5th Grade Science Quarter 2 Review

A student wants to build a circuit with four lightbulbs and one bell. The student wants to place a switch in the circuit so that only one light will still be on and the bell will still ring when the switch is opened.

Which of these circuits should the student build?

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

A student compares the physical properties of the four objects shown.

Which of these physical properties do all four objects have in common?

• They all have the same physical state and conduct electricity.

• They all conduct electricity and attract the same metal objects.

• They all attract the same metal objects and are not soluble in water.

• They all are not soluble in water and have the same physical state.

The ingredients in some mixtures maintain their physical properties. In which of the

following mixtures do all of the ingredients maintain their physical properties?

• Water, salt, and sand

• Pretzels, chocolate chips, and raisins

• Ice, lemon juice, and sugar

• Chocolate powder and milk

Students design an experiment to determine how much force is needed to move blocks of wood of different masses slowly across a lab table.

Which procedure should students include in their design?

• Conduct five trials, pulling a different side of each block each time

• Conduct five trials, using a different scale to pull each block of wood

• Conduct five trials, using a different table for each trial

• Conduct five trials, pulling each block of wood in the same way for each trial

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Some students are feeding a crab in an aquarium. They use tongs to place the food directly in front of the crab. The students look through the side of the aquarium. They notice that the image of the tongs appears to break as the tongs enter the water.

Which property of light are the students observing in this situation?

• Light can be refracted and separated into different colors as it moves from air to a different medium.

• Light is refracted as it moves from one medium to another medium.

• Light travels in a straight line and can be reflected off the surface of water.

• Light is absorbed by water and reflected off glass.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

A student builds a circuit allowing the lightbulbs to light, the buzzers to make sound,

and the motors to turn.

Which two switches can be open and still allow all of the parts to work?

• Switches 1 and 3

• Switches 1 and 4

• Switches 2 and 3

• Switches 3 and 4

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

A student observes an orange falling from a tree. The student designs an experiment to study whether the height of an object affects the length of time it takes for it to hit the ground. The student makes a hypothesis that the length of time it takes an object to hit the ground depends on its height. Some of the steps in the student’s experiment are described below.

Which of these most likely completes Step 3 in the student’s experiment?

• Use a measuring tape to measure the distance the golf ball travels from the ladder

  for each trial.

• Use a stopwatch to measure the time it takes the golf ball to stop moving from the release for each trial.

• Use a measuring tape to measure the distance the golf ball travels from the

  release to the ground for each trial.

• Use a stopwatch to measure the time it takes the golf ball to travel from the

  release to the ground for each trial.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A student adds salt to their soup. Which property of the salt remains the same when the salt is stirred in the soup?

• The color of the salt

• The texture of the salt

• The taste of the salt

• The size of the salt crystals

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A thin beam of light is shown in this picture.

What does the picture demonstrate about light?

• Light cannot reflect from more than one surface.

• Light and its reflections travel in straight lines.

• Light can travel in a circular path.

• Light that goes through water cannot travel in straight lines.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

This circuit has five light-emitting diode, or LED, lights. It also has one battery and one switch.

Which LEDs produce light when the switch is in the position shown?

• LEDs 1, 2, 3, and 4

• LEDs 1, 3, and 4 only

• LEDs 3 and 4 only

• LEDs 1, 3, 4, and 5