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WorksheetsSOL 5th Grade Science Prep
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 33mins
Which adaptation listed helps the fly survive in its environment?
It has large eyes to see things coming from different directions.
It has strong legs so it can walk everywhere it needs to go.
It has a food gathering part that comes straight from its stomach.
It has slow reactions so it can think clearly about each move it makes.
A student tested triple thick paper towels to see if they actually lasted three times as long. Triple thick paper towels were unrolled and sprayed with water. Single thick paper towels were unrolled and sprayed with water. Which of the following should be a
necessary constant in the experiment?
Place where paper towels are bought
Design on paper towels
Thickness of paper towels
Amount of water sprayed on paper towels
Which diagram would be best to use to help create a model of oxygen?
Which plants are nonvascular?
Moss
Juniper Shrub
Celery
Daisy
Liverwort
What is the best estimate
for the mass of a pencil in grams?
5g
50g
500g
5,000g
student planted seeds in each material to see which would help the plant grow the best.
In which two potting materials did the seeds have the most difficulty growing?
Clay
Sand
Water
Gravel
Potting Soil
The type of boundary that is formed when tectonic plates move toward each other is called?
sloping
convergent
divergent
sliding
Which material will sound travel through the slowest?
oxygen gas
wooden table
pool water
glass jar
What causes igneous rocks to form?
Sediment forming
Heat and pressure
Lava cooling
Wind and weather
A student wrote in a journal about an experiment done in class.
What was the independent variable in this experiment?
number of foods
greasy spot
different foods
kinds of fat
Students went to an assembly. How long did the assembly last?
2 hours
1 hr 50 minutes
1hr 10 minutes
2 hr 10 minutes
Click on the translucent window.
Click on the transparent window.
Click on the opaque window.
Which picture shows a compression wave?
A group of friends get together to watch a movie. Some of the foods they eat are celery, salsa, apples, and water. Which item is a mixture?
Water
Salsa
Celery
Apples
Which fossil would be considered the oldest?
As the temperature decreases, matter will change from
a solid to a liquid to a gas
a gas to a liquid to a solid
a liquid to a gas to a solid
a solid to a gas to a liquid
A student did an experiment to see which route to school was the fastest.
Which route would most likely be taken if the student is running a few minutes late?
Route 1
Route 2
Route 3
Route 4
Starting with the longest wavelength, what is the correct order of the colors in the visible light spectrum?
Green, blue, violet, yellow, orange, and red
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet
Orange, yellow, blue, green, red, and violet
Violet, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red
What is number 1?
mantle
outer core
inner core
crust
What is number 2
Mantle
inner core
outer core
crust
What is number 3
mantle
inner core
outer core
crust
What is number 4
mantle
inner core
outer core
crust
The reason the mountains can be seen in the lake is because —
the water refracts the mountains
the water reflects the mountains
the water becomes opaque
the water becomes translucent
A student asked, "Can people identify their pet dog by only the sound of its bark?" What is the best hypothesis for this experiment?
If a person is blindfolded and hears many dogs bark, then she will know which dog is her pet.
If a person puts blindfolds on many dogs, then she will still know which dog is her pet even if they bark.
If a person hears many dogs bark and she puts blindfolds on the dogs, then she will know which dog barks the most.
If a person is blindfolded and is petting her own dog, then she will be comforted when she hears many dogs bark.
What compound is formed when one atom of oxygen is combined with two atoms of hydrogen?
2HO
H2O2
H2O
2O2H2
A scientist recorded the amount of rainfall in Olympic National Park.
What can he conclude from these results?
Half of the year received more than 30 cm of rain per month.
Olympic National Park received about 250 cm of rain per year.
Olympic National Park received less than 50 cm of rain per year from April to October.
The three month span that received the most rainfall is February )through April.
What does number 5 represent?
trench
abyssal plain
continental slope
continental shelf
Which scientific tool separates white light into a rainbow?
Telescope
Magnifiying glass
Prism
Microscope
The distance between one point on a wave and the same point on the next wave is the —
frequency
amplitude
wavelength
compression
Which animals shown are invertebrates?
A student was exploring the playground at school. Which example is the best evidence that deposition had taken place?
On one side of the hill behind the softball field, the ground was partly washed away from the rainfall.
When the student picked up a couple of rocks, he noticed they felt smooth.
The student found sand at the bottom of the hill that was the same as the sand on the softball field at the top of the hill.
The school sign's edges had been worn down over time.
How are the animal and plant cells different?
The plant cell has cytoplasm.
The animal cell has a cell membrane.
The plant cell has a cell wall.
The animal cell has a nucleus.
It was a girl's first time swimming in the ocean. She opened her eyes underwater and suddenly realized they were burning. Her mom said, "It is because of the ocean's salinity. Keep your eyes shut." What did her mother mean when she said this?
The ocean has a strong current.
The ocean is made of salt water.
The ocean has many powerful waves.
The ocean has lots of sand.
In what part of the ocean would a scuba diver see the most plant and animal life?
Near the top
At the bottom
On the sand
In the middle
A scientist found this fossil in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
What is the best conclusion that can be drawn from this discovery?
All of the same animals that lived long ago are still alive today.
Animals can survive in very deep rock layers.
The mountains are the only place to look for fossils.
Parts of Virgina were once covered with sea water.
In which activity is the boy having the least negative impact on the environment?
Planting some vegetables in the garden in the backyard
Playing with the water hose outside on a sunny day
Watching TV for a couple hours while sitting on the couch
Driving around town with his parents to go to many appointments
A student set a bowl of apples on the lunch table each day for a week.
