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Worksheets5TH GRADE SCIENCE EOG REVIEW
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 39mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which describes how wind speed is affected by weather?
a)
Rainy weather causes greater wind speeds.
b)
Warmer weather causes greater wind speeds.
c)
Differences in air pressure cause greater wind speeds.
d)
Small temperature changes cause greater wind speeds.
2.
Which condition is connected with rainy weather?
a)
low temperatures
b)
high temperatures
c)
low air pressure systems
d)
high air pressure systems
3.
What type of cloud is responsible for thunderstorms?
a)
cirrus
b)
cirrostratus
c)
cumulus
d)
cumulonimbus
4.
Which do nimbostratus clouds most often produce?
a)
fog
b)
hail
c)
rain
d)
wind
5.
During winter, which winds deliver cold air that enters North Carolina?
a)
polar westerlies
b)
prevailing westerlies
c)
northeast trade winds
d)
southeast trade winds
6.
Which observation describes a change in climate rather than a change in weather?
a)
The thunderstorm dropped about three centimeters of rain today.
b)
The average summer temperatures have increased over the last ten years.
c)
The snowfall in this area was more this week than it was last week.
d)
The average wind speed in April was less than it was in March.
7.
Westerly winds moving across the deserts of the United States toward the East Coast most likely bring which types of conditions to North Carolina?
a)
cool and dry
b)
hot and dry
c)
cloudy and humid
d)
clear and humid
8.
What determines the direction in which air masses flow across the United States?
a)
the Gulf of Mexico
b)
the Atlantic Ocean
c)
the heat from the sun
d)
the rotation of Earth
9.
What weather change is most likely to happen if air pressure is falling?
a)
The weather will become warmer.
b)
The weather will become stormy.
c)
The weather will become cooler.
d)
The weather will become fair.
10.
How is weather on a cloudy night most likely to differ from the weather on a clear night?
a)
The temperature will be cooler.
b)
The temperature will be humid.
c)
The temperature will be warmer.
d)
The temperature will be unchanged.
11.
Which describes a consumer?
a)
an organism that produces its own food
b)
an organism that produces its own energy
c)
an organism that cannot produce its own food
d)
an organism that releases energy to other organisms
12.
Which best explains how producers make their own food?
a)
Producers receive energy from rain and use it to produce water for their food.
b)
Producers receive energy from rain and use it to produce gases for their food.
c)
Producers receive energy from the sun and use it to produce water for their food.
d)
Producers receive energy from the sun and produce sugars for their food.
13.
Which best describes a characteristic of both lakes and estuaries?
a)
Both have saltwater.
b)
Both have freshwater.
c)
Both have a rocky bottom.
14.
Which organism is a producer?
a)
frog
b)
mushroom
c)
grass
d)
lizard
15.
Which is the term for secondary consumers in an ecosystem?
a)
carnivore
b)
herbivore
c)
omnivore
d)
producer
16.
Some birds eat seeds. If a bird drops a seed in soil, which best explains how a plant could be helped?
a)
It could get more sunlight.
b)
It has a chance to reproduce.
c)
It gets closer to water.
d)
It makes more oxygen.
17.
Who would be most affected if the number of producers in the ocean decreased?
a)
carnivores
b)
herbivores
c)
decomposers
18.
Which best explains why predators need other animals within an ecosystem?
a)
They depend on them for food.
b)
They depend on them for water.
c)
They depend on them for protection.
d)
They depend on them for competition.
19.
Which is most likely responsible for the pollutants that enter a wetland ecosystem after a heavy rain?
a)
animal waste
b)
human chemical use
c)
atmospheric conditions
d)
changes in daily temperatures
20.
Molly notices hot sparks rising from a campfire. She knows the sparks are hot, because they are red. Which best explains the hot sparks rising?
a)
The sparks are rising due to radiated heat.
b)
The sparks are rising due to heat being conducted.
c)
The sparks are rising, and heat rises, proving this is convection.
d)
The sparks are rising to replace warm air, so the sparks are convecting heat.
21.
How is heat transferred when boiling a pot of water on the stove?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
combustion
d)
radiation
22.
Which is the best example of conduction?
a)
boiling a pot of water
b)
feeling heat from a fireplace
c)
a hot air balloon rising and falling
d)
touching a hot handle and getting burned
23.
In what way is roasting a hot dog over a fire an example of the transfer of heat that occurs during radiation?
a)
Heat circulates from the bottom of the fire up.
b)
The fire touches the hot dog directly and cooks it.
c)
Electricity from the fire is transferred to the hot dog.
d)
The heat from the fire is transferred to the hot dog to warm it.
24.
Eric noticed that when he put ice in his glass of water, the ice floated. Which best explains why this happens?
a)
When water freezes it contracts, making the ice lighter than the water.
b)
When water freezes the particles break down, making the ice lighter than water.
c)
When the water freezes, it turns into a solid, and all solids are lighter than liquids.
d)
When the water freezes it expands, making it a less dense mass that is lighter than water.
25.
Which best explains how candle wax is shaped into a mold?
a)
Heat is added to candle wax to melt it so it is more flexible and can take the shape of the mold.
b)
Heat is added to candle wax to melt it so it is less flexible and can take the shape of the mold.
c)
Cold is taken away from candle wax so it is more flexible and can take the shape of the mold.
d)
Cold is taken away from candle wax so it is less flexible and can take the shape of the mold.
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