SEP Quiz 5th Grade

Which of the following is a TESTABLE QUESTION?

• Why is the sky blue?
• Who is the best football player?
• Why do we dream?
• How does changing the amount of water, affect the growth of a watermelon.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Miss Jones’ class wants to perform an experiment to see if temperature affects the time it takes for sunflower seeds to sprout.  

What is the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE?

• Time it takes for sunflower seeds to sprout
• Temperature
• Sunflower seeds
• Miss Jones' class

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

How many variables can you change in an experiment?

• One
• Two
• Three
• Unlimited

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Sid and Andrea place earthworms in the center of a table.  In the experiment, Sid and Andrea placed paper towels on each end of the table.  On one end of table, the paper towels were wet. On the other end of the table, the paper towels were dry. The earthworms crawled under and between the wet paper towels.  What claim could you make about why the earthworms moved?

• The earthworms moved because they were attracted to the wet paper towels
• The earthworms moved because they were scared of Sid and Andrea
• The earthworms moved because they wanted to escape from the table
• The earthworms moved because they were attracted to the dry paper towels

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What would you predict would happen if you recorded the temperature at a depth of 250 meters?

• The temperature would increase due to the pressure
• The temperature would decrease due to the lack of sunlight
• The temperature would remain constant
• The temperature would fluctuate wildly

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Convert 2.4 kilograms to _________ grams.

• 2400
• 240
• 24
• 2.4

Convert 15 meters to _______ centimeters.

• 150
• 1500
• 15
• 15000

Convert 800 liters to ______ kiloliters.

• 80 kiloliters
• 0.8 kiloliters

• 8 kiloliters

• 800 kiloliters

To measure the length of a paper clip what would you use?

• A thermometer
• A weighing scale
• A ruler
• A stopwatch

What is an Independent Variable?

• A variable that depends on other variables
• A variable that isn't changed by other variables.

• A variable that is always the same.

• A variable you change.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1