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Worksheets5th Grade Milestone Science Review
Total questions: 82
Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This is a low place in between two hills or mountains.
a)
Canyon
b)
Valley
c)
Desert
d)
Lake
2.
A landmass with an elevation higher than a hill.
a)
Ocean
b)
Gulf
c)
Mountain
d)
Valley
3.
A deep valley with steep walls that cut into the earth caused by erosion from running water.
a)
Valley
b)
Canyon
c)
Gulf
d)
River
4.
A landslide occurs when rock loosens and is pulled down by gravity. Yet, the rock piles up and creates new landforms such as hills. This is an example of…
a)
Destructive Force
b)
Constructive Force
c)
Landslide Building
d)
Constructive and Destructive Forces
5.
Which landform is created by deposition?
a)
sand dune
b)
canyon
c)
mountain
d)
volcano
6.
Wind blowing sand from one location to another is an example of…
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
deposition
d)
wind blowing
7.
A ________________ forms when the ground underneath the crust is softened and then suddenly collapses.
a)
epicenter
b)
jetties
c)
sinkhole
d)
earthquake
8.
The sudden release of stress from within the Earth’s crust is called a(n) __________________________.
a)
epicenter
b)
jetties
c)
sinkhole
d)
earthquake
9.
The point directly above the focus of an earthquake is called an _____________________.
a)
epicenter
b)
jetties
c)
sinkhole
d)
earthquake
10.
People sometimes put up _________________to prevent erosion of one side of the beach.
a)
epicenter
b)
jetties
c)
sinkhole
d)
earthquake
11.
_______________________ are scientists that study earthquakes.
a)
topography
b)
landforms
c)
San Andreas Fault
d)
seismologists
12.
Which is an example of a constructive process?
a)
weathering
b)
landform
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
13.
An area of land completely surrounded by water is...
a)
Peninsula
b)
Island
c)
Isthmus
d)
Mountain
14.
Large area of flat land is...
a)
Mountain
b)
Hill
c)
River
d)
Plain
15.
Thin strip of land that extends out into a body of water. It is surrounded by water on three sides.
a)
Island
b)
Japan
c)
Peninsula
d)
Mountain
16.
What is a difference between physical and chemical weathering?
a)
Chemical weathering changes rocks into new substances.
b)
They break down rocks into smaller pieces.
c)
Physical weathering changes rocks into new substances.
17.
What is a similarity between physical and chemical weathering?
a)
Acid rain is an example of physical and chemical weathering.
b)
They change rocks into new substances.
c)
They both break rocks into smaller pieces.
18.
How does chemical weathering change landforms?
a)
Freezing and thawing causes rocks to spilt.
b)
Acid rain reacts with calcite and wears it away.
c)
Abrasion causes rocks to rub and bang into each other.
19.
Which answer lists processes that change landforms SLOWLY?
a)
earth quakes, volcanoes, and flash floods
b)
Blowing sand, freezing water, volcanoes, and earthquakes.
c)
freezing water, tree roots, blowing sand, and chemical weathering.
20.
Which answer lists all processes that change landforms FAST?
a)
tree roots, flash floods, and chemical weathering
b)
blowing sand, freezing water, and chemical weathering.
c)
flash floods, volcanoes, and earthquakes.
21.
A mountain that forms as molten rock flows through a crack onto Earth's surface.
a)
volcano
b)
lava
c)
landslide
22.
Molten rock that flows from a volcano onto Earth's surface.
a)
river
b)
earthquake
c)
lava
23.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
24.
Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean floor
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
25.
Glaciers dropping rock and sand to form moraines (deposition of debris)
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
26.
Caves being formed by acid rain dissolving underground limestone
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
27.
Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
28.
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
29.
Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out arches
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
30.
Glaciers scraping rocks across the earth’s surface
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
31.
Wind blowing sand from one location to another
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
32.
What process created this cool rock?
a)
A volcanic eruption
b)
A flood
c)
Wind
d)
Water
33.
What is the major force of erosion along the coast?
a)
Sand
b)
Earthquakes
c)
Waves
d)
Rain
34.
