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WorksheetsFifth Grade Science
Total questions: 94
Worksheet time: 3hrs 5mins
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1.
Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
temperate deciduous forest
d)
tropical rain forest
2.
One characteristic feature of tundra is that only the surface thaws in the summer and refreezes in the winter, leaving a layer of permanently frozen subsoil. This characteristic is known as
a)
glaciation
b)
permafrost
c)
crystallization
d)
soilfrost
3.
Which major biome is home to cacti, mesquite, white thorn, pack rats, small reptiles, and coyotes?
a)
desert
b)
taiga
c)
tundra
d)
grassland
4.
In which biome is North Carolina located?
a)
tropical rainforest
b)
temperate rainforest
c)
deciduous forest
d)
alpine forest
5.
Which biome contains large populations of grazing herbivores, few species of birds, and deep, rich soil?
a)
taiga
b)
tundra
c)
deciduous forest
d)
grassland
6.
The process in which green plants convert energy from the Sun into energy stored in carbon-containing molecules is called
a)
respiration
b)
combustion
c)
digestion
d)
photosynthesis
7.
What is the body system that sends and recieves electrical signals from the brain?
a)
Skeletal System
b)
Nervous System
c)
Muscular System
d)
Digestive System
8.
What system allows motion in the body?
a)
Digestive System
b)
Stomach
c)
Musuclar System
d)
Veins
9.
The blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called what?
a)
Veins
b)
Stomach
c)
Arteries
d)
Lungs
10.
Which body system transports oxygen and nutrients through out the body?
a)
Muscular System
b)
Nervous System
c)
Digestive System
d)
Circulatory System
11.
What system receives oxygen and gets rid of carbon dioxide?
a)
Heart
b)
Muscular System
c)
Veins
d)
Respiratory System
12.
What system breaks food down into energy for the body?
a)
Stomach
b)
Digestive System
c)
Respiratory system
d)
Lungs
13.
Which of the following is in the correct order from smallest to largest?
a)
tissue-organ-system-cell
b)
cell-organ-tissue-system
c)
System-tissue-cell-organ
d)
cell-tissue-organ-system
14.
A severe storm which involves a funnel cloud forming over land is:
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
thunderstorm
d)
blizzard
15.
The boundary between two air masses is known as:
a)
front
b)
storm
c)
climate
d)
flood
16.
Cold air traveling south from Canada is:
a)
continental tropical
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime tropical
d)
maritime polar
17.
Warm air moving upwards from the Gulf of Mexico is:
a)
continental tropical
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime tropical
d)
maritime polar
18.
This type of front can bring strong storms
a)
cold
b)
warm
c)
stationary
d)
occluded
19.
This weather tool measures wind speed
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
20.
What type of climate is very cold?
a)
savanna
b)
polar
c)
tropical
d)
temperate
21.
Where are the warmest climates located?
a)
near the equator
b)
near the North Pole
c)
near the South Pole
d)
in the Northern Hemisphere
22.
What is the edge of a cold air mass moving into a mass of warmer air called?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
thunderstorm
d)
cloud
23.
What weather instrument measures air pressure?
a)
Anemometer
b)
Barometer
c)
Thermometer
d)
Rain gauge
24.
Liquid water changes into water vapor.
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
freezing
25.
A tool that measures temperature is a ________________.
a)
cloud
b)
wind sock
c)
thermometer
d)
wind
26.
Which type of weather most likely occurs in a high pressure area?
a)
clear
b)
foggy
c)
rainy
d)
snowy
27.
What is the definition of CONDUCTION?
a)
When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.
b)
a hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
c)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
d)
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
28.
What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?
a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Density
29.
The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.
a)
convection
b)
insulation
c)
radiation
d)
conduction
30.
This is a lava lamp. When the light bulb heats the wax, the wax rises. When the wax cools, it falls. This cycle of rising/falling is an example of:
a)
Conduction.
b)
Convection.
c)
Radiation.
31.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
32.
Birds' beak size
a)
inhertied
b)
acquired
33.
tongue rolling
a)
inherited
b)
acquired
34.
Tallness in plants
a)
inherited
b)
acquired
35.
What kind of water is in an estuary?
a)
Brackish
b)
spring
c)
salt
d)
fresh
36.
