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Worksheets5th grade Science Review
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which variable do "I" change intentionally?
a)
Independent variable
b)
Dependent variable
c)
Constant
d)
s
2.
What is happening to the temperature in New York City?
a)
It is remaining about the same.
b)
It is mostly decreasing.
c)
It is mostly increasing.
d)
There is a pattern of increasing and decreasing.
3.
That this animal has fur is an...
a)
inference
b)
conclusion
c)
observation
d)
opinion
4.
The number of apples in this basket is ______________________ data?
a)
quantitative
b)
qualitative
c)
independent
d)
dependent
5.
A student wants to test the effects of type of exercise on heart rate. What is the dependent variable?
a)
heart rate
b)
type of exercise
c)
amount of exercise
d)
time of day exercise occurs
6.
Data that is observed using your 5 senses and is described through the use of WORDS is...
a)
Quantitative Data
b)
Qualitative Data
7.
What is salinity?
a)
The amount of salt in water
b)
Salt water and fresh water mixed
c)
What creates the waves in the ocean
d)
Amount of sunlight in ocean water
8.
What is the steep slope at the edge of the continental shelf?
a)
seamount
b)
mid-ocean ridge
c)
continental slope
d)
rift zone
9.
What are underwater mountain ranges called?
a)
continental shelf
b)
mid-ocean ridges
c)
abyssal plains
d)
continental slopes
10.
Where is the shallowest part of the ocean floor?
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plains
d)
rift zones
11.
What are some of the deepest parts of the ocean called?
a)
abyssal plains
b)
trenches
c)
rift zones
d)
mid-ocean ridge
12.
What percentage of the Earth is made up of ocean?
a)
100%
b)
5%
c)
25%
d)
70%
13.
What increases as you get deeper into the ocean?
a)
Temperature
b)
Pressure
c)
Sunlight
d)
Marine life
14.
What 2 things decrease as you go deeper into the ocean?
a)
Temperature/ Sunlight
b)
Pressure/ Marine life
c)
Sunlight/ Pressure
d)
Temperature/ Pressure
15.
What 3 things cause currents?
a)
wind patterns, temperature, and salinity
b)
temperature, sediment, sun
c)
waves, the moon, sediment
d)
shallow water, temperature, and salinity
16.
Label A
a)
continental slope
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
sea mount
17.
The _____________ is the outer most layer of Earth.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
18.
The _____________ is located between the inner core and mantle.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
19.
The _____________ is broken in many large and small tectonic plates.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
20.
Oceans, plants, soil, and rocks make up the _____________.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
21.
The _____________ is the hottest layer at over 5000⁰C.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
22.
The _____________ consists of solid iron and nickel.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
23.
5.7g - Which of these is an impact made by humans?
a)
oceans drying and exposing limestone
b)
marble forming from sedimentary rock
c)
marble being dug from a quarry
d)
limestone forming from shells of ocean organisms
24.
Which type of boundary occurs when plates move together causing rock layers on one side to push up and over the rock layers on the other side.
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
25.
Which type of boundary occurs when plates move apart or forces pull the rock in opposite directions.
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
26.
Fossils can be found in which type of rock?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
27.
What type of rock is formed from another rock that is changed by temperature or pressure?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
28.
What type of rock is formed when sediments harden/cement?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Metamorphic
29.
_________, the supercontinent, existed over 200 million years ago.
a)
Pancakes
b)
Continents
c)
Pangea
d)
Skrat
30.
Which of the diagrams best shows the arrangement of molecules in a solid?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
31.
Gallium is a metal that melts at about 30°C. If a person, whose body temperature is 37°C, held a cube of gallium for five minutes, what will most likely happen to the gallium?
a)
It will change to a gas.
b)
It will change to a liquid.
c)
It will become a solution.
d)
It will become a mixture.
32.
What will happen if the lid is removed from a container that holds helium gas?
a)
The gas will expand and escape from the
container.
b)
The gas will slowly change back into a liquid.
c)
When light hits the gas, it will change colors.
d)
Gravity will keep the gas in the container.
33.
When ice cream is left out of a freezer, the ice cream changes from a —
a)
solid to a gas
b)
gas to a liquid
c)
solid to a liquid
d)
liquid to a gas
34.
The smallest part of matter that is identifiable as an element is the —
a)
atom
b)
molecule
c)
cell
d)
compound
35.
Which of these shows how frozen water changes as the temperature of the air increases?
a)
Gas → liquid → solid
b)
Solid → gas → liquid
c)
Liquid → gas → solid
d)
Solid → liquid → gas
36.
