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Grade 5 End of Year Science

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Students conduct an investigation to observe the Sun's movement.   Which safety procedure should students following during this investigation?
a)
Wear gloves and goggles
b)
Keep loose hair tied back
c)
Never look directly at the Sun
d)
Record all data in science notebooks
2.
If you wanted to test the effect of gravity on an object, which set of materials should you choose?
a)
battery, wires, lightbulbs
b)
hot plate, water, thermometer
c)
two different types of balls, metric ruler
d)
two cups, two different types of soil, water and seeds
3.
A class learns about fossil fuels.  They learn that coal, oil and natural gas are classified as nonrenewable resources because they take so long to form.  How can the class conserve fossil fuels?
a)
Use both sides of notebook paper
b)
Arrange a car pool to and from school
c)
Create a backyard compost pile
d)
Plant flowers in front of the school
4.

Students conduct an investigation to determine which substances are soluble in water. All of the following have the property of solubility in water EXCEPT -

a)

sugar cubes

b)

salt crystals

c)

cooking oil

d)

food coloring

5.
Which testable question could be used to investigate the effects of force on an object?
a)
Why do toy cars move?
b)
Which type of battery lasts the longest?
c)
Where can magnets be purchased?
d)
Do balls roll faster on rough or smooth surfaces?
6.
A bear receives the energy it needs to survive after it -
a)
drinks plenty of water
b)
eats fish and berries
c)
takes a nap
d)
rests in the sunlight
7.
All of the following are poor insulators of electricity EXCEPT -
a)
penny
b)
nail
c)
eraser
d)
paperclip
8.
Which mixture can be separated using a coffee filter?
a)
rocks and sand
b)
sand and water
c)
lemon juice and water
d)
sand and iron filings
9.
Plants are known as producers because they produce their own food.  How do producers receive the energy for this process?
a)
By consuming soil nutrients
b)
By absorbing sunlight
c)
By releasing water
d)
By producing oxygen
10.

Based on the Beetle Classification Key, which beetle is shown in the picture?

a)

Red Poplar Beetle

b)

Colorado Beetle

c)

Timberman Beetle

d)

LadyBird Beetle

11.

What should the student do next?

a)

Tell her friends that investigations at school work better than at home?

b)

Repeat her investigation to see if her results are the same.

c)

Change her results to match her original hypothesis.

d)

Conclude that investigations can only be performed on water.

12.

Which metric measure are used to measure mass? Choose all that apply

a)

liters

b)

grams

c)

centimeters

d)

kilograms

e)

meters

13.
To change a solid to a liquid, what do you add?
a)
heat
b)
water
c)
cold
d)
mass
14.
Changing liquid to a gas is called
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
melting
d)
freezing
15.

Which statement about vertebrates is true?

a)

Vertebrates have skeletons

b)

Vertebrates live only on land

c)

Most animals are vertebrates

d)

Vertebrates do not have backbones

16.

How are dandelion seeds usually dispersed? See the image.

a)

By water

b)

By wind

c)

By bursting

d)

By animals

17.

A student designs and builds the circuit shown in the picture above. Which part of the circuit converts electrical energy into another form of energy?

a)

wire

b)

switch

c)

battery

d)

lightbulb

18.

Why are most electrical cords covered with plastic?

a)

Because plastic is cheap

b)

Because plastic is flexible

c)

Because plastic allows the flow of electric current

d)

Because plastic blocks the flow of electric current

19.

A student develops a model for grouping animals that she observes in a park. Which are MOST LIKELY the names of the 2 animal groups?

a)

fish and reptiles

b)

reptiles and birds

c)

fish and mammals

d)

reptiles and amphibians

20.

A rabbit has two ears, brown fur, a swollen foot, and large front teeth. Which characteristic is MOST LIKELY an acquired physical trait?

a)

two ears

b)

brown fur

c)

swollen foot

d)

large front teeth

21.

A student finds the following animals in his garden: a frog, snake, snail, and lizard. He classifies the snail into one group and the other animals into a second group. What are the student's 2 groups?

a)

amphibians and reptiles

b)

invertebrates, reptiles

c)

invertebrates and vertebrates

d)

animals with gills, animals with lungs

22.

