5th Grade Science Practice Test

Which food chain is found in a water ecosystem?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A farmer notices that the leaves on some sunflower plants have holes caused by insects. The seeds of

these sunflowers are planted. How many of the new sunflower plants will inherit leaves with holes?

• All

• None

• One-half (1/2)

• Three-fourths (3/4)

Which object is needed to light the bulb?

• a battery

• a switch

• another bulb

• another wire

Tags

NGSS.4-PS3-2

Which event caused the change to the mountain?

• eruption

• flood

• hurricane

• landslide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which time of day does the Sun appear highest in the sky?

• midnight

• noon

• sunrise

• sunset

Which question does this experiment test?

• Where do ants get food?

• What is the mass of the ants?

• How many kinds of ants are there?

• Will ants go to a dark or light area?

Which object is opaque?

• glass window

• ice cube

• sunglass lens

• wooden door

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Students want to find out which box of feathers has the greatest mass. Which tool could they use to

measure the mass of each box?

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What is another word for protective coloration?

• camouflage

• habitat

• hibernation

• migration

What is the predicted air temperature at 4:00 p.m.?

• 27°C

• 29°C

• 35°C

• 43°C