Worksheets5th Grade Science STAAR Revi
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Some students put two ice cubes on separate plates. One ice cube had a mass of 80 grams. The other had amass of 40 grams. Which result would be the same for both ice cubes in this investigation?
a)
The time it took each ice cube to melt completely
b)
The temperature at which each ice cube melted
c)
The amount of liquid produced on each plate
d)
The total volume of each ice cube
2.
One of the brightest objects in the night sky is a planet that is closer to the sun than Earth is. What is the name of this planet?
a)
Mars
b)
Saturn
c)
Jupiter
d)
Venus
3.
Several students investigate the characteristics of soil. The students observe samples of common soils. In one sample they observe that water drains through the soil easily. When they rub the soil between their fingers, it feels rough and scratchy, and its particles feel hard. The soil the students observed is most likely
a)
Clay
b)
Silt
c)
Loam
d)
Sand
4.
Which of the following observations would most likely be seen between precipitation and evaporation?
a)
Water following downhill
b)
Fog forming along a highway
c)
The water level of a lake decreasing
d)
Dark clouds forming in the sky
5.
A teacher wears protective gloves to lift a metal pan filled with boiling water from a hot plate. Why are the protective gloves necessary?
a)
The metal pan creates thermal energy
b)
The metal pan insulates thermal energy
c)
The metal pan conducts thermal energy
d)
The metal pan reduces thermal energy
6.
Which of these is the best conductor of electricity?
a)
Glass rod
b)
Cotton string
c)
Plastic tubing
d)
Copper penny
7.
A student made a mixture using equal amounts of salt and pepper. The salt grains were the same size as the pepper grains. What should the student do to most easily separate the pepper fromt eh salt?
a)
Use a pair of tweezers to remove each grain of pepper
b)
Run a small magnet through the mixture to attract the pepper
c)
Put the mixture in water and filter the pepper out of the water
d)
Use a strainer with a fine wire screen to remove the pepper
8.
Which of these describes how a canyon was most likely formed?
a)
Floods eroded the sandstone away from the canyon walls.
b)
Glaciers eroded the canyon rock as they melted and moved.
c)
Ice wedged into cracks in the rock and weathered the canyon walls.
d)
Wind blew large rocks that smashed against the canyon walls.
9.
A valley was most likely formed by...
a)
Flash flooding
b)
A glacier
c)
A hurricane
d)
Melting snow
10.
An energy company wants to build a hydroelectric power plant. Which of these characteristics of an area is most important to the development of a hydroelectric power plant?
a)
The area has a cool, rainy climate.
b)
The area is located in a valley with very little wind and frequent heavy fog.
c)
The area has a river that flows rapidly from nearby mountains through a valley.
d)
The area has no geysers or hot springs.
11.
Which alternative energy source is generated beneath Earth's crust and can be used to heat buildings?
a)
Hydroelectric energy
b)
Geothermal energy
c)
Wind energy
d)
Solar energy
12.
Each school year for 30 years, the amount of rain that fell at a school was measured and recorded. Tracking rainfall over a long period provides the most information about which characteristics of an area?
a)
Climate
b)
Temperature of one day
c)
Weather
d)
Type of soil
13.
Which of these best describes climate rather than weather?
a)
Wind speed is changing as a storm moves through an area.
b)
The temperature is decreasing in a slow moving cold front.
c)
Annual high temperatures in the summer have increased over many decades.
d)
The rainfall during one year was greater than the rainfall durng the following year.
14.
Which of these cycles is a direct result of Earth's rotation?
a)
Day and night
b)
Moon phases
c)
Rainfall and evaporation
d)
Seasons
15.
On which side of a house in Texas should a window be placed so that the people inside the house can see the sunrise each day through the window?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
16.
Some beetles break down the remains of dead animals. Some mushrooms break down the remains of dead trees. How do these actions most benefit plants?
a)
By returning nutrients to the soil
b)
By releasing oxygen into the air
c)
By making space for new animals
d)
By deceasing the populationof herbivores
17.
Which of the following would most likely happen if you removed prairie dogs from an area?
a)
The population of predators that eat prairie dogs will decrease.
b)
The population of plants that prairie dogs eat will decrease.
c)
The nutrients in the soil will increase.
d)
The number of underground tunnels will increase.
18.
Which two traits best help a cactus conserve water in the dry conditions of West Texas desert ecosystem?
a)
Large flowers and sweet fruit
b)
Sweet fruit and sharp spines
c)
Sharp spines and waxy stems
d)
Waxy stems and large flowers
19.
Which of these is a learned behavior of a dog?
a)
Begging for food
b)
Drinking water
c)
Panting on a hot day
d)
Chewing on a bone
20.
Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy changing into heat energy?
a)
rubbing your hands together
b)
turning on a vacuum
c)
pressing a doorbell button
d)
a frog jumping into warm water
21.
Which of the followingobjects can have magnetic properties?
a)
a woof chip
b)
a paperclip
c)
a plastic fork
d)
a paper cup
22.
____________ is the movement or flow of charged particles that are called electrons.
a)
Heat energy
b)
Electrical energy
c)
Sound energy
d)
Mechanical energy
23.
____________ is a force that goes against an object as it moves along a surface.
a)
Inertia
b)
Motion
c)
Friction
d)
Gravity
24.
Objects in motion tend to stay in motion. Motion only changes if an unbalanced outside force causes change. This resistance to change of motion is called what?
a)
inertia
b)
gravity
c)
work
d)
force
25.
According to Newton's third law of motion, what does every action have?
a)
no reaction
b)
an equal and opposite reaction
c)
the same reaction
d)
a larger reaction
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