5th Grade Science Quarter 1 Review

Compared to summer, winter is much

• warmer

• colder

• wetter

• drier

Why is hygiene so important?

• Actually, it is not important. We only really need food and water to survive.

• It is important because smelling good is a requirement for success in Middle School.

• It is important because it helps in preventing infections.

• It is important because the Wifi in our computers might glitch if we don't have good hygiene.

The process by which the wind is used to generate mechanical power or electricity.

• Wind energy

• Solar energy

• Hydropower

• Aquaponics

It is any type of energy generated by the sun.

• Hydropower

• Wind energy

• Solar energy

• Lunar Energy

When a tropical storm's that have reached a constant speed of 74 miles per hour or more, it is then categorized as a:

• Tsunami

• Cavern

• Hurricane

• Avalanche

Jacob is doing a report on the galaxy in which Earth is found. Which of the following is the galaxy that Jacob should research for his report?

• Andromeda

• Milky Way

• Maffei 1

• Ursa Minor

If a plant is growing on a rock; Which one is MOST LIKELY to happen as the plant continues to grow?

• The plant will run out of food

• The plant will fall off the rock

• The rock will break into smaller pieces

• The rock will become larger to support the plant

What causes a Delta to form at the mouth of a river?

• sewage runoff

• an earthquake

• sediment deposition

• erosion caused by a glacier

A student poured water over a sloping tray that was full of soil.

What was the student demonstrating?

• soil can be washed away.

• soil creation may take years.

• river sediment forms a delta.

• planting grass protects the soil.

This is an arch that was formed in a desert. What MOST likely caused the arch to form?

• Water froze on the rock and broke it apart.

• Chemicals in the air dissolved the rock.

• River water flowed over the rock.

• Wind wore away some of the rock.