True or False:
An estuary is made with both freshwater and saltwater
An estuary is made with both freshwater and saltwater
a)
True
b)
False
37.
What weather instrument is seen in the picture and what does it measure?
a)
barometer; air pressure
b)
thermometer; temperature
c)
anemometer; wind speed
d)
psychrometer; humidity
38.
Which type of clouds are described as sheet-like and produce precipitation?
a)
cumulonimbus
b)
altocumulus
c)
nimbostratus
d)
altostratus
39.
What is the process in which water vapor changes into a liquid?
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
transpiration
d)
precipitation
40.
____________________ is the force exerted by the gases that push on an object
a)
ozone pressure
b)
air pressure
c)
cloud pressure
d)
stratus pressure
41.
5. A front is the area where....
a)
Conduction is occuring
b)
Radiation is occuring
c)
Two or more air masses meet.
42.
If the sun stopped shining, how would Earth's water cycle be affected?
a)
The water cycle would speed up
b)
The water cycle would slow down, but still continue.
c)
The water cycle would stop
d)
The water cycle would not change
43.
Which of the following is a learned behavior?
a)
Having blue eyes
b)
rolling your tongue
c)
having curly hair
d)
playing the piano
44.
Which system circulates blood and oxygen throughout the body.
a)
nervous
b)
respiratory
c)
circulatory
d)
muscular
45.
Which system is responsible for taking food and putting nutrients into your body?
a)
digestive
b)
circulatory
c)
muscular
d)
nervous
46.
The weather in an area over a long period of time is called
a)
rain shadow
b)
precipitatio
c)
climate
d)
tropical
47.
The winds responsible for bring most weather patterns across the Unites States are..
a)
Polar Winds
b)
NE Trade Winds
c)
Easterlies
d)
Westerlies
48.
Producer
a)
an organism that uses sunlight to make its own food for energy
b)
an animal that gets it energy only by eating plants
c)
characterized by having a metabolism and the ability to maintain life processes
d)
a single, self-contained living thing
49.
Acquired Physical Trait
a)
a group of organisms that are similar to one another and can combine to produce offspring
b)
a trait that one is not born with but that is gained due to lifestyle or environment
c)
a place where an animal or plant lives
d)
the seasonal movement of animals from one place to another
50.
Calculate the distance (in miles) that Daniel bikes if he maintains an average speed of 26 miles/hr for 7 hours
a)
33 miles
b)
3.71 miles
c)
182 miles
d)
676 miles
51.
A runner races in the 100 meter dash. It takes her 10 seconds to finish. What is her average speed?
a)
10 m/s
b)
1000 m/s
c)
100 seconds
d)
10 seconds
52.
The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.
a)
convection
b)
insulation
c)
radiation
d)
conduction
53.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
54.
In convection, WARM air
a)
Rises
b)
Sinks
55.
What is this a picture of?
a)
Sea Breeze
b)
Land Breeze
c)
Air Breeze
56.
Who is this?
a)
Mr. Sherman
b)
Spencer
c)
Walker
d)
Maddox
57.
A beaker containing a solution of 10 grams of salt and 50 mL of water is placed on hot plate. How much salt will remain in the beaker after all of the water has evaporated?
a)
60 grams
b)
10 grams
c)
50 grams
d)
0 grams
58.
a change in position or location
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
movement
d)
mass
59.
the force that pulls objects toward each other
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
force
d)
movement
60.
the amount of matter in something
a)
gravity
b)
weight
c)
mass
d)
space
61.
Which of the following is in the correct order from smallest to largest?
a)
tissue-organ-system-cell
b)
cell-organ-tissue-system
c)
System-tissue-cell-organ
d)
cell-tissue-organ-system
62.
A severe storm which involves a funnel cloud forming over land is:
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
thunderstorm
d)
blizzard
63.
The boundary between two air masses is known as:
a)
front
b)
storm
c)
climate
d)
flood
64.
Most trees in the taiga have needles _________
a)
throughout the year
b)
only in the summer
65.
An organism that feeds off another organism and causes it harm.
a)
symbiosis
b)
host
c)
parasite
d)
competition
66.
Carnivores
a)
an inherited characteristic that provides a specific advantage to individuals that have it and becomes more common or pronounced in a population because of the advantage that it provides
b)
an animal that gets energy by eating only other animals
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating another organism
d)
an organism that consumes dead or nonliving biomass without need for internal digestion
67.
