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5th Grade Science Review

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Some organisms feed on other organisms without immediately killing the organism. What term describes this act?
a)
Predation
b)
Parasitism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Mutualism
2.
Which of these is an example of an abiotic factor in a forest?
a)
sunlight
b)
squirrel 
c)
moss
d)
tree
3.
Which best describes an ecosystem and its parts?
a)
all the rocks, soil, and air in an area
b)
all the sources of water in an area
c)
all the plants and animals in an area
d)
all the living and nonliving things in an area
4.
Look at the food web. Which of these are carnivores?
a)
grasshoppers
b)
foxes
c)
birds
d)
rabbits
5.
plants-->deer-->wolf
Which best describes the relationship between the plants and the deer?
a)
producer-consumer
b)
host-parasite
c)
prey-predator
d)
producer-decomoposer
6.
What causes the water level to change in a regular cycle along the shore?
a)
inlets
b)
currents
c)
waves
d)
tides
7.
This is most likely a ______________.
a)
gas
b)
liquid
c)
solid
8.
A leaf is blowing in the breeze. Eventually, it falls to the ground. What force has made the leaf come down?
a)
magnetism
b)
friction
c)
vibration
d)
gravity
9.
Which of these can affect the friction between two objects?
a)
brightness
b)
mass
c)
air pressure
d)
color
10.
When would a person MOST LIKELY want increased friction?
a)
when a person is sliding down a slide
b)
when a person is writing on paper
c)
when a person is carrying glasses on a tray
d)
when a person is swimming in a pool
11.
A toy train is going around a circular track. What can you conclude about the forces on the train?
a)
They are balanced.
b)
They are unbalanced.
c)
They are at zero.
12.
What type of force can cause two objects to push away from each other?
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
collision
d)
magnetism
13.
Layers of the Earth:
 I am the layer of gases that surround the Earth.
a)
core
b)
atmosphere
c)
mantle
d)
innner core
14.
Layers of the Earth:
I am the rocky layer of Earth's surface.
a)
core
b)
crust
c)
mantle 
d)
inner core
15.
The back and forth movement of an object    
a)
compression
b)
wavelength
c)
vibration
d)
rarefaction
16.
What is Matter?
a)
The amount of space an object takes up.
b)
Anything that has mass or takes up space.
c)
The pull of gravity on an object. 
d)
A solid, liquid or gas.
17.
What is mass?
a)
The amount of matter in something, measured in grams.
b)
The gravitational pull of an object
c)
The amount of space something takes up.
d)
Wheter or not an object sinks or floats.
18.
What is this called?
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
c)
reconstroction
d)
retraction
19.
Light travels...
a)
A. in ovals
b)
B. in circles
c)
C. in squares
d)
D. in straight lines
20.
Reflection is...
a)
A. light bouncing off a surface
b)
B. the bending of light
c)
C. the absorption of light
d)
D. light breaking into colors
21.
What are the reasons for the seasons?
a)
Earth's tilt and rotation.
b)
Earth's rotation and revolution.
c)
Earth's tilt and revolution.
d)
Earth's tilt and resolution
22.
The spinning of an object on its axis is called______
a)
orbit
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
tide
23.

How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?

a)

12 hours

b)

24 hours

c)

365.25 days

d)

