5th Grade Science Year End Review

Which animal is the apex predator in this diagram?

• spider

• hawk

• owl

• weasel

A student makes a chocolate cake without flour. He measures out these ingredients:

115 grams chocolate (C)

100 grams butter (B)

175 grams sugar (S)

56 grams (2) eggs (E)

Which pair of graphs best shows the relationship between the mass of the ingredients and the mass of the mixture before baking?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Energy flow in the ecosystem begins with

• the Sun

• primary consumers

• secondary consumers

• decomposers

• producers

Most of the water on Earth is Freshwater.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Plants are known as producers because

• they produce new plants

• they produce carbon dioxide

• they are in the produce section of the store

• they use Sunlight and water to produce matter/food

In 2017, a very large earthquake in Mexico killed more than 200 people and toppled many buildings. Engineers are planning to build new buildings. Which of the following describe design criteria they should consider to reduce the impact of earthquakes on people?

• Design buildings with the least expensive materials to save money.

• Design buildings that can absorb the force of an earthquake.

• Research ways to stop earthquakes.

• Conduct a survey of people in the neighborhood about their favorite design.

Ocean crust and continental crust make up the Earth's outer shell, divided into seven major _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Substances can be identified by their

• category

• appearance

• properties

• weight

This is a picture of mountains in Scotland. In the spring, it often snows, then melts, and freezes again. The ground is rocky. Which process is taking place?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Glaciering

This is an image of

• Convergence

• Divergence

• Subduction

• Transformation