Which of these is a mixture?
a)
Salt
b)
Water
c)
Lemonade
d)
Sugar
37.
People put sugar in their tea to make it sweet. The sugar will dissolve fastest when the tea —
a)
is hot
b)
is cold
c)
is in a tall glass
d)
has lemon in it
38.
In which beaker of water will sugar dissolve the fastest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
39.
A student makes a fruit drink by stirring a powdered mix into cold water. Why is the fruit drink a solution?
a)
The powder dissolves in the water.
b)
The water changes color
c)
The student stirs the water.
d)
The water is the proper temperature.
40.
Which state or phase of matter has a definite volume but NO definite shape?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
41.
Which state of matter has a definite shape and a definite volume?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
42.
These are found on the Periodic Table.
a)
elements
b)
mixtures
c)
compounds
43.
5.4d - Which of the following are molecules?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
44.
Something that takes up space and has mass.
a)
volume
b)
matter
c)
mass
d)
density
45.
Liquid matter takes the shape of _______.
a)
a gas
b)
water
c)
a pet
d)
Its container
46.
Which of these transmits sound the fastest?
a)
Water in a pool
b)
A metal rod
c)
Air in a balloon
d)
Empty space
47.
Which material will sound travel through the fastest?
a)
Water
b)
Air
c)
Steel
d)
Cloth
48.
How is the use of sound waves helpful to this whale?
a)
It helps the whale locate food.
b)
It makes the water warmer.
c)
It makes it easier to obtain oxygen.
d)
It signals fish to move out of the whale’s path.
49.
Sound waves travel best through —
a)
gases
b)
gases
c)
solids
d)
vacuums
50.
Blowing through a straw will produce a sound. Which straw will make the highest pitch?
a)
Choice A
b)
Choice B
c)
Choice C
d)
Choice D
51.
During a thunderstorm, you see the lightning before you hear thunder. This is because —
a)
light has a greater mass than sound
b)
sound has longer wavelengths than light
c)
light travels faster than sound
d)
sound and light travel at the same speed
52.
Sound is a type of mechanical energy that is transmitted in the form of —
a)
Waves
b)
Light
c)
Heat
d)
electron
53.
The greater the frequency of a sound wave, the _____
a)
lower the pitch
b)
higher the pitch
c)
softer the sound
d)
louder the sound
54.
A student used a coiled children's toy to show the class about sound waves. What did he demonstrate?
a)
light
b)
radio
c)
compression
d)
x-ray
55.
What is labeled as #1 on the diagram?
a)
crest
b)
amplitude
c)
wavelength
d)
trough
56.
In order for humans to make sounds, the vocal cords must produce -
a)
pitch
b)
saliva
c)
wavelengths
d)
vibrations
57.
A rapid back and forth movement is
a)
vibrations
b)
frequency
c)
SONAR
d)
Echo
58.
High Frequency = ______ pitch
a)
Low
b)
High
59.
Why does sound need a medium to travel through?
a)
The molecules of matter must vibrate to make sound. If there is no matter present, then nothing can vibrate to make sound.
b)
The medium provides the sound
c)
The medium helps the sound travel in a straight path
60.
Which part of the compression wave is labeled with 1
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
61.
Which part of the compression wave is labeled with 2?
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
62.
Which of these waves has the longest wavelength?
a)
Blue
b)
Red
63.
True or False: Light is energy.
a)
True
b)
False
64.
Which number is pointing to the crest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
65.
Which number is pointing to the trough?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
66.
The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that we can view is known as:
a)
gamma rays
b)
infrared light
c)
visible light
d)
microwaves
67.
When all visible light is combined and reflected back we see:
a)
white
b)
black
68.
When a material absorbs all visible light and no light is reflected back we see:
a)
white
b)
black
69.
A red shirt will absorb all of the visible colors except for:
a)
yellow
b)
red
c)
blue
d)
green
70.
This image is an example of:
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
71.
This image is an example of:
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
72.
Light is transmitted through:
a)
transparent objects
b)
opaque objects
c)
translucent objects
d)
transparent and translucent objects
73.
Is the wall transparent, translucent, or opaque?
a)
Transparent
b)
Translucent
c)
Opaque
d)
None of the Above
74.
What is the name of an object that separates white light into all of the colors of the rainbow?
a)
prism
b)
cube
c)
opaque
d)
pyramid
75.
What type of object absorbs light?
a)
Transparent
b)
Translucent
c)
Opaque
d)
None of the Above
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