5th Grade Science Review

Which body system processes foods into a useable source of energy?

• circulatory

• digestive

• nervous

• skeletal

Kim has freckles. Which best explains why Kim’s newborn brother will most likely also have freckles?

• Kim likes freckles

• All babies have freckles

• Kim's parents have freckles

• Kim's mother wants the baby to have freckles

Which best explains why children resemble their parents?

• They eat the same foods.

• They have similar DNA.

• They speak the same language.

• They have the same interests.

When two forces acting upon each other are not equal in size causing motion.

• Unbalanced forces

• Balanced forces

• Motion

• Net force

Force that moves an object closer to another object.

• Pull

• Force

• Push

• Motion

A hawk flies low over the grassland, hunting for a prairie dog.  Which organism is the predator?

• The hawk
• The prairie dog
• Neither are predators.

Which correctly describes El Nino?

• An unusual cooling of water in the eastern Pacific Ocean

• A cold current in the atmosphere that flows across the United States

• An unusual warming of water in the eastern Pacific Ocean

• A warm ocean current that flows across the United States

Andy lives in the southern hemisphere. What season does he most likely experience in August?

• Summer

• Spring

• Winter

• Fall

Which system of the human body provides protection to most of the major organs?

• skeletal system

• circulatory system

• respiratory system

• muscular system

Choose the correct sentence

• It is important to cover electrical cables in plastic.

• It is important to cover electrical cables in metal.