fifth grade science test prep

1. Which of the following best explains why piece of wood is a solid and not a liquid.

• It is white in color

• It takes the shape of its container

• You can weigh it on a scale

• It has molecules more tightly packed than a liquid.

1. Water vapor can be cooled into a liquid by which of the following

• Freezing

• Condensing

• Boiling

• Melting

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1. Which term means “ a combination of two or more substances that maintain their properties?”

• Solution

• Mixture

• Matter

• Dissolve

1. Bamboo is a type of tree that has many uses from flooring to decoration. Johnathan puts a quarter and a piece of bamboo in a beaker. Why would the piece of bamboo float and quarter sink?

• The bamboo and quarter are different states of matter

• The bamboo and quarter are different shapes

• The bamboo and quarter have different densities

• The bamboo and quarter are different sizes.

1. Which of these best describes the change in sugar grains as they dissolve in water.

• The grains get hotter until they melt into a liquid

• The grains are washed until they are clear.

• The grains dissolve and get smaller in size until they can no longer be seen.

• The grains change their chemical and become water?

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1. Leah adds a cup of dried beans to a cup of dried rice in a bowl. Which does not happen?

• The beans and rice will be able to be separated.

• The beans and rice will maintain their physical properties

• The rice and beans will be together in the bowl

• The rice and beans combine to make a new substance.

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1. Nancy added a spoon of salt to a glass of water. Which statement is not true about the solution?

• The salt evaporated from the water.

• The salt dissolved in the water.

• The salt caused the water to become a solution.

• The salt particles became smaller in size.

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1. What happens to the physical properties of a spoonful of salt when mixed with water?

• The salt no longer tastes salty

• The salt evaporates into the water.

• The salt dissolves and can no longer be seen as a solid.

• The physical properties of the salt do not change.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

1. Which best describes melting?

• Boiling soup on the stove.

• Placing water in the refrigerator

• Cooling a bowl of soup that is too hot.

• Letting ice sit in the hot sun.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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Use the recipe below to answer this question

World’s best Kool Aid mix

2 Cups cool water

1 pack of cherry Kool Aid

½ cup sugar

½ cup brown sugar

3 whole strawberries

3 blueberries

Which ingredients dissolve when mixed with water?

• Sugar

• Strawberries

• Blueberries

• Water

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