Florida Coach Jumpstart Science Grade 5 Pretest Part A Review

Imagine Za'niyah and Matthew are playing soccer and they both kick the ball at the same time with equal force but in opposite directions. What will happen to the ball if these balanced forces act on it?

• The ball's motion will not change.

• The ball's direction will change.

• The ball's speed will change.

• The ball will stop moving.

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Hey Samuel, can you help Marlon figure out which of these food chains correctly shows the energy flow from a producer to a consumer and then to another consumer?

• leaf ⟶ caterpillar ⟶ robin

• caterpillar ⟶ leaf ⟶ hawk

• hawk ⟶ leaf ⟶ caterpillar

• robin ⟶ caterpillar ⟶ leaf

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Which of the following is NOT an example of an inherited characteristic?

• Jaylen has brown hair.

• A bird knows how to build a nest.

• Khloe knows how to play the clarinet.

• A bird has a long beak.

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Juan and Roland are having a race with their shopping carts at the local store. How can Roland make his cart zoom faster down the aisle?

• by loading up more groceries into the cart

• by having Juan push his cart too

• by pushing with more force

• by pulling on the cart handle gently

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Imagine Ernesto and Jhosbeiker are in a science lab, each holding a beaker filled with a mysterious liquid. Ernesto's beaker contains water, while Jhosbeiker's contains vinegar.

 

What's the best way to figure out which liquid is in each beaker without tasting them?

• color

• hardness

• smell

• volume

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Hey there! Ziya, Olivia, and Lindsay are curious about energy transformations. Can you help them figure out what kind of energy transformation is pictured here?

• electrical energy to mechanical energy

• chemical energy to mechanical energy

• electrical energy to chemical energy

• electrical energy to heat energy

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Imagine you're in a lush forest with Cashley and Cloney. Which of the following events best describes how energy stored in a plant is transferred to an animal?

• Cashley watches as a deer munches on a shrub.

• Cloney observes an alligator snapping up a sunfish.

• Fungus spreads across the soil beneath an old oak tree.

• Azarriya and friends see a group of vultures feasting on a fallen lion.

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Hey Yesenia and Danilo, can you help Mykyta figure out in which two groups of animals a snake would be classified?

• vertebrates and reptiles

• vertebrates and arthropods

• invertebrates and arthropods

• invertebrates and amphibians

On a sunny Earth Day, Temari, Bella, and Karina from the science club excitedly plant a young oak tree in the schoolyard. In which direction will the roots most likely grow?

• toward the trunk

• away from nearby trees

• downward into the ground

• upward toward the sunlight

Hey there, space explorers Matthew, Isaiah, and James! Can you help us classify this bright sun? In which group does it belong?

• asteroids

• moons

• planets

• stars

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