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Worksheets5th Grade Science Quarter 1 Review
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 33mins
To find out if yeast gives off a gas, Ignacio puts yeast and water in a bottle. He then places a balloon over the mouth of the bottle. What is Ignacio doing?
Organizing data
Identifying variables
Evaluating a hypothesis
Carrying out a procedure
Dora thinks that there are more frogs in the pond by her house when the water temperature is higher. She is making a chart to sue as she gathers data to see whether she is correct. What data should Dora record on her chart?
Time, air temperature, and water temperature
Date, time, air temperature, and number of frogs
Date, time, water temperature, and number of frogs
Date, air temperature, wind speed, and number of frogs
Beth is doing an experiment to determine how often she should fertilize her bean plants so they will grow best. She is going to test four fertilization schedules as shown in the table. Which variable is Beth testing?
Brand of fertilizer used
Amount of fertilizer used
Frequency that the plant is fertilized
Time of day the plants are fertilized
Jasmine found a duck’s nest near the bushes beside the lake at the park on a Saturday. Jasmine wondered how long it will take for the eggs to hatch into ducklings.
What would be the BEST plan for Jasmine to use to find out the answer to her question?
Observe the nest the following Saturday.
Observe the nest once a day for a week.
Observe the nest twice a day for a week.
Observe the nest every day until the eggs hatch.
The class is working with classes in other schools in Jacksonville to investigate the amount of rainfall in different parts of the city. Each class has the same type of rain gauge and the same type of data chart to use to record the rainfall each day.
What is another important step for all the classes to include in their procedure?
Put the rain gauge in a grassy area at each school.
Use the same color pen to record the rainfall data.
Put the rain gauge next to the building at each school.
Use the same schedule for measuring the amount of rainfall.
Delilah followed these steps of an investigation:
1)Collect five objects made of different types of metal.
2)Place them on a large laboratory table.
3)Touch each metal object with a magnet and lift slowly. 4)Record observations.
Which of the following statements is Delilah most likely testing?
All types of metal are attracted to magnets.
Each magnet can lift the metal object to the same height.
Larger magnets can pick up heavier metal objects than smaller objects can.
Heavier metal objects are more attracted to magnets than lighter metal objects are.
Sandra noticed that she could make a paperclip move by holding a magnet under a piece of cardboard. She decided to find out through which materials a magnet will move a paperclip.
Which of the following should Sandra change to answer her investigation question?
number of magnets placed on the material
size of magnet used to move the paperclips
number of paperclips placed on the material
type of material between magnet and paperclip
Faith is growing six sunflower plants. She adds five earthworms each to the soil for plants A, B, and C. She does not add any earthworms to plants D, E, and F. She records the height of the plants each day.
Which question is Faith trying to answer through her investigation?
Does adding earthworms to soil result in greener leaves?
Does adding earthworms to soil result in stronger roots?
Does adding earthworms to soil result in larger flowers?
Does adding earthworms to soil result in taller plants?
Mr. Graham’s class wants to know whether there are more blue jays around the school playground in the morning or in the afternoon. The class works in small groups to develop a way to answer this question.
Which group’s approach will produce the most accurate results?
Group 1: Look up online the habits of blue jays to find what time of day they are most active.
Group 2: Observe the playground area for one minute in the morning and one minute in the afternoon, keeping a tally of the number of blue jays seen.
Group 3: Observe the playground area for ten minutes in the morning and ten minutes in the afternoon, keeping a tally of the number of blue jays seen.
Group 4: Count how many nests are seen in the trees surrounding the playground.
Jim discovered during his science fair project that water in a glass covered with a wool cloth got warmer in the
sunlight than water in a glass covered with a cotton cloth. He wonders if this is just an accident. What should his
next step be?
He should write a new question.
He should repeat the experiment.
He should start collecting data.
He should draw a conclusion.
In what order do scientists and researchers conduct their experiments using the scientific method?
Formulate hypothesis, gather and record data, observe, analyze, draw conclusions
Gather and record data, observe, draw conclusions, formulate hypotheses, analyze
Observe, formulate hypotheses, gather and record data, analyze, draw conclusion
Analyze, observe, gather and record data, formulate hypotheses, draw conclusions
Fernando is comparing magnets by counting the number of steel paper clips each will pick up. He concludes that some magnets are stronger than others.
Which of these observations provides evidence to support his conclusions?
All the magnets were different sizes.
The magnets were not all the same color.
None of the magnets picked up all the paper clips.
Some magnets picked up more paper clips than others.
Eric wrote the following plan for his investigation.
The Question: Which brand of paper towel breaks down fastest?
The Plan: For each brand of paper towel, put 1 sheet in 1 cup of water.
Soak for 2 hours.
Strain through a fine sieve.
Observe what remains of the paper towel.
