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WorksheetsMrs. Kocher's 5th grade Science Review Challenge
Total questions: 120
Worksheet time: 4hrs 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which answer best describes a producer in an ecosystem?
a)
a living organism
b)
a living organism that produces its own food
c)
a living organism that produces its own food and is food for other living organisms
d)
a living organism that produces and consumes other living organisms
2.
Which answer best describes a consumer in an ecosystem?
a)
A living organism that eats other living organisms
b)
Someone that buys something
c)
A living organism that produces food for other living organisms
d)
An abiotic factor
3.
Which answer best describes a decomposser?
a)
an organism that produces oxygen
b)
an organism that is dead and decomposing
c)
an organism that is not natures recycler
d)
an organism that gets energy by breaking down dead organisms
4.
In an ecosystem, abiotic factors include —
a)
plants, animals, microorganisms, and fungi
b)
all living and non-living things
c)
sunlight, water, temperature, and soil
d)
producers and consumers
5.
Biotic factors include...
a)
living things like animals, fungi, and plants
b)
landfills
c)
nonliving things like soil, rocks, and water
d)
both living and nonliving things
6.
What does the word organism mean?
a)
Living thing
b)
Nonliving thing
c)
Organs in your body
d)
Organ player
7.
What is another word for an animal's home?
a)
Habitat
b)
Niche
c)
Population
d)
Organism
8.
The resistance of an object to any change in its motion is called ______________________.
a)
inertia
b)
friction
c)
gravity
d)
weight
9.
The picture is an example of Newton's...
a)
1st Law
b)
2nd Law
c)
3rd Law
10.
"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
11.
Force = Mass x Acceleration
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
12.
"An object in motion (or at rest) will to stay in motion (or at rest) until an outside force acts upon it."
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
13.
Any push or pull on an object.
a)
force
b)
velocity
c)
inertia
d)
momentum
14.
The force of attraction between all matter.
a)
inertia
b)
friction
c)
net force
d)
gravity
15.
The combination of all the forces acting on an object is the...
a)
net force
b)
action force
c)
reaction force
d)
balance force
16.
The bending of light when it moves through one kind of matter to another is.....
a)
absorption
b)
reflection
c)
refraction
d)
a rainbow
17.
The bouncing of light off an object is ....
a)
a mirror
b)
absorption
c)
reflection
d)
refraction
18.
Light is a kind of.....
a)
reflection
b)
energy
c)
heat
d)
matter
19.
If a black and white car were in the parking lot all day. Compare the temperatures of the two cars.
a)
The black car would be cooler.
b)
The white car would be hotter.
c)
The black car would be hotter.
d)
They would be the same
20.
What happens when light hits a mirror?
a)
it makes a color
b)
it reflects
c)
it makes a rainbow
d)
it passes through
21.
How does light travel?
a)
in a wavy path
b)
in a straight path
c)
in a zig zag path
22.
Another name for light bending is ....
a)
Reflaction
b)
Absorbing
c)
Refraction
d)
mirror
23.
___________ is a from of energy that we can see with our eyes.
a)
shadow
b)
light
c)
energy
d)
reflection
24.
What does light do when it hits an object that it cannot pass through?
a)
It creates a shadow
b)
It passes through anyway
25.
Which of the following does NOT give off its own light?
a)
The moon
b)
Candle Flame
c)
Flashlight
d)
The sun
26.
soak up
a)
absorb
b)
reflect
c)
refract
27.
A shiny piece of metal will __________ light.
a)
reflect
b)
refract
28.
Opaque means...
a)
No light passes through it
b)
All light passes through it
c)
Some light passes through it
29.
An ________ is a reflected sound.
a)
Vibration
b)
Echo
c)
Pitch
d)
Volume
30.
__________ means to move back and forth quickly.
a)
Pitch
b)
Amplitude
c)
Vibration
d)
Echo
31.
Sound is a form of energy produced by ______________.
a)
vibrations
b)
distances
c)
prisms
d)
Ms. Crews
32.