29.5 days

24.
What is earth's revolution?
a)
When earth orbits around the sun
b)
When earth bounces
c)
When the sun spins around the earth
d)
When the earth spins on it's axis
25.
The organism's job, role or purpose is called its...
a)
habitat
b)
envirole
c)
purpose
d)
niche
26.
This organism survives by eating the remains of dead, decaying organic matter...
a)
decomposer
b)
producer
c)
consumer
d)
prey
27.
An organism that only eats plants is called a...
a)
herbivore
b)
omnivore
c)
carnivore
d)
none of the above
28.
What is the area where an organism survives and finds it resources known as?
a)
niche
b)
niche
c)
habitat
d)
food chain
29.
The organism that is hunted is known as the...
a)
predator
b)
prey
c)
omnivore
d)
producer
30.
This organism conducts photosynthesis to obtain energy...
a)
decomposer
b)
producer
c)
consumer
d)
carnivore
31.
What is an area's expected weather over a long period of time called?
a)
weather
b)
geology
c)
humidity
d)
climate
32.
If the rabbit is removed from the ecosystem, which of the following will be true?
a)
The lion will eat more goats
b)
The willow tree population will decrease
c)
The mouse population will decrease 
d)
The kites will start eating each other
33.
What is an omnivore?
a)
A meat eater
b)
A plant eater
c)
A meat eater and a plant eater
d)
The Sun
34.
A producer is-
a)
A plant that makes its own food
b)
Something that is eaten by at least four animals
c)
The Sun
d)
Anything that is the color green
35.
All of these are examples of decomposers except for-
a)
Fungi
b)
Toe Jam
c)
Mold
d)
Earthworms
36.
A __________ is a consumer that hunts and eats another animal.
a)
predator
b)
prey
c)
consumer
d)
decomposer
37.
Which best describes the one thing that changes in an experiment?
a)
Constant
b)
Control
c)
Unit of Measurement
d)
Variable
38.
Fill in the blanks
________energy is energy of motion while ________ energy is energy that is stored and waiting to be used.
a)
Kinetic and then potential
b)
potential then kinetic
39.
What best describes force?
a)
Any heavy weight
b)
Any lighter weight
c)
Any push or pull
d)
Anything measured in pounds
40.

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

41.

Kofi wants to know how two magnets behave when they are together. The magnets below show her experiment.


What must be true of the magnets shown?

a)

The poles of the magnet attract each other

b)

The poles of the magnet repel each other

c)

The two poles are opposites, south and north.

d)

The two poles are opposites, north and south.

42.

Based on the Beetle Classification Key, which beetle is shown in the picture?

a)

Red Poplar Beetle

b)

Colorado Beetle

c)

Timberman Beetle

d)

LadyBird Beetle

43.

Which of the following best interprets the data in the pie chart?

a)

More student birthdays occurred in July than in August or September.

b)

Most birthdays occurred in September.

c)

Thirty-two students had a birthday in August.

d)

Sixty -eight percent of birthdays were in August and September.

44.

Mass is

a)

How much space an object takes up

b)

The amount of matter in an object

c)

The weight of an object

d)

The shape of an object

45.
The sun is made of?
a)
Nitrogen and helium and other gases
b)
Air
c)
Fire
d)
Just Nitrogen
46.
which is the 6th planet?
a)
Uranus
b)
Venus
c)
Saturn
d)
Mars
47.
True or False the sun is the biggest star?
a)
True
b)
False
48.
Label part 6
a)
#6 Prominences
b)
#6 Corona
c)
#6 Sunspots
d)
#6 Photosphere
49.
Label part 1
a)
#1 Core
b)
#1 Radiation zone
c)
#1 Convection zone
d)
#1 Photosphere
50.
Label Part 3
a)
#3 Chromosphere
b)
#3 Radiation zone
c)
#3 Convection zone
d)
#3 Photosphere
51.
Label part 5
a)
#5 Chromosphere
b)
#5 Radiation zone
c)
#5 Convection zone
d)
#5 Photosphere
52.
Label Part 2
a)
#2 Core
b)
#2 Radiation zone
c)
#2 Convection zone
d)
#2 Corona
53.
Label part 1
a)
#1 Core
b)
#1 Radiation zone
c)
#1 Convection zone
d)
#1 Photosphere
54.

What does vibration mean?

a)

moving back and forth quickly

b)

the way sound travels

c)

loudness or quietness

d)

the speed of vibration

55.

What is an echo?

a)

Loudness or quietness

b)

Moving back and forth quickly

c)

Reflecting sound

d)

Speed of vibration

56.

What is pitch?

a)

Loudness or quietness

b)

Highness or deepness of sound

c)

To soak in

d)

The speed of vibration

57.

Which of the following medium where sound travels the fastest?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

58.

What is sound?

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

sing

59.

The number of vibrations in a unit of time is called--

a)

pitch

b)

frequency

c)

compression

d)

wavelength

60.

A person will see a flash of lightening before they hear the roar of thunder because-

a)

Light travels faster through the atmosphere than sound.

b)

Sound travels faster through the atmosphere than sound.

c)

The eye is quicker than the ear.

d)

The thunder occurs much later than the lightening.

61.

Sound is a type of energy that is transmitted through-

a)

light

b)

heat

c)

electrons

d)

waves

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