The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is called...
a)
sediment
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
deposition
35.
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water...
a)
keeps the rocks in place
b)
makes the rocks last longer
c)
expands cracks and breaks rocks
d)
causes rocks to fall in landslides
36.
The type of formation shown is at the southern end of the Mississippi river. What is it called?
a)
coastal erosion
b)
a delta
c)
a loess
d)
sand dunes
37.
Which of the following is NOT a slow change to Earth's surface?
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
a landslide
38.
Most earthquakes occur near...
a)
state boundaries
b)
plate boundaries
c)
country boundaries
d)
rivers
39.
The process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are carried away to new locations is called...
a)
deposition
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
faults
40.
The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is called...
a)
sediment
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
deposition
41.
What is sediment?
a)
the process of rocks being broken down and carried away
b)
bits of rock, sand, and silt caused by the weathering of rocks
c)
the top layer of the soil
d)
decaying plant or animal material
42.
What is the major cause of weathering and erosion?
a)
wind
b)
ice
c)
glaciers
d)
moving water
43.
Plants prevent soil erosion by-
a)
holding dirt in place with their roots
b)
providing food for herbivores
c)
the process of photosynthesis
d)
releasing water into the atmosphere through transpiration
44.
Which of the following would probably cause the most damage to an abandoned building in a jungle?
a)
solar heat and acid rain
b)
wind and water
c)
storms
d)
plant growth
45.
Flood waters moving soil from one location to another
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
46.
Ponds filling up with sediment and becoming marshes
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
47.
Rocks being made smooth by tumbling across a streambed
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
48.
Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
49.
Waves dropping sand on the beach
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
50.
Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
51.
Lorin put a bowl of water in the freezer and, when he checked it a few hours later, it was frozen. What should he expect to have happen if he puts a bowl of punch in the freezer?
a)
It will also freeze in a few hours
b)
It will stay the same.
c)
It will freeze, but it will take a few days.
d)
It will evaporate in a few hours.
52.
Brock put 3 cups of water in a pot on the stove and turned it on to "high." He let the water boil for a few minutes, and then took it off of the stove to cool. Once the water had cooled, he measured it again, and found that there was only 2 3/4 cups left. What happened to the water?
a)
It
froze on the bottom of the pot.
b)
He
must have spilled some on the floor
c)
It
was transformed into carbon dioxide and floated away.
d)
It vaporized into steam and left
the pot.
53.
How do water particles behave when they are in their gaseous state?
a)
The molecules are packed together in patterns.
b)
The molecules do not move.
c)
The molecules can move short distances and vibrate slightly.
d)
The molecules move freely and rapidly in all directions.
54.
Which of the following has a greater density: a bar of gold or a block of wood? (Assume that both the bar and the block have the same lengths, widths, and heights.)
a)
There is not enough information.
b)
They have equal densities.
c)
bar of gold
d)
block of wood
55.
Which of the following is a physical change?
a)
rusting of a garden tool
b)
burning of a candle
c)
photosynthesis
d)
shredding a piece of paper
56.
Metal rusting is an example of
a)
a chemical change.
b)
a physical change.
c)
neither a physical change nor a chemical change
57.
Which of the following is solid at room temperature, conducts electricity, is hard and shiny, does not float, does not break when hit, and does not melt easily?
a)
lithium
b)
crystal
c)
platinum
d)
sulfur
58.
Which of the following properties CANNOT change due to a physical change?
a)
chemical composition
b)
taste
c)
smell
d)
shape
59.
In which of the following states of matter does a substance have a definite shape?
a)
liquid
b)
ion
c)
solid
d)
gas
60.
Which of the following is NOT a physical change?
a)
explosion
of fireworks
b)
drying
of wet laundry
c)
freezing
of water
d)
shattering
of glass
61.
Burning paper is an example of
a)
a
chemical change
b)
a
physical change.
c)
neither a physical nor a chemical
change.
62.
