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5th Grade Science Review2

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 2hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Constellations are pictures formed in the night sky by 
a)
clouds
b)
planets
c)
stars
2.
A ________ magnifies objects that are far away in space.  
a)
binoculars
b)
telescope
c)
magnifying glass
d)
glasses
3.
Which of the following is closest to Earth?
a)
Moon
b)
Sun
c)
stars
d)
constellations
4.
1. What is an adaptation?
a)
A feature or behavior that helps an animal survie.
b)
The food that an animal eats.
c)
How energy moves in a food web.
5.
Lions often hide in the tall grass while stalking their prey.  This is an example of...
a)
camouflage
b)
warning coloration
c)
mimicry
d)
hibernation
6.
What is a push or a pull?
a)
inclined plane
b)
force
c)
speed
d)
weight
7.
The force that causes a ball to fall to the ground is ____________________________
a)
gravity
b)
lubricant
c)
friction
d)
motion
8.
A _____________________ must be exerted on an object at rest to cause it to move.
a)
weight
b)
inertia
c)
force
d)
gravity
9.
The force that slows motion or prevents it is _______________
a)
force
b)
friction
c)
inertia
d)
lubricant
10.
The tendency of an object at rest to stay at rest unless it is acted upon by a force is ___________________
a)
inertia
b)
motion
c)
gravity
d)
lubricant
11.
What is one example of a pulling force?
a)
hitting a baseball
b)
sliding in the dirt
c)
throwing a tennis ball
d)
dragging a sled
12.
Force is measured in what unit?
a)
Nuggets
b)
Net Force
c)
Newtons
d)
News
13.
Is hammering wood together to build a house a chemical or physical change?
a)
chemical
b)
physical
14.
Is melting butter for popcorn a chemical or physical change?
a)
chemical
b)
physical
15.
Kim puts an ice cube in a beaker and it melts. This is a good example of:
a)
a physical change.
b)
a chemical change.
c)
an experiment.
d)
an analysis.
16.
When you break a cracker into pieces it is a 
a)
Chemical change
b)
Physical change
c)
Chemical Weathering
d)
Physical Weathering
17.
The death of all the members of a certain group of organisms
a)
extinction
b)
migration
c)
hibernation
d)
instinct
18.

You need to collect ____________ in your experiment that supports your hypothesis.

a)

graphs

b)

plants

c)

microscopes

d)

data

19.

The _______________ during an experiment is what changes or is different.

a)

hypothesis

b)

conclusion

c)

variable

d)

conclusion

20.

_________________ is what stays the same during an experiment.

a)

data

b)

control

c)

variable

d)

research

21.

Some constellations or patterns of stars are visible from different places on Earth only during a part of the year. Why are certain patterns of stars not visible everywhere on Earth all year long?

a)

Sun's rotation

b)

Earth's rotation

c)

Sun's revolution

d)

Earth's revolution

22.

Which of the following explains why we have night and day?

a)

the phase of the moon

b)

the rotation of Earth on its axis

c)

the revolution of Earth around the sun

d)

the alignment of planets

23.

Lu Chen is comparing the physical properties of water as a gas and as a solid. Which of the statements best describes how these two are different?

a)

Solid water is much warmer than water vapor.

b)

Solid water has its particles farther apart than water vapor.

c)

Solid water has a definite shape and water vapor does not.

d)

Solid water has the same mass as the same volume of water vapor.

24.

Substances can change in different ways. Sometimes they produce new substances. This is called a chemical change. Which is an example of a chemical change?

a)

an ice cube melting

b)

a pencil snapping in two

c)

an eraser getting smaller

d)

a cake baking in an oven

25.

Which two measurements are needed in order to calculate the speed of a moving object?

a)

height of the moving object; mass of the moving object

b)

height of the moving object; distance traveled

c)

time traveled; mass of the moving object

d)

distance traveled; time traveled

26.

Two flowering rose bushes of the same type grow in two different large pots next to each other in a yard. One is pink and the other is yellow. What is the most likely cause of the difference in color?

a)

effect of an inherited characteristic

b)

effect of the amount of rain

c)

effect of the sunlight

d)

effect of the amount of fertilizer

27.

Plants and animals become fossilized in several different ways. Which object was most recently fossilized?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

28.

Matter is

a)

Anything that glitters and has gold

b)

Anything that is from space and has mass

c)

Anything that takes up space and has mass

d)

Anything that is important

29.

Solubility in water is

a)

whether matter dissolves in water

b)

whether water is matter

c)

amount of matter in an object

d)

how heavy an object is in water

30.

What tools can you use to measure volume?

a)

gradated cylinder, measuring cup and beaker

b)

measuring cup, beaker and bowl

c)

gradated cylinder, beaker and Starbucks cup

d)

all of the above

31.

Besides Mass, Volume, Solubility in water, what are some other physical properties of matter?

a)

color, odor, sight, shape and texture

b)

color, size, texture, shape and magnetic

c)

texture, size, shape and touch

d)

color, size, texture and shape

32.

When water is boiling, water begins to

a)

turn into ice

b)

dissolve

c)

evaporate

d)

melt

33.

At the freezing point, water turns to solid ice.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Boiling point of water is

a)

100 degrees Fahrenheit

b)

200 degrees Fahrenheit

c)

100 degrees Celsius

d)

200 degrees Celsius

35.

Mixture is

a)

when you have no idea what to do

b)

physical properties

c)

a combination of two or more substances

d)

a combination of two or more substances that maintain their physical properties

36.

An example of a mixture is

a)

trail mix

b)

iron filings and sand

c)

water and oil

d)

all of the above

37.

Solution is

a)

a combination of two or more substances

b)

the answer to a problem

c)

a combination of two or more substances whose physical properties of substances may change

d)

a combination of two or more substances whose physical properties of substances change

38.

An example of a solution is

a)

salt water

b)

cola

c)

glass cleaner

d)

sugar water

39.

What causes the change in the process of condensation

a)

It goes from a gas to a liquid due to cooling

b)

It goes from liquid to gas due to cooling

c)

it goes from liquid to solid due to cooling

d)

It goes from solid to liquid due to melting

40.

What cause the change in the process of evaporation?

a)

It goes from gas to liquid due to cooling

b)

It goes from liquid to gas due to heating

c)

It goes from liquid to solid due to condensation

d)

It goes from solid to liquid due to freezing

41.

A student weighed a glass of water before and after adding ice cubes. The student waited until the ice cubes melted and then weighed the glass of water again. Which describes the weight of the water after the ice cubes melted?

a)

The weight of the water after the ice cubes melted is EQUAL to the weight of the water with frozen ice cubes.

b)

The weight of the water after the ice cubes melted is MORE than the weight of the water with frozen ice cubes.

c)

The weight of the water after the ice cubes melted is LESS than the weight of the water with frozen ice cubes.