Science Graphing Grade 5 Practice Questions

Using the Bluebird Population graph, what may have happened to the bluebirds in January?

• They migrated to a warmer place.

• They were sleeping so the ranger could not count them.

• They spent time gathering twigs and building nests.

• They had several baby bluebirds.

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A student recorded how many commercials she saw in one week. What can be inferred about Monday?

• She watched less TV on Monday.

• There were longer TV programs on Monday.

• She watched more TV on Monday.

• The TV shows were cut short on Monday.

The map below was made on Tuesday. Meteorologists generate models such as this to–

• identify the ocean in which the hurricane is located

• observe the actual path of the hurricane

• predict the hurricane’s path

• explain how a hurricane develops

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A family decided to run a 5k race. Which family members will most likely run together during their next race?

• Youngest son and Dad

• Daughter and oldest son

• Oldest son and Mom

• Dad and Mom

• Mom and daughter

A student did an experiment with goldfish. She gave a different type of fish food to four groups of goldfish to see which fish would grow the most. What conclusions can be made from this data?

• Fish food C helps fish grow better than fish food B.

• Fish food B is the least effective.

• Fish food A costs the most.

• Fish food D smells the best.

• Fish food A works the best.

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A student did an experiment on different flavors of gum. People filled out a rating scale on the amount of flavor for each type of gum. Which letter represents the kind of gum that will have the most flavor after 60 minutes?

• A

• B

• C

• D

A girl went to a duck race. She graphed the duck's progress on the chart. Which is the best prediction for how far the duck will travel in 10 seconds?

• 25 m

• 35 m

• 26 m

• 20 m

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According to the graph, which two surfaces have the least friction?

• A carpet and sandpaper

• B glass and wood

• C glass and tile

• D carpet and glass

The graph shows the height change of a plant over a period of 11 months. How tall should the plant be at month 12 if all conditions remain the same and the plant continues to grow at the same rate?

• A 36 cm

• B 42 cm

• C 45 cm

• D 39 cm

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A boy placed four leaves in a caterpillar’s cage. He observed the number of leaves in the caterpillar’s cage each day. Based on the data, the boy should infer that the caterpillar —

• A. is eating each day

• B. is eating only every other day

• C. will eat part of one leaf next Monday

• D. will stop eating during molting on Friday

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