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Worksheets5th Grade Coach Jumpstart Science-Practice Test 2
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 38mins
Which graph represents an object that stopped moving halfway through the time measured?
Four wheelbarrows with different masses are sitting in a yard. Which wheelbarrows would require the most force to make it start moving?
the wheelbarrow with a mass of 45 kg
the wheelbarrow with a mass of 35 kg
the wheelbarrow with a mass of 20 kg
the wheelbarrow with a mass of 15 kg
In which way are precipitation and run off similar?
Both are forms of liquid water in the atmosphere
Both are forms of water vapor in the atmosphere
Both are forms of water that flow over Earth's surface
Both are forms of water that move through the water cycle
A thin sheet of iron is broken into pieces. How would the original, unbroken sheet of iron and one of the broken pieces of iron most likely be the same?
They would be the same size
They would be the same weight
They both would attract a magnet
They both would take up the same amount of space
Which lists only objects that conduct heat well?
Aluminum can, rubber toy, wood log
Plastic ruler, glass jar, stainless steel spoon
Stainless steel spoon, copper ring, aluminum can
Copper ring, aluminum can, rubber toy
Emma warns her hands by holding a mug of warm milk. How is heat transferred to her hands?
By condensation
By radiation
By convection
By conduction
Which is an example of heat moving out of matter?
Snow melts and turns to slush water
Ice cream melts in a rush in the sun
Liquid water changes water vapor
Liquid water changes to solid ice
Which tool is used to measure wind speed?
Thermometer
Wind vane
Barometer
Anemometer
During which day wast the weather was cool and wet?
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Which best describes La Nina?
Warm ocean current that flows across the Atlantic Ocean
Cold current in the atmosphere that flows across the United States
Unusual warming of surface water in the eastern Pacific Ocean
Unusual cooling of surface water in the eastern Pacific Ocean
In which way are an amoeba and an ant similar?
Both have a way to take in nutrients
Neither can make more of its own kind
Both are made up only one cell
Both are made up of more than one cell
Which best describes what the nervous system controls?
Muscular system
Muscular and skeletal systems
Muscular, skeletal, and circulatory sytems
All the systems of the body
Molds are group of single-celled fungi. Which best describes how molds remove wastes?
by using tubes to carry them
by using sunlight to destroy them
by moving them directly to their surroundings
by using body systems to remove them
Which food chain shows the flow of energy from a producer to a consumer to another consumer?
shrub --- caterpillar --- crow
caterpillar --- shrub --- hawk
hawk --- shrub --- caterpillar
crow --- caterpillar --- shrub
Which is a nonliving part of both a salt marsh and a forest ecosystem?
Tree
Bird
Grass
Water
Rabbits eat field grains. Great horned owls eat rabbits. Bacteria break down all these organisms when they die. Which will most likely cause a decrease in the number of great horned owls?
An increase in the number of field grain plants
A decrease in the number of rabbits
A decrease in the number of bacteria
An increase in the number of rabbits
Which ecosystem is most likely a home to frogs, small fish, and beavers?
Pond
Grassland
Deep Ocean
Shallow ocean
Which best explains why a girl can speak French but her mother cannot?
The girl learned this behavior during her life, and her mother did not
The girl inherited this behavior from her father
The girl inherited this behavior from her grandparents
The girl learned this behavior before she was born
A dog knows how to open the drawer in which its treats are stored. Which kind of characteristics is the dog showing?
inherited behavior
learned behavior
acquired physical trait
inherited physical trait
Which object will most likely move the farthest during 1 minute?
A train traveling with 16 meters per second
A racehorse running 15 meters per second
A bowling ball rolling 7 meters per second
A man swimming 2 meters per second
Which is the best example of gravity acting on an object?
A girl skating over ice begins speeding up
A boy on a stair ways starts climbing up two steps at a time
A toy car at the top of a ramp begins rolling down
A boy on a skateboard glides by on level sidewalk
An object is rolling along the ground. How would decreasing friction most likely affect the motion of the object?
It would reduce the object's speed
It would reverse the object's direction
It would increase the object's speed
It would have no effect on the object's motion
Tyler makes a snack to share with his hiking club. He mixes a total of 68 ounces of dried fruit and peanuts. Which amounts of dried fruit and peanuts did he most likely use?
6 ounces of dried fruit and 8 ounces of peanuts
40 ounces of dried fruit and 28 ounces of peanuts
60 ounces of dried fruit and 80 ounces of peanuts
80 ounces of dried fruit and 6 ounces of peanuts
Which best describes what happens when solid gold is heated and becomes liquid gold?
Substances get mixed together
A new substance forms
A substance changes state
A substance dissolves
If a cube of frozen fruit juice is placed in a warm frying pan, which will most likely happen?
