Content Review- 5th Grade

Which Earth system includes living things, including humans?

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

How do Earth's systems interact to influence surface processes?

• They remain completely separate

• They interact in multiple ways to affect materials and processes

• Only the atmosphere impacts other systems

• Systems never change or influence each other

Where is most of Earth's freshwater located?

• Streams and rivers

• Lakes

• Glaciers and underground

• The atmosphere

What primary source provides energy for plant growth?

• The sun

• Water

• Soil nutrients

• Wind

In a food web, what role do decomposers like fungi and bacteria play?

• They produce food

• They hunt other animals

• They break down dead organisms and recycle materials

• They only live in water

How does Earth's gravitational force impact objects near its surface?

• It pushes objects away

• It has no effect

• It pulls objects toward the planet's center

• It randomly moves objects

What causes observable patterns like day and night?

• Moon phases

• Earth's rotation and orbit

• Wind patterns

• Ocean currents

When two different substances mix, what might happen?

• Nothing changes

• The original substances completely disappear

• They always separate

• A new substance with different properties might form

How do human activities impact Earth's systems?

• They have no significant effect

• They have major effects on land, water, air, and environments

• Only industrial activities cause changes

• Environmental impacts are always positive

What demonstrates that matter is conserved during changes?

• Matter completely disappears

• The total weight of substances remains constant

• Matter randomly increases

• Only solid matter is conserved