Worksheets5th grade science
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
All of the following are examples of Inherited Traits EXCEPT -
a)
Eye Color
b)
Skin Color
c)
Foot Size
d)
Speaking Spanish
2.
Which of the following is NOT a Learned Behavior?
a)
Food Preference
b)
Height
c)
Religion
d)
Language
3.
An adaptations is -
a)
any characteristic that helps a plant or animal survive
b)
the role an organism plays in its environment
c)
when an animal becomes still in an enclosed space and reduces bodily function to save energy
d)
the seasonal movement of animals from one place to another
4.
Camels live in the desert and have wide, flat, leathery pads on the bottoms of their feet. This adaptation most likely helps them -
a)
find sources of water
b)
climb rocky hills
c)
sleep standing up
d)
walk on hot sand
5.
Some monkeys live their entire lives in trees. What body structure helps the monkey move around in its habitat?
a)
brown fur with white patches
b)
small ears and large eyes
c)
very small pointed teeth
d)
grasping hands and feet
6.
Some birds have large, sharp claws and beaks. These birds most likely eat -
a)
tall grasses
b)
pond microorganisms
c)
small animals
d)
tiny insects
7.
Which foot is best adapted for an animal that must dig tunnels underground to escape predators?
a)
light, with webbing between toes
b)
powerful, with long, wide, strong nails
c)
one large toe with a flat bottom
d)
very wide with thick pads
8.
Which is NOT an example of a plant adaptation?
a)
a cactus has thick cover to hold water in
b)
a tree loses its leaves in the winter
c)
a plant has green leaves
d)
a lily grows bright red flower to attract pollinators
9.
Which would not change a plant's growth pattern?
a)
receiving less water
b)
receiving less sunlight
c)
rotating the pot
d)
exposing it to a strong smell
10.
Which of these adaptations most help the hawk keep other hawks out of its territory by warning them from far away?
a)
brown head
b)
loud call
c)
hollow bones
d)
sharp claws
11.
What is the volume of the rock? The water level is displaced from 20 mL to 23 mL with the rock.
a)
3 mL
b)
23 mL
c)
20 mL
d)
43 mL
12.
In which state does matter completely fill its closed container?
a)
Gas
b)
Liquid
c)
Solid
d)
Ice
13.
Which state of matter has a fixed shape and volume and it's molecules move very slowly?
a)
Liquid
b)
Gas
c)
Solid
d)
Plasma
14.
Anything that has mass and takes up space is called
a)
volume
volume
volume
b)
matter
c)
magnetism
d)
electricity
15.
How we describe and classify matter is called
a)
properties
b)
matter
c)
mass
d)
volume
16.
What are the three states of matter?
a)
gas, liquid, mass
b)
solid, liquid, gas
c)
mass, volume, thermal energy
d)
gas, temperature, solids
17.
Which physical property is the amount of space something takes up and can be measured with a graduated cylinder?
a)
conductivity
b)
relative density
c)
thermal energy
d)
volume
18.
Each of these objects is an example of what?house, desk, pencil, car
a)
metal
b)
wood
c)
plastic
d)
matter
19.
How did this student classify these objects?Balloon, orange, ball
a)
Weight
b)
color
c)
texture
d)
shape
20.
Which of these best describes the texture of this metal pan?
a)
small
b)
smooth
c)
flexible
d)
shiny
21.
When paper is folded to make an origami bookmark, what physical property of the paper changes?
a)
mass
b)
weight
c)
shape
d)
smell
22.
Which tool would be used to measure the mass of an object?
a)
balance
b)
graduated cylinder
c)
meter stick
d)
spring scale
23.
Example for Physical Property
a)
Taste
b)
explodes
24.
Example for Physical property
a)
Odor
b)
burns in air
25.
What is not an example of a physical property?
a)
density
b)
color
c)
smell
d)
solubility
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