Sound waves travel the FASTEST through _____________.
a)
gases
b)
liquids
c)
solids
33.
If a sound has a high amplitude then it also has a ____________!!!
a)
fast echo
b)
slow pitch
c)
high volume
d)
low volume
34.
Sound waves travel the SLOWEST through _____________.
a)
gases
b)
solids
c)
liquids
35.
A sound with a high pitch would have
a)
a low frequency
b)
a high frequency
c)
a low amplitude
d)
a high amplitude
36.
A sound with a low pitch would have a:
a)
high frequency
b)
low frequency
c)
high amplitude
d)
low amplitude
37.
A very quiet sound would have a (n):
a)
high frequency
b)
low frequency
c)
high amplitude
d)
low amplitude
38.
the loudness of a sound
a)
vibration
b)
pitch
c)
volume
d)
frequency
39.
Dan was sitting outside playing his new drum when his dog knocked some sand on it. Afterwards, each time Dan thumped the drum, he noticed the sand on top of the drum bounced. Which of the following is the best explanation for why this happened?
a)
Sand moves easily on drums.
b)
Dan was thumping the drum too hard.
c)
Vibrations moved from the drum to the sand.
d)
Vibrations moved from the sand to the drum.
40.
What is needed for a sound to be made?
a)
discrimination
b)
pitch
c)
vibration
d)
volume
41.
Why does a banana look yellow?
a)
it reflects yellow wavelengths of light and absorbs most other wavelengths
b)
it absorbs yellow wavelengths of light and reflects most other wavelengths
42.
what is the correct order of the visible light spectrum?
a)
red, yellow, green, orange, blue, violet and indigo
b)
indigo, blue, violet, orange, yellow, green and red
c)
violet, blue, indigo, green, yellow, orange and red
d)
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet
43.
Which of the following shirts would make you feel the warmest on hot, sunny day?
a)
red
b)
blue
c)
white
d)
black
44.
What do water droplets in a rainbow act like?
a)
reflectors
b)
rays of light
c)
lasers
d)
prisms
45.
This is used to separate white light into colors.
a)
prism
b)
reflection
c)
sunlight
d)
spectrum
46.
What color appears when all colors are absorbed?
a)
black
b)
red
c)
white
d)
violet
47.
What happens to light when it strikes an opaque surface?
a)
the light passes through with no change
b)
the light is refracted back and separated into colors
c)
the light curves around the opaque surface entirely
d)
the light does not pass through the opaque surface
48.
What causes the mirror image of the duck on the lake?
a)
black light
b)
refracted light
c)
reflected light
d)
absorbed light
49.
Bending of light as it passes from one material to another is known as which of the following?
a)
absorption
b)
reflection
c)
refraction
d)
mirror image
50.
When Water Turns into gas it is called?
a)
Water Vapor
b)
Darth Vapor
c)
Melts
51.
Water will _________ when it gets cold enough, changing it from a LIQUID to a SOLID
a)
Melt
b)
Freeze
c)
Boil
52.
We measure ______ with Celsius or Fahrenheit degrees.
a)
Temperature
b)
Thermometer
c)
Barometer
53.
When a SOLID changes to a LIQUID, it
a)
Freezes
b)
Boils
c)
Melts
54.
A device used to measure temperature
a)
Thermometer
b)
Barometer
c)
Blabometer
d)
hamamamometer
55.
Which color absorbs the most light ?
a)
Light Blue
b)
White
c)
Black
56.
When an object is heated, it)_______
a)
Drops in temperature
b)
Gains Energy
c)
Its particles slow down
57.
Which of these has the slowest moving particles
a)
Ice
b)
Lava
c)
Gas
58.
What are the the 3 states of matter?
a)
Solid, Liquid, Gas
b)
Gas, Gas, chaha
c)
Ice, Lava, Sunlight
d)
Emrys, Freya, Yukikawa
59.
What is Conduction?
a)
When heat is passed from particle to particle through an object.
b)
When particles get heated, expand, and become less dense.
c)
When heat transfers by waves through empty space.
60.