What are the three states of matter?
a)
liquid, gas, solid
b)
water,
gas, solid
c)
gas,
dust, liquid
d)
water,
solid, ice
63.
Megan loves to drink chocolate milk. So, one day after school, she poured herself a glass of milk, added two spoonfuls of chocolate milk powder, and waited, but the powder would not dissolve. How could she increase the solubility of the chocolate powder?
a)
She
could heat the milk
b)
She
could stir the milk.
c)
She
could crush the clumps of powder into smaller pieces.
d)
all
of these
64.
Which of the following is a result of a physical change of water?
a)
ice
b)
steam
c)
snow
d)
all of these
65.
Which of the following are examples of physical properties?
a)
volume and density
b)
color, shape, hardness, and texture
c)
mass and weight
d)
all of these
66.
Anna put some 2-inch apple slices in a food dehydrator, and she checked on them the next morning. Though they were the same shape as the night before, the apple slices now measured only an inch each. What happened to the apples?
a)
Someone ate half of each slice when Anna was sleeping.
b)
Someone ate half of each slice when Anna was sleeping.
c)
They gained moisture and got bigger.
d)
They lost their moisture and shrunk
67.
If a glass of ice water is left on a table for a while, water will appear on the outside of the glass. What is the best explanation for the phenomenon?
a)
The outside of the glass probably got wet when the glass of water was poured
b)
Water from the glass is seeping through tiny holes in the glass
c)
Micro-organisms in the water have climbed up the inside of the glass, and they are now sliding down the outside of the glass.
d)
Because the glass is cold, water vapor in the air around glass is condensing.
68.
Ice melting is an example of
a)
a
physical change
b)
neither
a physical change nor a chemical change
c)
a
chemical change.
d)
both
a physical change and a chemical change.
69.
Ice melting is an example of
a)
a
physical change.
b)
neither
a physical change nor a chemical change
c)
a
chemical change.
d)
both a physical change and a
chemical change.
70.
Which of the following is an example of a chemical property?
a)
boiling
point
b)
density
c)
reactivity
d)
color
71.
What are cells?
a)
They regulate what materials enter and leave the organism
b)
They keep the animal plump
c)
The control center
d)
Basic units of all living things
72.
Organelles are.....
a)
Basic unit of all living things
b)
Special structures that do jobs inside the cell
c)
What all living things are made up of
d)
Come from other cells
73.
The basic needs of living organisms are...
a)
internet, friends, shelter
b)
shelter, sunlight, food
c)
energy, support/protection, growth/reproduction
d)
abiotic and biotic
74.
The control center of the cell is the
a)
Nucleolus
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Nucleus
d)
Cell Membrane
75.
The organelle vacuole has a job to do
a)
control reproduction
b)
make protein for the cell
c)
transport information
d)
storage tanks for the cell
76.
This organelle is rigid and made of cellulose. It protects and support the cell. It is only found in plant cells.
a)
chloroplasts
b)
cell wall
c)
cell membrane
d)
E.R.
77.
The cell membrane
a)
regulates what materials enter and leave the cell
b)
contain chlorophyll, a green pigment
c)
controls reproduction
d)
is made in the cell nucleus
78.
Cytoplasm
a)
has control and make cholesterol
b)
is water filled sacks inside the cell
c)
is found only in plant cells
d)
is the jelly like substance that fills up the cell
79.
This is where the process of photosynthesis takes place
a)
chloroplasts
b)
vacuole
c)
nucleus
d)
ribosomes
80.
These are found only in plants, not in animal cells
a)
chlorophyll
b)
photosynthesis
c)
chloroplasts
d)
nucleus
81.
These are much smaller in animal cells than in plant cells
a)
cytoplasm
b)
vacuoles
c)
nucleus
d)
cell membrane
82.
How are plant and animal cells different?
a)
Plant cells have a cell wall and cell membrane, and animal cells don't.
b)
Animal cells have a cell wall and cell membrane, and plant cells don't.
c)
Plant cells have a cell wall and chloroplast, and animal cells don't.
d)
Plant cells have a cell wall and cytoplasm, and animal cells don't.
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