What type of investigation will he do to answer the question?
Demonstration
Experiment
Interview
Survey
Kimberly made a model to show the spinning of a tornado. She filled a 2-liter soda bottle with water. Then she connects it neck-to-neck with an empty 2-liter bottle. She flipped the water-filled bottle upside down and turned it a few times. She observed the way the water moved inside the bottle.
Why isn’t Kimberly’s model of a tornado considered to be a scientific experiment?
She cannot replicate it.
Kimberly is not making an observation.
The model is not being used to test a question.
She did not use a procedure.
Which of the following is an example of a scientific observation?
The spider will eat the insect.
Spiders do not make good pets.
The insect will attack the spider.
The insect is stuck in the spider’s web.
Which of the questions can be answered with a scientific experiment?
Which type of palm tree is the most beautiful?
How fast does the fastest land mammal move?
How fast does the wind blow in a Category 5 hurricane?
Which type of liquid will keep apple slices from turning brown?
Eiko is doing an experiment to determine the best fertilization plant for bean plants. She will test four groups of four plants using this schedule.
Which group is the control group?
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Zack is testing whether temperature affects the distance a rubber band can be stretched before it breaks. He heats three rubber bands in a microwave oven. He puts three in a jar on the kitchen counter. He puts three in the refrigerator and three in the freezer.
Which is the control group?
Rubber bands in the jar
Rubber bands in the freezer
Rubber bands in the refrigerator
Rubber bands in the microwave
Isaak is testing three types of fertilizer to see which is best for growing pumpkins. He plants four groups of pumpkin seeds: one group in garden soil, one group in garden soil with fertilizer one, one with garden soil and fertilizer two, and the final in garden soil with fertilizer three.
Which statement is true?
The control consists of the seeds planted in soil alone.
The control for this experiment is the pumpkins.
Isaak will not be able to tell which type of fertilizer is best.
The growth of the pumpkins is the control for this experiment.
The class is testing the effects of different liquids on four groups of plants.
· Plants in Group A get milk.
· Plants in Group B get soda.
· Plants in Group C get plain water.
· Plants in Group D get sugar water.
Which group of plants in this experiment is the control group?
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Fernando is comparing magnets by counting the number of steel paper clips each will pick up. He concludes that some magnets are stronger than others.
Which of these observations provides evidence to support his conclusions?
All the magnets were different sizes.
The magnets were not all the same color.
None of the magnets picked up all the paper clips.
Some magnets picked up more paper clips than others.
Tabia drew this picture of what she observed after putting a pencil in a glass of water.
Which of these supports the conclusion that the light rays are bent as they pass from
the air to the water?
Some of the water evaporated during the experiment.
Cracks in the glass make the pencil appear to be broken.
She takes the pencil out of the glass and it is in
one straight piece.
Changing the temperature of the water does not change
the result.
Arnell is learning about magnets. Which of the following is the best example of an
evidence-based scientific observation about magnets that can be tested?
A magnet will not pick up plastic paper clips.
Magnetic force is similar to the force of gravity.
People love to use magnets on their refrigerators.
Magnets will no longer be used in one hundred years.
Jose wants to create an excellent science fair project for the school competition. In order for his project to be valid, which of the following must happen?
The project must include his opinions.
The results must be based on evidence.
The project must prove his predictions correct.
The results must be based on personal opinion.
One scientific method includes developing a prediction, testing the prediction under controlled conditions, and deciding whether the collected data supports the prediction. Which of the following is most likely to follow the steps of the scientific method?
Using a computer model
Reviewing past experiments
Making observations in the field
Carrying out an experiment in the lab
Jose want to do a science fair project on turtles. He wants to know when you are more likely to see a yellow-bellied slider (a water turtle) out of the water.
What type of an investigation will he conduct?
An observational study where he goes out and observes turtles in nature.
An experiment where he controls what time turtles are out of the water.
A model where he creates a model of when turtles are out of the water.
An experiment where he controls how much light turtles are exposed to in nature.
The poster in a classroom shows the steps of a scientific method.
Which statement is TRUE about this scientific method?
It should be considered as a guideline.
It lists the steps in order of importance.
It should always be followed in the same order.
It lists all the steps for every scientific investigation.
Scientists study many different things. What is true of all scientific investigations?
All scientists use the same tools to solve problems.
All scientists use different methods to answer questions.
All scientists use the same steps in the same order to solve problems.
All scientists use organized methods to answer questions and solve problems.
Berthe filled a bowl with a mixture of whole pears, red apples, and bananas. Which of
the following properties would be the fastest and easiest to use to separate the fruit mixture back into its original parts?
Weight
Texture
Volume
Shape
Ben put 100 mL of water and 100 mL of oil in a beaker. Then he stirred the mixture.
