5th Grade Science FSA Practice #1

Gracie and Jason were setting up an experiment to find out if mosquito larvae grow faster in warm water. Which of these must they include in their experiment?

• a graph

• a control group

• more uncontrolled variables

• a graphic showing the larvae

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Caden and Ramona set up an investigation to test the effects of different plastics on cattail plants. They made the following table to record the results of their tests.

Which of these must be added to the table to provide stronger evidence of the effects of different plastics on cattail plants?

• a control

• more trials

• more water in each containter

• a container without cattail plants

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The Sun, Moon, and stars appear to move from east to west each day. This apparent movement is the result of the –

• objects orbiting Earth

• rotation of Earth on its axis

• revolution of Earth around the sun

• different in the sizes of the objects

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Minerals are identified by using different tests. Which test is usually done by trying to scratch a rock?

• acid test

• streak test

• hardness test

• cleavage test

Ramona and Abby are studying the sweetness of different sweeteners. Which of these is the independent variable in their experiments?

• The kinds of sweetners

• The amount of sweetner

• The number of sweetners

• The taste of each sweetner

Ed and Valerie like tacos for breakfast. They make observations and have opinions about their breakfast tacos. Which of these is an opinion?

• The taco shell is tan colored.

• The taco has bits of green pepper in it.

• The taco smelled good when it was cooking.

• The taco shell makes a sound when it breaks.

Which of these is caused by the rotation of Earth on its axis?

• Days and nights.

• The length of the year.

• Full moons and new moons.

• The apparent small size of the sun.

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Florida has many kinds of natural resources. Which of these is a nonrenewable Florida resource?

• oil

• trees

• water

• sunlight

Some students carefully measured a volume of water and found its mass. They repeated this for four different volumes of water at room temperature. The graph shows the results of their measurements.

Which conclusion is best supported by their results?

• volume and mass of water are the same thing.

• as the volume of water increases, the mass of water decreases.

• as the volume of water increases, the mass of water also increases.

• as the temperature increases, the mass of of water in grams also increases.

How are galaxies like solar systems?

• Both contain nebulas.

• Both contain black holes.

• Both are help together by gravity.

• Both are made up of billions of stars.

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