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5th Grade Review

Total questions: 118

Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sound is a form of _________.

a)

light

b)

energy

c)

matter

2.

Sound is a result of vibrating ________.

a)

matter

b)

light

3.

Which of the following is NOT another name for a sound wave?

a)

Longitudinal Wave

b)

Compression Wave

c)

Transverse Wave

4.

Which term do we use to describe when molecules are spread out?

a)

Compression

b)

Rarefaction

c)

Crest

d)

Trough

5.

Amplitude refers to the ________ of a sound wave.

a)

length

b)

width

c)

height

6.

The part of a sound wave where the molecules are pressed together is called _______________.

a)

Rarefaction

b)

Compression

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

7.

A slinky is a good example of which type of wave?

a)

Transverse

b)

X-Ray

c)

Compression

d)

Radio

8.

Sound travels slowest through _________.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

9.

Sound travels fastest through __________.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

10.

Which best describes wavelength?

a)

The highest point on a wave.

b)

The lowest point on a wave.

c)

The distance from one point on a wave to the same point on the next wave.

d)

The total number of waves in one complete cycle.

11.

This sound wave demonstrates ________ pitch.

a)

high

b)

low

12.

The number of sound waves produced over a certain time is called ________________.

a)

pitch

b)

ranges

c)

compression

d)

frequency

13.

True or False:


High frequency = High pitch.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

True or False:


Some animals produce sounds that humans cannot hear.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

How much of Earth is covered in water?

a)

50%

b)

75%

c)

97%

d)

70%

16.

The amount and type of dissolved salts is called

a)

salinity

b)

saturation

c)

density

d)

brackish

17.

Underwater volcanic mountains

a)

Mid-ocean ridge

b)

Seamounts

c)

Abyssal Mounts

d)

Basin Mounts

18.

Long undersea mountain chain

a)

seamounts chain

b)

mid-ocean ridge

c)

abyssal plain

d)

continental slope

19.

Physical characteristics of ocean water include

a)

temperature and density

b)

density and mass

c)

temperature and mass

d)

density and distance

20.
Which best describes the continental shelf?
a)
a flat underwater valley 
b)
a region of mountains in the deep ocean 
c)
a shallow area of sediment near the shore 
d)
a region with high water pressure 
21.
Where is the ocean deepest?
a)
ocean trench
b)
volcanic island
c)
abyssal plain 
d)
mid-ocean ridge
22.
The large flat region of the ocean floor is called the 
a)
ocean trench
b)
continental shelf
c)
abyssal plain
d)
seamount 
23.
What is the steep slope at the edge of the continental shelf?
a)
seamount
b)
mid-ocean ridge
c)
continental slope
d)
rift zone
24.

The highest point of a wave.

a)

Trough

b)

Spring Tide

c)

Crest

d)

Neap Tide

25.

Movement of ocean water that follows a regular pattern.

a)

Tides

b)

Ocean Currents

c)

Gulf Stream

d)

waves

26.

The daily rise and fall of Earth’s waters on shores.

a)

Waves

b)

Tides

c)

Coriolis Effect

d)

Spring Tides

27.

The apparent curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth’s rotation.

a)

Frequency

b)

Salinity

c)

Coriolis Effect

d)

holdfast

28.
A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake (and landslides, volcanic eruptions, asteroids) beneath the ocean floor.
a)
wave train
b)
double crest
c)
tsunami
d)
hurricane
29.
Microscopic, free-floating, autotrophic organisms that function as producers in aquatic ecosystems
a)
phytoplankton
b)
zooplankton
30.
Microscopic animals that swim or drift near the surface of marine environments.
a)
phytoplankton
b)
zooplankton
31.
The lowest point of a wave is the _____
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength
32.
Which of the following causes tides?
a)
The gravity of the sun only.
b)
The gravity of the moon only.
c)
The gravity of both the sun and moon.
d)
The gravity of the earth.
33.
This increases as depth increases________
a)
light
b)
pressure
c)
temperature
34.

What is the deepest location on earth?

a)

Everest

b)

Kilamanjaro

c)

Mariana Trench

d)

Abyss

35.
a)

Trough

b)

Crest

c)

Wavelength

d)

Wave Height

36.

What causes the waves?

a)

earth's rotation

b)

the winds

37.

What is the name of the current that moves North along the United States then East across the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Shiokuro

b)

Major Stream

c)

Kuroshio

d)

Gulf Stream

38.

Which two factors affect density of ocean water?

a)

temperature

b)

salinity

c)

depth

d)

color

e)

ocean animals

39.
What are the three states of matter?
a)
solid, volume, mass
b)
density, volume, mass
c)
solid, liquid, gas
d)
density, gas, volume
40.
Something that takes up space and has mass.
a)
volume
b)
matter
c)
mass
d)
density
41.
A state of matter that has a definite volume and shape.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
matter
42.
The amount of space something takes up
a)
density
b)
volume
c)
mass
d)
matter
43.
Liquid matter takes the shape of _______.
a)
a gas
b)
water
c)
a pet
d)
Its container
44.

