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WorksheetsNC 5th Grade Science Mid Year Review
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 39mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is the smallest unit of life that can carry out all life functions?
a)
the mitochondria
b)
the vacuoles
c)
the nucleus
d)
the cell
2.
Which structures are found in every living cell?
a)
cell membrane and cytoplasm
b)
chloroplasts and mitochondria
c)
a cell wall and nucleus
d)
chloroplasts and cell wall
3.
Which cell structure is found in plant and animals cells and controls what can come into or leave a cell?
a)
cell membrane
b)
cytoplasm
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuole
4.
What is the function of the cell nucleus found in both plant and animal cells?
a)
to produce energy
b)
to control cell activity
c)
to remove waste products
d)
to allow molecules to enter the cell
5.
What is one basic function of the vacuoles?
a)
circulating oxygen
b)
producing food
c)
controlling cell processes
d)
storing water
6.
Chloroplasts in plant cells allow the plant to perform a function that animal cells cannot do. What is the main function of the chloroplasts found in plant cells?
a)
to absorb light energy and manufacture food
b)
to remove waste materials by active transport
c)
to manufacture chemical energy from food
d)
to control the shape of the cell
7.
All cells need energy to function. Which cell organelle is responsible for producing energy in the cell?
a)
chloroplasts
b)
mitochondria
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuoles
8.
What is the function of a cell wall?
a)
to protect and support the cell
b)
to perform different functions in each cell
c)
to prevent water from passing through it
d)
to prevent oxygen from entering the cell
9.
In what part of the plant cell does the process of photosynthesis take place?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplasts
d)
vacuoles
10.
_ are organelles responsible for digesting certain materials within the cell.
a)
vacuoles
b)
chloroplasts
c)
lysosomes
d)
cell membrane
11.
In a plant cell, a stiff wall surrounds the membrane, giving the cell a rigid, boxlike shape.
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell
c)
ribosome
d)
cell wall
12.
This cell part is in ALL cells. It is the gel-like substance that provides cell shape.
a)
Chloroplasts
b)
Chromosomes
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Mitochondria
13.
A push or pull that changes the speed or direction of an object
a)
force
b)
motion
c)
gravity
d)
friction
14.
The process of being moved from one place to another
a)
force
b)
motion
c)
gravity
d)
friction
15.
Force that acts between any two masses
a)
force
b)
motion
c)
friction
d)
gravity
16.
Occurs when two objects rub against each other, slowing their motion
a)
force
b)
gravity
c)
motion
d)
friction
17.
Composes any physical substance
a)
matter
b)
mass
c)
combined forces
d)
opposing forces
18.
Forces that act in the opposite directions; they are subtracted
a)
matter
b)
mass
c)
combined forces
d)
opposing forces
19.
The total force acting on an object
a)
resistance
b)
net force
c)
balanced force
d)
distance-time graph
20.
Occurs when the net force is zero and there is no change in the object's motion
a)
resistance
b)
net force
c)
balanced force
d)
distance-time graph
21.
Line graph used to show the speed of a moving object
a)
resistance
b)
net force
c)
balanced force
d)
distance-time graph
22.
The horizontal axis on a graph (shows time on a distance-time graph)
a)
x-axis
b)
y-axis
c)
a-axis
d)
b-axis
23.
The vertical axis on a graph (shows distance on a distance-time graph)
a)
x-axis
b)
y-axis
c)
a-axis
d)
b-axis
24.
_____________ air is more dense and sinks.
a)
Cold
b)
Warm
c)
Moist
d)
Dry
25.
A moving warm air mass that collides with a slowly moving cold air mass is called a(n) _____.
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
26.
This type of storm is formed at a(n) _____.
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
27.
The highlighted arrow on this map shows an air mass that is _____.
a)
cold/dry
b)
cold/humid
c)
warm/dry
d)
warm/humid
28.
A cold, dry air mass would be called _____.
a)
continental tropic
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime polar
d)
continental maritime
29.
The boundary between two air masses is called a/an _____.
a)
flood
b)
front
c)
climate
d)
storm
30.
When a cold air mass moves into a warm air mass, it will get colder and often cause severe weather. This type of front is called a(n) _____.
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
31.
Fair and sunny weather is most likely going to happen if there is a _____ in the forecast.
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
c)
stationary front
d)
cold front
32.
Tornadoes occur at the boundary of a cold, dry air mass and a warm, humid air mass. This is called a(n) _____.
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
33.
Heat transfer always goes from-
a)
Cold to Hot
b)
Hot to Cold
c)
Heat doesn't transfer
d)
Freezing to Cold
34.
Conduction is heat transfer by -
a)
Touch
b)
Circles
c)
Waves
35.
Convection is heat transfer by-
a)
Touch
b)
Circles
c)
Waves
36.
Radiation is heat transfer by-
a)
Touch
b)
Circles
c)
Waves
37.
In what direction to cold liquids and gasses move?
a)
Side to Side
b)
Up
c)
Down
d)
Back and Forth
38.
What happens to particles as they heat up?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
39.
What happens to particles as they cool down?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
40.
Which is more dense?
a)
Hot Liquid
b)
Cold Liquid
41.
What type of heat transfer takes place in liquids and gasses?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
Thermal Equilibrium
42.
What type of heat transfer takes place in solids?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
43.
What type of heat transfer takes place through open space?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
44.
This is an example of-
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
45.
This is an example of-
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
46.
This is an example of-
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
47.
This is an example of-
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
48.
This is an example of-
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
49.
What type of material makes the best conductor?
a)
Food
b)
Wood
c)
Styrofoam
d)
Metal
50.
What type of material makes the best insulators?
a)
Aluminum
b)
Copper
c)
Styrofoam
d)
Metal
51.
Which example below is an example of conduction?
a)
Boiling macaroni
b)
The attic is warmer than the basement
c)
The Sun heating the Earth
d)
Touching hot sand with your feet
52.
Which example below is an example of convection?
a)
Standing on a hot metal bridge
b)
The attic is warmer than the basement
c)
The Sun heating the Earth
d)
Touching hot sand with your feet
53.
Which example below is an example of radiation?
a)
Standing on a hot metal bridge
b)
The attic is warmer than the basement
c)
The Sun heating the Earth
d)
Touching hot sand with your feet
54.
As you touch a hot stove the heat transfers -
a)
from your hand to the stove
b)
from the stove to your hand
c)
It doesn't transfer
55.
Hot objects begin to cool as-
a)
cooler air is transferred to the hot object.
b)
thermal energy in the object is transferred to the surrounding air.
c)
atoms in the object react with the oxygen in the air.
d)
thermal energy in the object cancels out energy in the air
56.
Convection could occur in which of the materials below?
a)
A block of wood
b)
The ocean
c)
A bowl of ice cream
d)
In space
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