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2017-2018 Science 5th grade review

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Something that takes up space and has mass.
a)
volume
b)
matter
c)
mass
d)
density
2.
A state of matter that has a definite volume and shape.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
matter
3.
A measure of how much mass is contained in a given unit of volume.
a)
mass
b)
density
c)
volume
d)
matter
4.
The amount of space something takes up
a)
density
b)
volume
c)
mass
d)
matter
5.
Which of the following statements are signs that let you know a different kind of matter may have formed?
a)
substance melts
b)
substance forms rust or tarnish
c)
substance breaks apart
d)
liquid water turns to frozen ice
6.
Which of these changes would cause the molecules in a substances to spread farther apart?
a)
Putting the substance in a smaller container
b)
Adding thermal (heat) energy
c)
Changing the phase from liquid to solid
d)
Decreasing the overall kinetic energy of a liquid
7.
What happens when you add thermal energy to a substance?
a)
Spacing between particles decreases
b)
Vibration of particles increases
c)
Temperature decreases
d)
Pressure increases
8.
A student drew the atoms in a solid.  Her picture shows the closely packed atoms vibrating in place.  How would she have to change this picture to show the same substance as a liquid?
a)
She should show the atoms moving more and make a little more space between them.
b)
She should draw the atoms bigger.
c)
She should draw the atoms REALLY far apart.
d)
She should draw the atoms in a different shape.
9.
Dead matter and waste would pile up without which type of organism?
a)
decomposer
b)
consumer
c)
producer
10.
An organism that can make its own food is called?
a)
Consumer
b)
Producer
c)
Decomposer
d)
Herbivore
11.
A consumer gets energy by doing what?
a)
Making it themselves.
b)
Breaking down biotic wastes and dead organisms and returning raw materials to the ecosystem.
c)
Soaking it up from the ground.
d)
Feeding on other organisms.
12.
A food chain is?
a)
Overlapping food chains in an ecosystem.
b)
The amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web.
c)
A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy.
d)
biotic and abiotic factors in an area.
13.
A __________________ is a type of animal that hunts other animals to eat. 
a)
prey
b)
herbivore
c)
predator
d)
producer
14.
An organism that can make its own food is called?
a)
Consumer
b)
Producer
c)
Decomposer
d)
Herbivore
15.
An organism that produces its own food supply from inorganic compounds is called a(an)
a)
heterotroph
b)
consumer
c)
detritivore
d)
autotroph
16.
What role do these organisms play in their ecosystem?
a)
producer
b)
primary consumer
c)
secondary consumer
d)
decomposer
17.
_______ factors are all living things located within an ecosystem.
a)
biotic
b)
abitotic
c)
biome
d)
niche
18.
_______ factors include all nonliving things located within an ecosystem.
a)
community
b)
abiotic
c)
bitoic
d)
ecoystems 
19.
How many herbivores are in this web?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
20.
How do producers obtain energy?
a)
They conduct photosynthesis.
b)
They consume plants.
c)
They consume primary consumers.
d)
They consume secondary consumers.
21.

A group of parts that work together as a whole

a)

system

b)

energy

22.

contains the metal core, solid middle layer, and rocky outer layer of the Earth

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

geosphere

d)

hydrosphere

23.

contains all Earth's waters

a)

biosphere

b)

cryosphere

c)

atmosphere

d)

hydrosphere

24.

the parts of the Earth that contain living organisms

a)

geosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

cryosphere

25.

Which one is NOT a sphere included in Earth's system.

a)

cryosphere

b)

lithosphere

c)

geosphere

d)

atmosphere

26.

Which sentence best describes the relationship between Earth's systems?

a)

Earth is not just a sphere with life on top.

b)

The cheetah will produce offspring.

c)

Together, these systems support all plant and animal life.

d)

Earth's systems are independent from one another.

27.

Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to the Earth?