Which is the best way to quickly separate the mixture back into oil and water?
Use a magnet to attract the oil
Pour the mixture through a sieve
Evaporate the water from the mixture
Let the oil float to the top and skim it of
Nancy wanted to separate a mixture of salt and pepper, so she poured the mixture
into a beaker of water. Why did this method work to separate the mixture?
It was easier to see the different colors in the water.
It was easier to see the different particle sizes in the water.
The salt dissolved in water and the pepper did not.
The salt floated to the top and the pepper sank to the bottom.
Isaac started a recipe by heating some butter. What property of the butter did adding heat demonstrate?
Volume
Texture
Temperature
Mass
Kyle and Agnes are comparing the physical properties of two samples of matter. Which of these comparisons CANNOT be used in their project?
Feels rough or smooth
Tastes salty or sweet
Is waterproof or not waterproof
Has a large mass or a smaller mass
Luke and Amitra are comparing some substances. They are using the properties of texture, hardness, flexibility, and magnetic attraction. Which types of substances are they most likely comparing?
Solids
Liquids
Gases
Solids, liquids, and gases
Julia is looking for examples of substances that will dissolve in water. She experiments with some things she finds in her kitchen at home. Which of test will NOT dissolve in water?
Salt
Sugar
Olive Oil
Baking Powder
Quentin made a poster showing some everyday substances. The poster showed oil, soil, sand, and sugar. He plans to write the properties underneath each picture. Which of Quentin’s choices will dissolve in water?
Oil
Soil
Sand
Sugar
Jake stirred salt into a jar or water until no more salt could be dissolved. Then he poured in more salt and stirred the water again. What happened to the extra salt.
It dissolved.
It sank to the bottom of the jar.
It floated on the top of the water.
It changed into another substance.
You have two graduated cylinders that contain water. The water forms a curved surface called a meniscus in each graduated as shown below. What is the difference between the volumes of water in the two graduated cylinders?
a. 10 milliliters
b. 15 milliliters
c. 25 milliliters
d. 40 milliliters
Mr. Brown said his cell phone had a mass of 135 grams. Ms. Smith wondered what the mass of her cell phone was. She put it on the left pan of one of the double beam balances in her classroom. Then she moved the masses until the pointer was in the center. What is correct about the masses of the two cell phones?
a. The mass of Ms. Smith’s cell phone is 5 grams greater.
b. The mass of Ms. Smith’s cell phone is 10 grams greater.
c. The mass of Mr. Brown’s cell phone is 15 grams less.
d. Both of the cell phones have the same mass.
The class investigated the temperature of water in each of its three states. They measured the temperatures of crushed ice, room temperature water, and water vapor from a cup of hot water. Which of the following statements BEST describes what the class observed?
a. Solid water is warmer than liquid water.
b. Water vapor is colder than liquid water.
c. Liquid water is the same temperature as water vapor.
d. Solid water is colder than water vapor and liquid water.
An ice cube is placed on a plate and left out on the counter for two hours. Which change below is occurring to the ice cube while it is on the counter?
The ice cube is evaporating.
The ice cube is freezing.
The ice cube is boiling.
The ice cube is melting.
A beaker of water is set in a room directly underneath a heat lamp. The room contains overhead lights on the ceiling and a window that allows sunlight in. There is a desk lamp on the table across the room. Which of these sources of light and heat causes the most evaporation of water from the cup?
Desk lamp
Heat lamp
Overhead lights
Sunlight
Daniel has a list of chores to do around the house. Which of his chores is an example of a chemical change?
Cooking eggs for breakfast
Mixing plant food into a vase of water for freshly cut flowers.
Ironing and folding clothes
Pouring oil on a squeaky door hinge
Which of the following describes an example of a material undergoing a chemical change to become another material with different characteristics?
Iron turns to rust when it is exposed to oxygen.
When water boils, it turns into vapor, which is a gas.
Oxygen can become liquid at a very low temperature.
Gold can be spread out very thin to cover a large area.
Ali throws some old lettuce into the garbage outside his house. Over the next couple of days, the lettuce starts to decay. If the temperature outside increases, what effect will this have on the lettuce?
It will decay at a faster rate.
It will decay at a slower rate.
It will decay at the same rate as before.
It will decay at a slower rate, and then increase to a faster rate.
Roberto was asked to choose an example of how electrical energy is transformed into useful heat energy. Which of the following is the best example Roberto can choose?
Electric fan
Light bulb
Steam iron
Television
When Zan sat down to do her homework, she turned on a desk lamp. What energy transformation occurs when a desk lamp is turned on?
Light energy to electrical energy
Light energy into energy of motion
Electrical energy into light and heat energy
Electrical energy into energy of motion
Dwight’s parents use solar cells to provide extra energy for heating and cooling in their home. When solar cells are used, how is energy transformed?