The school globe shows the correct tilt of Earth. Which of these would happen when Earth completes a rotation around its axis?

a)

one month on Earth would have passed

b)

there would be less sunlight on earth

c)

one day on Earth would have passed

d)

one year on Earth would have passed

23.

Which of the following best explains why this girl's hair is sticking to the balloons?

a)

The balloon surfaces act as magnets and attract the girl's hair.

b)

The balloon surfaces are charged and attract the girl's hair.

c)

The pressure in the balloons attracts the girl's hair.

d)

The gravity of the balloons attracts the girl's hair.

24.

One cup of cool water, one cup of warm water, one cup of hot water, and one cup of ice water are each set outside on a sunny day to evaporate. Which will MOST likely evaporate first.

a)

cool water

b)

warm water

c)

hot water

d)

ice water

25.

Mushrooms grow on a rotting log as shown. What do these organisms do in the environment that is different than MOST plants and animals?

a)

consume other living organisms

b)

produce their own food from sunlight

c)

produce food for other organisms

d)

break down dead organisms into nutrients

26.

Students are investigating how the environment affects the amount of apples that grow on apple trees. Which of the following would be possible experimental variables for their investigation? Select all that apply.

a)

soil types

b)

tree types

c)

temperature

d)

amount of rainfall

27.

Inherited traits that help an organism survive in its environment are known as...

a)

Skills

b)

Adaptations

c)

Learned Behaviors

d)

Instincts

28.

The act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance is called...

a)

Undercover

b)

Blending

c)

Disappearing

d)

Camouflage

29.

What is absorbed from the air by plants during photosynthesis?

a)

Energy

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Water

d)

Oxygen

30.

When a switch is in an on position and electrical current can travel through the circuit.

a)

Open circuit

b)

Series circuit

c)

Parallel circuit

d)

Closed circuit

31.

An object that allows electricity and heat to travel through it

a)

Conductor

b)

Biofuel

c)

Insulator

d)

Resistor

32.

The death of an entire species is known as...

a)

Prehistoric

b)

Deposition

c)

Extinction

d)

Eradication

33.

Pushes and pulls are examples of...

a)

Energy

b)

Force

c)

Gravity

d)

Buoyancy

34.

The remains of an organism from the past.

a)

Dinosaurs

b)

Fossil Fuels

c)

Sedimentary Rocks

d)

Fossils

35.

State of matter when particles are packed loosely and move freely...

a)

Liquid

b)

Solid

c)

Mass

d)

Gas

36.

The force that attracts objects to the earth

a)

Gravity

b)

Hydroelectricity

c)

Magnetism

d)

Electro-magnetism

37.

The place where an organism lives

a)

Jungle

b)

Geography

c)

Habitat

d)

Home

38.

Consumer that eats only plants

a)

Omnivores

b)

Carnivore

c)

Producers

d)

Herbivore

39.

a renewable energy source that is generated by the force of falling water

a)

Solar Energy

b)

Geothermal Energy

c)

Hydroelectric

d)

Evaporation

40.

Characteristics of an organism that are passed down through genes from parents to offspring

a)

Life Skills

b)

Inherited Traits

c)

Qualities

d)

Talent

41.

Actions taught to offspring by the parents or the environment

a)

Life lessons

b)

Learned Behaviors

c)

Inherited Traits

d)

Education

42.

Does not allow any light to pass through it

a)

Translucent

b)

Refraction

c)

Opaque

d)

Transparent

43.

The process by which plants make their own food is called...

a)

Absorbtion

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Energy synthesis

d)

Cooking

44.

An animal that lives by killing and eating other animals is best described as a...

a)

Prey

b)

Scavenger

c)

Predator

d)

Herbivore

45.

When light bounces off a material...

a)

Reflection

b)

Elastic

c)

Refraction

d)

Zapping

46.

A material that allows light to pass through it...

a)

Opaque

b)

See-through

c)

Transparent

d)

Translucent

47.

Which system are the lungs in?

a)

respiratory

b)

digestive

c)

excretory

d)

muscular

48.

Which systems main function is to allow movement of the body?

a)

muscular

b)

digestive

c)

skeletal

d)

circulatory

49.
How many chambers does the heart have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
50.

What are the names of the blood vessels within the human body? (Select all that apply)

a)

Veins

b)

Tendons

c)

Capillaries

d)

Arteries

e)

Ligaments