Predator
a)
an interconnected set of food chains
b)
an organism that hunts and feeds on another animal
c)
grow well or strong
d)
a path of energy transfer from one organism to another
68.
a)
1 and 2
b)
2 and 3
c)
1, 2, and 3
d)
2, 3, and 4
69.
The force of friction is caused by:
a)
surfaces rubbing against one another
b)
objects heating or cooling
c)
rough surfaces
d)
smooth surfaces
70.
Things in motion want to keep moving, things not moving want to stay at rest.This is the definition of:
a)
Inertia
b)
Mass
c)
Gravity
d)
Simple machine
71.
The smallest unit in the body is the:
a)
Heart
b)
Eye
c)
Hair
d)
Cell
72.
What body system carries blood throughout the body?
a)
Digestive system
b)
Circulatory system
c)
Nervous system
d)
Skeletal system
73.
The ________is the pump that keeps blood moving through the blood vessels.
a)
Lungs
b)
Liver
c)
Stomach
d)
Heart
74.
Living things need air, water, and ______ to survive.
a)
computers
b)
food
c)
animals
d)
school
75.
The favorite food of the panda is the tender shoots of bamboo. As more pandas are born in a small area of bamboo, what would you expect to happen in the area?
a)
the supply of bamboo increases
b)
the supply of bamboo decreases
c)
the supply of bamboo stays constant
d)
the supply of bamboo is not affected by the amount of pandas
76.
The soil on a plain is eroded and the grass starts to die. Grazing animals that live on the plain would probably
a)
become predators
b)
become carnivores
c)
decrease in number
d)
increase in number
77.
Imagine that the trees in a rainforest begin to die. This would affect the plants and animals that live beneath the trees in the forest because it would increase _______.
a)
rainfall
b)
sunlight
c)
shelter
d)
food
78.
What is the name of this clown fish?
a)
Nemo
b)
Marlin
c)
Dori
d)
Jaws
79.
Who is this?
a)
Bob
b)
Mr. Cluck
c)
Fog Horn Leg Horn
d)
Chicken Hawk
80.
Where does most of the earth's energy come from?
a)
Sun
b)
Rain
c)
Wind
d)
Consumers
81.
Who is this?
a)
Tom
b)
Jerry
c)
Sylvester
d)
Wiley
82.
How many bones does an adult human have?
a)
300
b)
306
c)
206
d)
602
83.
What do consumers do in the food chain?
a)
They obtain energy from other organisms.
b)
They break down dead plant and animal material.
c)
They use sunlight to make food.
d)
They are parasites of plants.
84.
Why are decomposers in the soil important?
a)
Decomposers in the soil convert carbon dioxide to sugars.
b)
Decomposers in the soil provide oxygen for plants.
c)
Decomposers in the soil provide energy for animals.
d)
Decomposers in the soil return carbon and nitrogen to the ecosystem.
85.
Which of the following ecosystems would best support a population of deer?
a)
desert
b)
swamp
c)
forest
d)
coastline
86.
Why are decomposers necessary in the food chain?
a)
They provide nutrients for plants.
b)
They photosynthesize.
c)
They are food for carnivores.
d)
They prey on herbivores.
87.
Which of these adaptations would help an animal survive a cold winter season.
a)
losing extra fat on the body
b)
shedding fur
c)
hibernating in a cave
d)
sweating to release heat
88.
Which of the following directly use the Sun's energy to produce their own food?
a)
decomposers
b)
carnivores
c)
consumers
d)
producers
89.
Non-Living or Living?
a)
Living
b)
Non-Living
c)
Partially living
d)
Partially Non-Living
90.
What the non-living factor that is the most important to an ecosystem to work?
a)
Water
b)
The sun's energy
c)
Plants
d)
animals
91.
The diagram is intended to show relationships in an ecosystem. What do the arrows represent?
a)
The direction of population migration
b)
Differences in dietary habits
c)
Progressively smaller organisms
d)
The direction of the energy flow
92.
An animal that gets energy from eating both plants and animals is a(an) _____________.
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
d)
autotroph
93.
An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________.
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
prey
94.
A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________.
a)
ecosystem
b)
food web
c)
environment
d)
population
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