Heat energy is changed to light energy
Light energy is changed to heat energy
Electrical energy is changed to light energy
Light energy is changed to electrical energy
Omar holds a plastic ruler near several small pieces of paper. The paper does not move. Which statement best explains why the paper did not move?
Both the ruler and the paper have no charge.
Both the ruler and the paper have a negative charge.
The ruler had a negative charge and the paper had no charge.
The ruler had a negative charge and the paper had a positive charge.
A boy was using a clothes dryer. He found that two socks were stuck together. What causes the socks to stick together?
The socks are not completely dry.
The temperature in the dryer was too high.
The socks have the same electrical charge.
The socks have opposite electrical charges.
Valerie rubbed a balloon on her hair and the balloon is now electrically charged. What will be repelled by the balloon?
A wall that has no charge.
Another balloon that has no charge.
A person’s hair that has the same charge.
Another balloon that has an opposite charge.
Tisha turned on a switch. What does turning on a switch do?
Open a circuit, allowing electricity to flow.
Close a circuit, allowing electricity to flow.
Open a circuit, stopping electricity from flowing.
Close a circuit, stopping electricity from flowing.
The following instructions explain how to make a circuit that will power a buzzer.
1) Connect a wire from the positive pole of the battery to the switch.
2) Connect a wire from the switch to the buzzer.
3) ?
4) Close the switch.
What is the missing step?
Connect a wire from the buzzer to the positive pole of the battery.
Connect a wire from the switch to the negative pole of the battery.
Connect a wire from the buzzer to the negative pole of the battery.
Connect a wire from the positive pole to the negative pole of the battery.
Some wires have a plastic coating on the outside of them. What is the main purpose of the plastic coating?
To carry electrical current from place to place
To protect the wires from getting broken or bent
To keep the two different types of metal wires from getting tangled
To protect people from the electrical current flowing through the wires
Isabelle classified some objects as conductors or as insulators. She made this chart to organize and record her data.
Which item is classified incorrectly?
Aluminum foil
Paper clip
Toothpick
Wooden block
Aldo wanted to know whether tap water or saltwater is a better conductor of electricity. He attached a battery and an instrument to measure electrical flow. He tested the tap water and then added salt to make saltwater and ran his test again. Aldo observed that electricity was not flowing when he used tap water, but it was flowing when he used saltwater.
What conclusion can Aldo draw based on these observations?
Saltwater is a good resistor.
Saltwater is a good insulator.
Saltwater is a good conductor.
Saltwater is a good electricity source.
Oni pushes a heavy box across the floor. What kind of energy does she use to push the box?
Electrical
Heat
Light
Mechanical
Elena knows that sound is a form of energy that travels in waves. Sound waves cannot travel through which of the following?
Air
Water
Solid Wood
Empty Space
Four students were each given a toy car. Each student gave their car a push to set it in motion. The cars were identical. Here are the distances the cars covered in the same period of time.
Car 1: 2.3 meters
Car 2: 1.8 meters
Car 3: 2.6 meters
Car 4: 1.4 meters
Which car had the greatest amount of mechanical energy?
Car 1
Car 2
Car 3
Car 4
Tuan wants to learn about energy. She makes the following statements. Which statement about energy is correct?
Energy is not useful.
Energy can cause motion or change.
Energy is used up when it causes a change.
Energy does not change forms.
You turn on this desk lamp and hold your hand above it. What change is the best evidence that the lamp is giving off energy?
The lamp is moving faster.
The switch made a noise.
Your hand vibrates.
The air feels warmer.
Phil is interested in finding out how energy and motion are related. He is using a moving car as an example. Which of the following statements best describes how energy and motion are related?
Moving objects make energy.
Energy can cause an object to move.
Sources of energy involve motion.
Energy is destroyed when objects move.
Which of the following is an example of energy causing change?
A. a windmill spinning
B. a bicycle sitting in a garage
C. a toy car sitting on the ground
D. a campfire that has been put out
Omar holds a plastic ruler near several small pieces of paper. The paper does not move. Which statement best explains why the paper did not move?
a) Both the ruler and the paper have no charge.
b) Both the ruler and the paper have a negative charge.
c) The ruler had a negative charge and the paper had no charge.
d) The ruler had a negative charge and the paper had a positive charge.
A boy was using a clothes dryer. He found that two socks were stuck together. What causes the socks to stick together?
a) The socks are not completely dry.
b) The temperature in the dryer was too high.
c) The socks have the same electrical charge.
d) The socks have opposite electrical charges.
Valerie rubbed a balloon on her hair and the balloon is now electrically charged. What will be repelled by the balloon?
a) A wall that has no charge.
b) Another balloon that has no charge.
c) A person’s hair that has the same charge.
d) Another balloon that has an opposite charge.