Heat will move from the cube to the pan
Heat will move from the pan to the cube
Heat will not move between the cube and the pan
Heat will move both ways between the cube and pan
One bowl of water sits in a sunny spot outdoors, and a similar bowl of water sits in a shady spot nearby. Which is a type of heat transfer that makes the water in the sunny spot evaporates faster?
Radiation
Convection
Friction
Conduction
In which way are the Gulf Stream and the Jet stream similar?
Both affect the local weather in the United States
Both are air currents that flow in a certain direction
Both bring dry weather to the United States
Both are ocean currents that flow in a certain direction
On a sunny day, a student observes that the air pressure is falling. Which can the student predict is most likely on the way?
Stormy weather
Rising temperatures
Fair weather
More sunshine
Where will the next hurricane to affect the east cost of the United States most likely form?
Over the middle of the United States
Over the Atlantic Ocean
Over Canada
Over the Pacific Ocean
La Paz, Bolivia, is in the Southern Hemisphere. Which best describes how its season compares to that if Charlotte, North Caroline?
La Paz has summer when Charlotte has winter
La Paz has summer when Charlotte has summer
La Paz has summer when Charlotte has spring
La Paz has summer when Charlotte has fall
A boy hears the starting whistle at the beginning of a race. Which system in his body makes sense of the noise and tells him to run?
Nervous
Muscular
Skeletal
Respiratory
Which is a function of one part of digestive system?
removing wastes from the cells
moving blood to capillaries
carrying food to the stomach
removing carbon dioxide from the body
Which kind of cell can survive on its own as an organism?
Muscle
Red blood
Bone
Amoeba
A fungus on a fallen log gets energy by breaking down dead wood. Which best describes the fungus?
Consumer
Carnivore
Decomposer
Producer
Which organism lives in the shallow part of the ocean, near the shore?
Whale
Crab
Tube worm
Octopus
In a forest ecosystem, acorns from an oak tree an important food source for squirrels. Which best describes why one of these living things depends on the other for energy?
The squirrel must take in sunlight to get energy to make its own food
The oak tree must take in the sunlight to get energy o make its own food
The squirrel must eat part of the oak tree to get energy because the squirrel cannot make its own food
The oak tree must take in the squirrel's waste to get energy because the oak tree cannot make its own food
Which trait would a tomato plant not pass on to its offspring?
the ability to produce more tomato plants
roots that grow toward water
fruit that is red
a leaf burned by lightning
The leaves of a maple tree have the same shape as the leaves of the tree's offspring. Which best explains why the leaves of the maple tree have this shape?
The maple tree inherited the leaf shape from its offspring
The maple tree learned how to make the leaf shape during its life
The maple tree and its offspring inherited the leaf shape
The maple tree and its offspring did not inherit the leaf shape
It takes less force to lift Liz's model of the solar system from the floor to the table than it takes to lift Maria's model the same distance. Which is the best explanation for this difference?
Maria's model moves a greater distance than Liz's model
Maria's model has a greater mass than Liz's model
Liz's model has a greater mass than Maria's model
Liz's model is taller than Maria's model
A student is observing the motion of an ant. Which pair of tools should the student use to find the ant's speed?
Scale and meterstick
Clock and meterstick
Clock and scale
Meterstick and graduated cylinder
A batter hits a softball with a certain force. The next batter hits the softball with a greater force. Which describes what most likely happens?
The ball moves faster and farther when the first batter hits it
The ball moves faster and farther when the second batter hits it
The ball moves slower but farther when the first better hits it
The ball moves faster but not as far when the second batter hits it
In the water cycle, which change does energy from the sun cause directly?
heating water inside the Earth
Forming clouds of water droplets
moving water downhill
evaporating water from a pond
Which two properties do a glass marble and a rubber ball have in commons?
Both have a round shape and attract a magnet
Both have a solid state and are good conductors
Neither is a good conductor nor attracts a magnet
Neither has a round shape nor dissolves in water
Students use a spring scale when comparing properties f a mixture and its parts. Which property is most likely being compared?
Mass
Weight
Temperature
Shape
A small beaker of oil at 36 C is placed inside a larger beaker of water at 24 C. Which will most likely happen?
Neither liquid will change temperature
The water will get colder
The oil will get warmer
The water will get warmer
Why is a wood better material to use for the handle of a cooking pot than iron or copper?
Heat moves more easily through copper than through wood
Copper stays cooler than wood
Heat moves more easily through wood than through copper
Wood has a smoother texture than copper
Which best describes the conduction?
the transfer of heat from something cooler to something warmer
the transfer of heat between things that are touching
the transfer of heat by the movement of liquids or gases
the transfer of heat by electromagnetic waves
A local weather report states that a stationary from has formed over the area. Which weather conditions will most likely occur in the area over the next few days?
fair weather
clouds and rain
sunshine and wind
high temperatures
Which weather condition does a barometer measure?
precipitation
wind direction
air pressure
temperature
Which season will most likely bring snow to parts of North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains?