What is Convection?
a)
When heat is passed from particle to particle through an object.
b)
When particles get heated, expand, and become less dense.
c)
When heat transfers by waves through empty space.
61.
What is Radiation?
a)
When heat is passed from particle to particle through an object.
b)
When particles get heated, expand, and become less dense.
c)
When heat transfers by waves through empty space.
62.
Which of the following is an example of heat transfer by Radiation?
a)
Burning your fingers on a hot iron.
b)
Heat from a heater warming up your whole house
c)
Standing by a campfire and feeling the heat.
d)
All of the above.
63.
Which of the following is an example of heat transfer by Convection?
a)
Burning your fingers on a hot iron.
b)
Heat from a heater warming up your whole house
c)
Standing by a campfire and feeling the heat.
d)
All of the above.
64.
Which of the following is an example of heat transfer by Conduction?
a)
Burning your fingers on a hot iron.
b)
Heat from a heater warming up your whole house
c)
Standing by a campfire and feeling the heat.
d)
All of the above.
65.
A relationship between two species where one benefits while the other is harmed.
a)
Mutualism
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
d)
Naturalism
66.
A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit.
a)
Mutualism
b)
Competition
c)
Parasitsm
d)
Commensalism
67.
How many types of symbiosis are there?
a)
5
b)
7
c)
3
d)
If you pick this you're silly
1000
1000
68.
Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. This neither harms nor benefits the whales. What kind of relationship is this?
a)
Mutualism
b)
Parasitism
c)
Commensalism
69.
A tick and a dog have this type of relationship.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
neutralism
d)
parasitism
70.
Yucca flowers are pollinated by yucca moths. The moths lay their eggs in the flowers where the larvae hatch and eat some of the developing seeds. Both species benefit.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
71.
Remoras attach themselves to a shark’s body. They then travel with the shark and feed on the leftover food scraps from the shark’s meals. The relationship neither harms nor benefits the shark.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
72.
Oxpeckers feed on the ticks found on a rhinoceros. The oxpeckers get a meal and the rhinoceros is helped by the removal of the ticks.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
73.
Mistletoe extracts water and nutrients from a spruce tree. The spruce tree is harmed.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
74.
Ostriches and gazelles feed next to each other. They both watch for predators and alert each other to danger. Because their visual abilities are different, they can identify threats that the other animal would not see as readily.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
75.
Wrasse fish feed on the parasites found on the black sea bass’s body. The wrasse fish get a meal and the black sea bass is helped by the removal of the parasites.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
76.
A sparrow will build its nest under the nest of an osprey. The smaller birds get protection because other predators will not mess with the osprey. The osprey are not helped nor harmed by the sparrow.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
77.
A wasp lays its eggs on a caterpillar. When the wasp eggs hatch, the larva will eat the caterpillar and kill it.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
78.
The close relationship between two different species in an ecosystem
a)
Biosphere
b)
Ecology
c)
Symbiosis
d)
Environment
79.
Fungi form lichens (a small plant) by living in a close relationship with algae. The fungus provides a protective home for the algae, and gathers nutrients from rainwater. The algae gathers energy from the sun using photosynthesis. Both organisms share nutrients with each other.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
80.
Hookworms can enter the body of animals or even humans. The hookworm attaches to the lining of the intestinal wall and feeds on blood. Its eggs are ejected into the digestive tract and the larvae (young hookworms) that hatch live off of the host’s blood. The host can suffer from blood loss, anemia and iron deficiency.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
81.
What type of symbiosis? Hummingbirds feed on nectar from flowers. The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds as they move from flower to flower.
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
predation
82.
The interaction of living and non-living things in a habitat is called ___
a)
an environment
b)
an ecosystem
c)
a food web
d)
a food chain
83.
A tree is a ....
a)
composer
b)
decomposer
c)
producer
84.
Humans are considered...
a)
consumers
b)
decomposers
c)
producers
85.
What is a producer?
a)
an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
b)
an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
d)
an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food
86.
A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________
a)
ecosystem
b)
food web
c)
environment
d)
population
87.
An organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms, non-living material or waste
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
autotroph
88.
Which of the following is NOT a consumer
a)
grass
b)
dog
c)
shark
d)
fish
89.
The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?
a)
They point to the organism that is being eaten.
b)
It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
c)
They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms.
d)
They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.
90.
What does a food chain represent?
a)
How all living organisms within a habitat are connected.
b)
All of the things that a particular animal eats.
c)
How plants create their own food.
d)
A single path of energy transfer within a habitat.
91.
In this food chain, what will happen if the frogs become extinct?
a)
The snakes will increase.
b)
The grasshoppers will decrease.
c)
The eagles will remain the same.
d)
The grasshoppers will increase.
92.
Which of the following organisms is a carnivore.
a)
greenfly
b)
titmouse
c)
mouse
d)
buzzard
93.
Which of the following organisms is a herbivore.
a)
butterfly
b)
snake
c)
fox
d)
ladybird
94.
The owl receives energy from which organisms?
a)
grasshopper and mouse
b)
mouse and rabbit
c)
rabbit and butterfly
d)
butterfly and frog
95.
Which organism is the top predator in this food web?
a)
leopard seal
b)
killer whale
c)
elephant seal
d)
crabeater seal
96.
Name the producers in this food web.
a)
seagull and fish
b)
penguin and crab
c)
phytoplankton and seaweed
d)
seaweed and zooplankton
97.
What type of consumer is the impala?
a)
herbivore
b)
omnivore
c)
carnivore
98.
What type of consumer is the shrew?
a)
herbivore
b)
omnivore
c)
carnivore
99.
Which one is NOT an example of a decomposer?
a)
mushroom
b)
leaves
c)
mold
d)
worm
100.
All energy on Earth ultimately comes from what source?
a)
Water
b)
Sun
c)
Consumers
d)
Oxygen
101.
What does a food web represent?
a)
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.
b)
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
c)
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms.
d)
How carnivores get their food.
102.
The rabbit in this food web would be considered a:
a)
Decomposer
b)
Producer
c)
Secondary Consumer
d)
Primary Consumer
103.
The fox in this food web would be considered a:
a)
Tertiary Consumer
b)
Producer
c)
Secondary Consumer
d)
Primary Consumer
104.
The image provided is an example of a(n):
a)
Autotroph
b)
Carnivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Decomposer
105.
What kind of energy does the big rock hold?
a)
kinetic
b)
chemical
c)
potential
d)
nuclear
106.
The girls in this picture represent ________ forces.
a)
kinetic
b)
balanced
c)
unbalanced
d)
chemical
107.
What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?
a)
Motion
b)
Force
c)
Friction
d)
Gravity
108.
Which force produces a change in motion?
a)
unbalanced force
b)
balanced force
c)
gravitational force
d)
frictional force
109.
Which scientist gave us the laws of motion?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Sir Isaac Newton
110.
If I kick a soccer ball across the field, what vocabulary word tells me why the ball would slow down in the grass?
a)
acceleration
b)
friction
c)
gravity
111.
Which is harder to stop - an 18 wheeler or a motorcycle?
a)
motorcycle
b)
18 wheeler
112.
The energy of something in motion.
a)
Inertia
b)
Potential Energy
c)
Kinetic Energy
d)
Unbalanced Force
113.
Stored energy; if released this energy will do a lot of work.
a)
Air Resistance
b)
Acceleration
c)
Balanced Force
d)
Potential Energy
114.
Something that is not moving stays still, and something moving continues going until another force affects it.
a)
Inertia
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Motion
115.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
116.
Wood, batteries, gasoline, and food are all examples of ________________________.
a)
gravitational potential energy
b)
elastic potential energy
c)
chemical potential energy
d)
None of the above
117.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
118.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
119.
The higher up you are waiting to fall, the more ____________ energy you have.
a)
kinetic
b)
potential
c)
movement
d)
air
120.
Would you have more kinetic energy if you are traveling fast or slow?
a)
fast
b)
slow
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