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5th Grade Science Review Part 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What should happen to magnets if two unlike poles are brought together?

a)

They will repel each other.

b)

They will not affect each other.

c)

They will make an electric current.

d)

They will be attracted to each other.

2.

Samantha drops a ball and it falls to the ground. What does this illustrate about gravity?

a)

Gravity pulls the ball toward the center of Earth.

b)

Gravity causes the friction on the ball to disappear.

c)

Gravity pushes the ball away from Suzette’s hands.

d)

Gravity causes the mass of the ball to decrease as it falls.

3.

Ella pushes a plastic toy car to set it in motion. Which force is NOT acting on the car?

a)

pulling force from gravity

b)

pushing force from her hand

c)

magnetic force from the north pole

d)

friction between the wheels and the surface

4.

The jet engines of a moving plane exert a force to make the plane travel forward at a constant speed. Which of these changes to the jet is likely to happen if the engines exert a greater force?

a)

increase in weight

b)

balance of forces

c)

decrease in braking distance

d)

increase in speed

5.

Ms. Jackson comes to an intersection and the light is green. She turns right without increasing or decreasing her speed. Which of these statements is true?

a)

The forces on the car are balanced because its speed does not change.

b)

The forces on the car are balanced because its mass does not change.

c)

The forces on the car are unbalanced because the amount of friction increases.

d)

The forces on the car are unbalanced because the direction of motion changes.

6.

Which box will require the most force to move?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

When this boy runs, his changing position is due to mechanical energy. Which of these also involves a change due to mechanical energy?

a)

water falling over a cliff

b)

rock sitting on top of a hill

c)

light coming from a desk lamp

d)

batteries powering a calculator

8.

It's a sunny day. Bonita looks through the classroom window and sees a bicycle passing on the street. What change to the bicycle did she observe, and what form of energy caused it?

a)

Its temperature changed because of heat energy

b)

Its position changed because of mechanical energy.

c)

Its color changed because of chemical energy.

d)

Its loudness changed because of sound energy.

9.

Shen fills a beaker with room-temperature water and then adds an ice cube. Which of the following is true of the liquid water after Shen adds the ice cube to it?

a)

It gains heat energy.

b)

It loses heat energy.

c)

Its heat energy does not change.

d)

Its heat energy increases and then decreases.

10.

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.

11.

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 had no charge.

b)

Both the ruler and the paper had 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.

12.

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.

13.

Megan wants to determine if an electrical circuit has electricity flowing through it. Which of the following evidence is proof that the circuit has an electrical current?

a)

The circuit is a closed loop.

b)

A light bulb is lit in the circuit.

c)

The circuit's switch is in the closed position.

d)

Wires in the circuit are made of conducting material.

14.

Rita is conducting an experiment to test the effect of food coloring on sugar crystal growth on strings. The table shows the environments of four beakers.


Which beaker is the control variable?

a)

Beaker 1

b)

Beaker 2

c)

Beaker 3

d)

Beaker 4

15.

Brexton was cooking breakfast for his little brother and sister. He told them there would be a chemical change when he made their waffles. He followed the steps below:


Which steps shows a chemical change?

a)

Step 1

b)

Step 2

c)

Step 3

d)

Step 4