5th Grade FCAT Review (3rd Grade Standards)

What is the teacher most likely trying to show using this model of the solar system? (a)  

• an experiment on the moon
• how planets move around the Sun
• the gases that make up the Sun
• temperature on the Sun's surface

The Sun is around 93 million miles from Earth. It provides the energy and the warmth needed to support life. What would happen to life on Earth if the Sun was the same distance from Earth as Jupiter?

• Life on Earth would adjust to the warmer temperatures

• Life on Earth would adjust to the colder temperatures

• Earth would be too hot to sustain life

• Earth would be too cold to sustain life

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the temperature of the liquid?

Mathematical Equivalence

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All plants make their own food. Which of the following is NOT required for these plants to make their own food? (a)  

• sunlight
• water
• dirt
• air

Tommy wonders why the Sun is called a medium-sized star when it seems so big. all the the other stars at night are small compared to the Sun. Which conclusion can be drawn from to explain this to Tommy?

• The Sun looks larger because it is closer to the Earth than the other stars.

• The stars you see at night are very small compared to the Sun.

• All stars are the same size, so the Sun is the biggest star in the universe.

• The Sun does not look like the other stars in the sky, so it must not be a star.

A beam of light is shined directly at a mirror. Which statement tells what happens to the light when it hits the mirror?

• It will continue in a straight line.

• It will bend.

• It will reflect back at the source.

• It will disappear.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The object shown is in our daytime sky every day. What travels from it in order to help plants grow on the Earth? (a)  

• hot air
• oxygen
• gravity
• energy

What planet would get the least amount of sunlight, making it the dimmest as seen from Earth? (a)  

• Jupiter
• Neptune
• Mars
• Saturn

Julie has a desk lamp and a candle. She leaves the candle lit for 3 minutes. She leaves the desk lamp on the 30 minutes. Which statement is true about the lamp and the candle after 30 minutes?

• The candle will be colder then when she turned the lamp on

• The lamp's bulb will be warmer than when she turned the lamp on

• They will both be the same temperature as before she turned the lamp on

• The candle will be warmer than the lamp's bulb

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Scientists on Earth and on the International Space Station Experiment with plants. Both teams of scientists used the following materials. Which of the following statements are these scientists MOST LIKELY testing?

• Plants respond differently when in high-gravity and low gravity environments

• Spicy peppers can be made spicier with different soils

• Energy from space has a different effect on plant growth than light on the Earth

• Flowers from plants die faster when there are no insects to pollinate them

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5