Fall
Summer
Spring
Winter
Which is an example of a multicellular organism?
Paramecium
Poodle
Bacterium
Amoeba
Which body system break down food?
Respiratory system
Digestive system
Skeletal system
Muscular system
A dowitcher is a bird that hunts for insects and snails in an estuary. Which best describes this bird?
Consumer
Decomposer
Producer
Herbivore
Which best compares forest and grasslands?
Most grasslands get less rainfall than forests
Most forests are flatter than grasslands
Both forests and grasslands have many trees
Both forests and grasslands are home to praise dogs
A shark has inherited trait of hunting seals for food. Which best explains where the shark's trait come from?
It was developed by the shark itself
It was learned from the seal
It was learned from the shark's mother
It was received from the shark's parents
A kitten and its parents all have gray-and white striped fur. Which best explains why?
The parents taught their kitten how to get gray-and0white striped fur
The kitten and its parents got their fur color from the environment
The kitten inherited its fur color from its parents
The parents inherited their fur color from their kitten
If a horse runs 120 meters in 10 seconds, what is the speed of the horse?
10 meters per second
12 meters per second
120 meters per second
1200 meters per second
A scientist is summarizing data from an investigation on dolphins. Which is the best way for her to use a line graph?
to show changes in the distance a dolphin travels over time
to present a food web in which dolphins are a part
to compare different members of a dolphin population
to describe the ocean ecosystem in which dolphins live
Brandon pulls on a boat's pars to move the boat in a lake. Which would most likely cause the boat to travel a greater distance after the pull?
increasing the friction on the boat
increasing the mass of the boat
increasing the force on the aors
decreasing the force on the oars
Which best describes water moving from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere in the water cycle?
River water evaporates when the sun warms it
Runoff flows from the land into the Gulf of Mexico
Runoff soaks into the soil and collects as groundwater
Water vapor condenses and falls to Earth as rain
a bottle full of liquid was placed in a freezer. The next day, the bottle was filled with solid ice. Which best describes what happened?
The type of the matter in the bottle and the state of the matter stayed the same
The type of matter in the bottle and the state of the matter changed
The type of matter in the bottle changed, but the state of the matter stayed the same
The type of the matter in the bottle stayed the same, but the state of the matter changed
Which is an example of good conductor of heat?
Glass
Rubber
Wood
Iron
When a copper cooking pan was put in contact with a steel cooking pan, the temperature of the copper pan started to decrease. Which best explains this change?
The copper pan was warmer than the steel pan
The steel pan was warmer than the copper pan
The steel pan was larger than copper pan
The steel pan was heavier than the copper pan
Where is a thunderstorm most likely to occur?
at a cold front in August
at a cold front in December
behind a warm front in August
behind a warm front in December
How is the weather expected to change over those five days?
It is expected to become warmer and wetter
It is expected to become cooler and wetter
It is expected to become warmer and drier
It is expected to become cooler and clearer
In which way is a nerve cell in a human different from a bacterial cell?
The nerve cell works alone, and the bacterial cell works in group
The nerve cell has one specific job, and the bacterial cell has many
The nerve cell contains tiny structures, and the bacterial cell does not
The nerve cell is a unicellular organism, and the bacterial cell is not.
Which are part of skeletal system>
Backbone and skull
Large and small intestine
Arteries and veins
Nose and mouth
Which function do the circulatory and respiratory systems have in common?
Carrying messages
Moving nutrients
Moving oxygen
Protecting organs
Bats help spread fig tree pollen. Which will most likely happen if a disease kills almost all the bats in a forest?
More figs trees will be able to make food
Fewer fig trees will grow figs
Fig trees will produce more pollen
There will be no change in the forest
In which two ecosystems must organisms be able to live in water with the changing amounts of salt?
Ocean and pond
Grassland and lake
Estuary and salt marsh
Pond and lake
A simple food chain begins with the grasses and ends with bacteria. The food chain includes grasshoppers, small birds, and foxes. Which organisms in this food chain are decomposers?
Foxes
Bacteria
Grasses and bacteria
Foxes and bacteria
Which best explains why a boy and his parents can all read a map?
The boy inherited this trait from his parents
The parents inherited this trait from their son
The boy and his parents acquired this trait before they were born
The boy and his parents acquired this trait during their lives
Which explains why a rabbit looks similar to but not exactly like its mother?
The rabbit eats different food than its mother
The rabbit learned different behaviors than its mother
The rabbit inherited traits from its father and mother
The rabbit inherited traits only from its father
Which is an example of an inherited behavior?
A horse can whinny
A dog can jump though a hoop
A man can drive a car
A girl can play checkers
Which trait can a parent peach tree pass to its offspring?
Roots that grow toward water
Fruit dried up y dry weather
A stem burned by lightning
A branch scarred by cutting