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Exosphere

d)

Mesosphere

28.
Water evaporating from the surface of a lake moves from the...
a)
Atmosphere to the geosphere 
b)
Geosphere to the hydrosphere 
c)
Hydrosphere to the atmosphere 
d)
Atmosphere to the hydrosphere 
29.
When a plants takes carbon dioxide from the air which two spheres are interacting? 
a)
Biosphere and atmosphere 
b)
Geosphere and atmosphere 
c)
Hydrosphere and atmosphere 
d)
Atmosphere and atmosphere 
30.
Which other spheres interact with the geosphere?
a)
only the atmosphere
b)
only the hydrosphere and biosphere
c)
the atmosphere, biosphere, and hydrosphere
d)
only the atmosphere and biosphere
31.
Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
phase
d)
comet
32.
One full orbit of an object around another object is called a ________.
a)
axis
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
satellite
33.
The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.
a)
solar system
b)
earth
c)
rotation
d)
United States
34.
Where is the asteroid belt found?
a)
between earth and mars
b)
Between Uranus and Neptune
c)
Between Mercury and Venus
d)
Between Mars and Jupiter
35.
Why does Earth have different seasons? 
a)
because of the distance between Earth and the sun 
b)
because of the speed of Earth as it rotates on its axis 
c)
because of the amount of light blocked by the moon on its axis 
d)
because of the tilt of Earth on its axis as it moves around the sun 
36.
a pattern of stars that form an imaginary picture or design in the sky
a)
Orbit
b)
Rotate
c)
constellation
d)
Milky Way
37.
A spiral galaxy of stars that contains our Sun
a)
Planisphere
b)
Intensity
c)
Star
d)
Milky Way
38.
Which planet in our solar system is closest to the Sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mercury
d)
Saturn
39.
Which of the following is an accurate model of how the Sun, Earth, and Moon move?
a)
Sun and moon orbit Earth
b)
Earth and moon orbit Sun
c)
Earth orbit's the Sun and the moon orbits Earth
d)
Earth and sun orbit moon
40.
What planet is eighth in the Solar System?
a)
Uranus
b)
Jupiter
c)
Neptune
d)
Mars
41.
Why do stars in a constellation seem to stay in one position?
a)
The Stars orbit the sun like the Earth does
b)
The Stars do not orbit the sun or earth
c)
The Stars orbit the earth like the moon
42.
If the moon is a crescent shape then changes to a gibbous. What is the next phase ?
a)
If the moon is a crescent shape then changes to a gibbous. What is the next phase ?
b)
Cresent
c)
Gibbous
d)
Full moon
43.
After a new moon, which phase of the moon appears next?
a)
Crescent moon
b)
New moon
c)
Gibbous moon
d)
Full moon
44.
 How long does it take the earth to rotate once? 
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
20 hours
d)
36 hours
45.
Which of the following planets is Earths sister planet?
a)
Venus
b)
Neptune
c)
Mars
d)
Mercury
46.
Which human activity would preserve nonrenewable resources?
a)
deforestation
b)
removing carnivores from a forest 
c)
recycling
d)
heating homes with fossil fuels  
47.
The acidity of a local stream would most likely be affected by
a)
a change in the percentage of decomposers living in the stream
b)
a new source of air pollution 
c)
a new predator species being introduced to the ecosystem
d)
a decrease in the amount of sunlight that reaches the stream
48.

The __________________ era is when human activities severely impacted Earth's biological, physical and chemical conditions.

a)

Desertification

b)

Anthropocene

c)

Ozone

d)

Traditional

49.

Humans have changed earth.

a)

False

b)

True

50.

Which of the following are ways we can observe humans impact on Earth? Select all that apply.

a)

Geological Evidence

b)

Animal Evidence

c)

Chemical Evidence

51.

Global change is..

a)

Only human induced changes on the environment.

b)

All natural and human induced changes on the environment.

52.

What are two main driving factors behind resource depletion?

a)

Pollution

b)

Population Increase

c)

Global Warming

d)

Economic Growth

53.

What is carrying capacity?

a)

How many cars and trucks are on the road.

b)

The amount of energy of energy needed to fuel the planet.

c)

Measure of the number of organisms the environment can sustain.

54.

What are the three main types of pollution?

a)

Earth, wind and fire.

b)

Air, land and water.

c)

Nose, lights and air.

d)

Space, ocean and ground.

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