Which example is a compound?

a)

N2

b)

O2

c)

Cu

d)

H2O2

45.

Two or more atoms joined together for a(n)...

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Molecule

d)

Mixture

46.
A combination of substances that are not chemically combined is called a(n)____________. 
a)
mixture
b)
compound
c)
physical
47.
An element is made up of only one kind of _____.
a)
isotope
b)
plastic
c)
atom
d)
metal
48.
When matter changes from a liquid to a solid.
a)
texture
b)
hardness
c)
boil
d)
freeze
49.
When matter changes from a gas into a liquid.
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
freezes
d)
melt
50.
The change from liquid water to water vapor
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
boils
d)
freeze
51.
When matter changes from liquid water into bubbles of water vapor.
a)
texture
b)
boils
c)
harness
d)
melts
52.

Which state of matter has NO specific shape or volume?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

ALL of them

53.
Which statement is true?
a)
Oil is the most dense substance.
b)
Corn syrup is less dense than water.
c)
Oil is less dense than water.
d)
Oil and corn syrup have the same density but different masses.
54.
A combination of two or more substances that cannot easily be separated--
a)
mixture
b)
solution
c)
solute
d)
solvent
55.
Which layer of Earth is located above the outer core?
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
lithosphere
56.
Which of these two layers is a solid?
a)
innercore
b)
Outercore
57.
What is the top layer of the Earth's surface called? 
a)
Mantle
b)
Innercore
c)
Outercore
d)
Crust
58.
Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
goes up and down depending on the layer
d)
stays the same
59.
Pressure ______________________ as you go deeper into the Earth
a)
increases
b)
decreases 
c)
goes up or down depending on the layer
d)
stays the same
60.

Select the types of crust

a)

continental

b)

garlic butter

c)

oceanic

d)

volcanic

61.

The outer core is composed of what two elements?

a)

Iron and Nickel

b)

Iron and Helium

c)

Hydrogen and Helium

d)

Hydrogen and Nickel

62.

Which part of the Earth's core is liquid

a)

inner core

b)

outer core

63.
Which earth layer is #4?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer core
d)
Inner core
64.
What is the name of the single landmass that began to break apart 200 million years ago?
a)
Panthalassa
b)
Laurasia
c)
Gondwanna
d)
Pangaea
65.
_____________ is a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
a)
Convergent boundary
b)
Transform boundary
c)
Divergent boundary
d)
Insurgent boundary
66.
_____________ is when two plates move toward each other.
a)
Convergent boundary
b)
Allegiant boundary
c)
Transform boundary
d)
Sliding boundary
67.
A _____________ is when two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
a)
emergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
convergent boundary
68.
___________ is the theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
a)
Seismic waves
b)
Convection current
c)
Divergent boundary
d)
Plate tectonics
69.

What is the motion of Earth's plates like?

a)

fast and in stages

b)

slow and in stages

c)

fast and constant

d)

slow and constant

70.
Convergent Plate Movement can create
a)
Rifts
b)
Mountains
c)
Ocean Ridges
d)
Radiation
71.
Divergent Plate movement can create
a)
Convection Currents
b)
Conduction
c)
Mountains
d)
Rifts and ocean ridges
72.
When pressure builds between two tectonic plates, it can suddenly release causing a (an) ______________________
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano
c)
Convection Current
d)
Gravitational Pull
73.
When pressure builds between two tectonic plates, it can suddenly release causing a (an) ______________________
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano
c)
Convection Current
d)
Gravitational Pull
74.
The diagram shows layers of sedimentary rock and examples of the fossils each layer contains, Which layer contains the oldest fossils? 
a)
A. Layer 2
b)
B. Layer 4
c)
C. Layer 1
d)
D. Layer 3
75.
Where are most fossils found?
a)
A. In sand dunes
b)
B. In volcanoes
c)
C. In igneous rocks 
d)
D. In sedimentary rocks 
76.
The surface of the land displays a mountain range and rivers. What might a scientist conclude about about the environment, based on the fossils in the sedimentary layers? 
a)
A. The land was once a rainforest. 
b)
The area was once covered by a desert. 
c)
C. The area was once a grassy plain. 
d)
D. The area was once near or covered by an ocean. 
77.
How are Sedimentary Rocks formed?
a)
A. Cooling and Hardening
b)
B. Melting and heating
c)
C. Compacting and Cementing
d)
D. Time
78.
How are fossils created?
a)
A. Traces of organisms harden like rock. 
b)
B. Dead organisms are quickly buried for millions of years.
c)
C. Animals get trapped.
d)
D. All of the above
79.