He recorded the number of apples the students at his table ate each day. Which statement is true?
Each day, the number of apples eaten rose by at least two more apples.
As each day passed, the number of apples eaten increased by exactly one more apple.
The number of apples eaten doubled from Wednesday to Friday.
The number of apples eaten was more than four times greater on Friday than Monday.
What picture best replaces the question mark?
A student drew this picture of photosynthesis.
He wanted to write a paragraph describing the process. Which sentence best describes location 3?
Water and nutrients are absorbed.
Carbon dioxide is taken into the plant.
Energy from the sun causes a reaction to take place
Sugar is created for energy and oxygen is released
A student did an experiment comparing different types of onions to see which type made people create the most tears. What was the dependent variable in the experiment?
Size of tears
Amount of tears
Types of onions
Number of onions
Which box completes the chart?
An electrician is putting up a new dining room light. What is the best material to use for conducting electricity to the light?
Plastic
Rubber
Copper
Cotton
What is most likely causing the girl's hair to stick to the balloon?
Frictional force
Magnetic attraction
Potential energy
Static electricity
Which example is a physical adaptation?
A turtle breaks free from its shell.
A caterpillar mimics a snake's appearance.
A bird migrates south for the winter.
A bear hibernates in a cave.
Why is coal an important mineral resource?
It is suggested for building a house.
It can be used for electricity.
It is recommended for driveway use.
It can be mixed in with cement.
A student did an experiment on different flavors of gum.
People filled out a rating scale on the amount of flavor for each type of gum. Which letter represents the kind of gum that will have the most flavor after 60 minutes?
A
B
C
D
Which statement about the Moon, Earth, and Sun is correct?
The Moon revolves around the Earth and the
Earth revolves around the Sun.
The Moon rotates around the Sun and the Sun
rotates around the Earth.
The Sun revolves around the Earth and the Earth rotates around the Moon.
The Earth rotates around the Moon and the Moon rotates around the Sun.
A student did an experiment with lemons.
What should the student notice about the experiment that was unusual?
One lemon had a much lower number of seeds
than the other lemons.
The bigger lemons had more seeds than the
smaller lemons.
Most of the lemons had about the same number
of seeds.
The smaller lemons had less seeds than the bigger lemons.
What two words describe an object in motion?
Mass
Speed
Volume
Direction
Which example causes the least amount of
friction?
A student pushes a toy car across the room.
A student reads a book quietly on the
carpet.
A student scratches two sticks back and forth on each other.
A student rubs both hands together in a
quick motion.
A student listed details about the image.
Which detail is NOT true?
The battery provides power.
It is an open circuit.
The circuits are parallel.
It is a series circuit.
The dentist told a boy that his teeth should be cleaner. The boy did an experiment. Which sentence is the best
hypothesis for his experiment?
Which cleans teeth better: baking soda or
toothpaste?
Is baking soda or toothpaste recommended
more by dentists for children to brush their teeth?
If teeth are brushed with baking soda, then they will become cleaner than when they are brushed with toothpaste.
The baking soda cleaned the teeth better than the toothpaste.
A student recorded the appearance of the
moon for several nights.
What is the best prediction of what the next week will look like?
Which of the following is a characteristic
of a permanent magnet?
It has a coil of wire.
It is made of plastic.
It is always magnetic.
It has an electric current.
Look at the plant.
What is the function of section 3 in the diagram?
Attract animals so that the plant will more likely be pollinated
Carry out the process of photosynthesis to make food for the plant
Absorb water and nutrients from the soil and anchor the plant in the soil
Support the plant while allowing water and nutrients to be transported
Which statement describes a benefit of a
cultivated forest?
A campground has demonstrations on wildlife
found in the local forests.
A timber company owns land to grow pine
trees to use for lumber.
A state park has many hiking trails
available for public use.
A person owns many acres of land, most of
which is woods.
Which statement best describes Michael
Faraday's contribution to the understanding of electricity?
His invention of the light bulb was a
stepping stone to many similar inventions.
He discovered that lightning was a form of
electricity.
His invention of the generator was able to make electricity when it was in demand.
He discovered that static electricity can
build up and create a small shock.
Look at the table.
Which water resource can replace the question mark?
Lake Anna
Pacific Ocean
York River
Philpott Lake
The Earth is tilted at about a 23° angle.
What pattern does this cause for the Earth?
Lightning storms
Four seasons
Tornadoes in a centralized area
Predictable hurricanes
Which list is ordered from smallest to
largest?
Moon, Sun, Earth
Sun, Earth, Moon
Moon, Earth, Sun
Earth, Moon, Sun
Look at the food web. Which two organisms would be most affected if the Edith's checkerspot's population suddenly decreased due to a spreading virus?
coyote
raven
plants
black tipped jackrabbit
mule deer
Which statement describes the niche of a
grizzly bear?
The grizzly bear lives on a mountain with a
few creeks, a cave, and many trees.
The adult grizzly bear can weigh around 400
pounds and is about 6 feet long.
The grizzly bear's claws break up the soil
as it walks around helping new plants to grow.
The adult male grizzly bear is often hunted creating more females in the bear population.
At what stage in the butterfly's life cycle
does a butterfly most likely help in the flower pollination process?
Egg
Pupa
Larva
Adult
Look at the diagram.
Which statement best describes Ptolemy's and Aristotle's views?
They believed the Earth was the center of the universe
They were in agreement that the planets rotated around the Sun
They thought that the Sun was the center of the universe.
They felt that the planets were in a straight line with the Sun
