

• All types of metal are attracted to magnets.

• Each magnet can lift the metal object to the same height.

• Larger magnets can pick up heavier metal objects than smaller magnets can.

• Heavier metal objects are more attracted to magnets than lighter metal objects are.

Based on his investigation, which of the following is an observation and NOT a personal opinion?

• Earthworms are afraid of light.

• Earthworms like staying together.

• Earthworms move away from light.

• Earthworms like living in the ground.

Which statement best describes why Gabriel should write down his experimental procedure?

• The exact experiment can be repeated by others and the results compared.

• The experiment can be changed by others to get different results.

• The data will help people decide what type of sweetener to use.

• The data will show people which ants are more common.

Which of the following best explains why Sirius appears brighter than Pollux in our nighttime sky?

• Sirius has a different color than Pollux has.

• Sirius has different gases than Pollux has.

• Sirius is closer to Earth than Pollux is.

• Sirius is larger than Pollux is.