Who studies ancient environments?

a)

biologists

b)

specialologists

c)

paleontologists

d)

scientologists

80.

A scientist finds footprints in a fossilized stream bed. This is a ________.

a)

carbon film

b)

mineral replacement

c)

cast fossil

d)

trace fossil

81.

Which is a cast?

a)

the impression in a rock left by the organism

b)

a copy of the organisms made of sediment

82.

Which is a mold?

a)

the impression left by an organism

b)

a copy of the organism, like a statue

83.
Which type of rock results from melting and cooling of magma?
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Extrusive
84.
Which type of rock forms from extreme heat and pressure?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Organic
d)
Metamorphic
85.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
86.
Each rock type can follow only one pathway of the rock cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
87.
Which two organelles are not present in animal cells? Choose the best answer. 
a)
Vacuole and Nucleus
b)
Cell wall and Cell Membrane
c)
Cytoplasm and Mitochondria 
d)
Cell Wall and Chloroplast
88.
Both plant AND animal cells have .....
a)
cell membrane, cell wall, nucleus
b)
cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucelus
c)
cell membrane, chloroplast and nucleus 
d)
cell wall, vacuole, nucleus 
89.
The outer layer of the plant cell is called the ....
a)
cell membrane 
b)
nucleus
c)
cell wall 
d)
the skin 
90.
The nucleus ______ the cell's activities. 
a)
feeds
b)
reproduces 
c)
disregards
d)
controls
91.
The _______ cell is circular in shape. 
a)
animal
b)
plant
92.
The ______ cell is a rectangular shape. 
a)
animal
b)
plant
93.
The main function of chloroplasts is:
a)
To control what enters and leaves the cell.
b)
To break down food to release energy for the cell.
c)
To control all activities of the cell.
d)
To produce food for the cell using the sun's energy.
94.
Plants and animals are made up of millions of tiny what?
a)
atoms
b)
cells
c)
particles
d)
dots
95.
What is the jelly-like substance inside of cells called?

a)
chloroplast
b)
photosynthesis
c)
cell membrane
d)
cytoplasm
96.
surrounds the cell; regulates what enters/leaves cell: holds the cell together
a)
vacuole
b)
cell wall
c)
cell membrane
d)
lysosome
97.

What is the large sac that holds food, water, and waste?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Vacuole

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

98.
The lionesses usually do the hunting for the pride at night.  They are typically classified as this:
a)
herbivores
b)
producers
c)
carnivores
d)
vegetarians
99.
An animal that does not produce its own food can be called this. 
a)
consumer
b)
recycler
c)
predator
d)
microorganism
100.
The name of organisms that primarily feed on dead organisms or the waste from living organisms.
a)
algae
b)
consumers
c)
decomposers
d)
omnivores
101.
A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment is called this.
a)
atmosphere
b)
habitat
c)
ecosystem
d)
biome
102.
These are any kind of green plant. Green plants make their food by taking sunlight and using the energy to make sugar. 
a)
predator
b)
producer
c)
consumer
d)
carnivore
103.
White-tailed deer only eat plants and therefore they are commonly called this:
a)
carnivores
b)
herbivores
c)
predators
d)
decomposers
104.
An animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin. Choose the best answer
a)
omnivore
b)
herbivore
c)
carnivore
d)
frugivores
105.
When making an observation, you must use...
a)
Only Sight
b)
Smell & Touch
c)
ALL 5 Senses
d)
Only Taste
106.
During this step of the scientific method, a scientist would gather background information. 
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Research
c)
Observation
d)
Experiment 
107.
This step of the scientific method is an educated guess or a prediction. 
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Research
c)
Observation
d)
Conclusion
108.
The independent variable is what you _______ during an experiment.
a)
change
b)
do not change 
c)
measure
d)
count
109.
The dependent variable in an experiment is what you ________________. 
a)
Change
b)
Measure
110.
This is the group that we will compare our experimental group to. This group stays "normal."
a)
Control Group
b)
Experimental Group
c)
 Normal Group
d)
Weird Group
111.
This is the group that is affected by the independent variable or the group that is changed.
a)
Control Group
b)
Experimental Group
c)
Changed Group
d)
Cool Group
112.

-Everything used in an experiment

a)

blog

b)

car

c)

materials

d)

thangs

113.

-What I did in the experiment.

a)

option

b)

verb

c)

procedure

d)

answer

114.

-a logical explanation.

a)

Theory

b)

Teacher

c)

Test

d)

Computer

115.

-What happened in the experiment.

a)

Logic

b)

Conclusion

c)

Reason

d)

Results

116.

-Was my hypothesis correct.

a)

Conclusion

b)

Beginning

c)

Purpose

d)

Middle

117.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
data collection
d)
metric system
118.

A procedure you carry out under controlled conditions to test a hypothesis.

a)

hypothesis

b)

inquiry

c)

experiment

d)

investigation

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