5th Grade Quarter 1 Benchmark Assessment Review

SC.5.N.1.3-Iman wanted to find out at what temperature butter melts. She placed a cube of solid butter in a beaker. She put the beaker on a hot plate. She turned up the temperature dial one degree every two minutes. Then she recorded the temperature at which the butter started to melt.

*Iman wanted to determine if her results were reliable. She decided to repeat the experiment. Which statement describes the main purpose of repeating the experiment?

• A. to test a different substance

• B. to see if the results are similar

• C. to practice completing experiments

• D. to determine if butter will melt twice

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

2) SC.5.L.14.2 Dawn is comparing how different animals move and the structures they use to move. She made the table shown below.

*Which structure completes the table for the shark?

• eyes and brain

• skin and scales

• tail and fin

• teeth and jaws

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NGSS.4-LS1-1

SC.5.L.14.1_The human body has different systems. Each system has several organs. The diagram below shows a model of some of the organs in one of the human body systems.

*Which organ does the arrow show?

• bladder

• kidney

• liver

• pancreas

4) SC.5.N.1.4_Marco wants to determine if adding plant food pellets to the soil of rose plants changes the number of roses produced. Marco decides to test three different brands of plant food pellets. He uses the number of pellets stated by the directions for each brand. The table below shows the conditions for each of Marco’s rose plants.

*Based on evidence in the table, which plant was the control plant?

• plant 1

• plant 2

• plant 3

• plant 4

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

SC.5.L.15.1_A plain on one side of a river once flooded regularly. During the last ten years, the river has not flooded and the plain is drier and there are fewer nutrients in the soil. A scientist compares the plant life on the plain now to the plant life ten years ago. Which claim describes what the scientist would most likely find?

• There is no longer any plant life on the plain.

• The plant life is about the same as ten years ago.

• The number of plants of each type greatly increased.

• The plants are mainly those suited to the new conditions.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

SC..5.N.1.5_Mr. Bryant wants his class to observe and measure baby mice and record the data in their science journals. One student’s journal looks like this:

*What claim can the student make based on the evidence in the table?

• A mouse will never weigh more than 6g.

• Baby mice can vary in size, color, and activity level.

• Baby mice will never be less than 11 mm in length when they are born.

• Brown baby mice are bigger than white baby mice.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

SC.L.17.1_Few plants can survive on sand dunes because they cannot gain support in the sandy soil. The picture below shows a plant that survives on Florida sand dunes.

*What physical characteristics allow the plant to get support on the sand dunes?

• short roots

• many stems

• small leaves

• purple flowers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

SC.5.N.1.2_A team of students wants to find out what time of day squirrels in a forest are most active. They observe squirrels in a forest for five days. They record the period of time of any squirrel activity they see and describe the details of that activity. This investigation is not an experiment. Why?

• It does not have a set research goal.

• There are no variables being controlled.

• There are no measurements being taken.

• It is carried out over a long period of time.

SC.5.N.2.2_Becker did an experiment. Separately, Tracy did the exact same experiment. Becker and Tracy found they each got very different results. Which of the following is the best thing Becker and Tracy could do?

• Find the average of each set of results and use it.

• Accept the set of results they think is most correct.

• Combine all the results into one set and use the new set.

• Reject both sets of results and perform the experiment again.

SC.5.L.15.1_Environmental changes affect the survival of plants and animals. The picture below shows weather conditions in an area before and after the environment changed.

*Which kinds of animals would most likely increase in number over time?

• those suited for the cold

• those that are the largest

• those that can find shelter

• those that are able to adapt

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4