5th Grade EOG Review Questions

How have desert plants adapted to their environment?

• by limiting the use of sunlight

• by storing water

• by distributing certain nutrients

• by releasing water

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Which food chain is in the correct order?

• grasshopper → frog → hawk → snake → grass

• grasshopper → grass → snake → frog → hawk

• grass → grasshopper → frog → snake → hawk

• grass → grasshopper → snake → frog → hawk

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What is the role of the owl in the food web?

• consumer

• decomposer

• herbivore

• producer

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Why can frogs and snakes live in the same garden?

• Both keep weeds out of the garden.

• Both help different plants to grow

• Both occupy different niches.

• Both compete for water.

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Which is the best example of habitat reduction caused by humans?

• Birds and animals flee a forest fire caused by lightning

• Birds become sick from eating insects new to their area.

• Fish swimming to breeding grounds are blocked by dams

• A new species of fish migrates up a river, competing with native fish for food

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Which human activity will most likely increase the amount of soil erosion?

• growing crops

• mowing

• planting flowers

• clear-cutting wooded areas

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Sometimes the weather in North Carolina is affected by air masses moving from the Gulf of Mexico. Which best describes these air masses?

• cold and moist

• warm and moist

• cold and dry

• warm and dry

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What do meteorologists depend on to forecast an approaching storm?

• air pressure

• temperature

• humidity

• wind speed

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Most warm and cold air masses that enter North Carolina are moved by global winds. Which global winds are responsible for most of the local weather in North Carolina?

• northeast trade

• southeast trade

• polar easterlies

• prevailing westerlies

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Which statement best describes runoff?

• Water vapor cools off and changes into water droplets.

• Water in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail falls from clouds.

• Precipitation that falls to Earth ultimately flows over land into lakes, streams, and rivers.

• Water from the oceans and the surface of the earth changes into water vapor

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