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Worksheets5th Science All Year
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Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins
What biome?
taiga
tundra
temperate forest
desert
What biome?
taiga
savanna
tropical rain forest
deciduous forest
What is true about a deciduous forest?
it has different layers and lots of rain
it has little rain
it has trees that lose their leaves
it has trees that remain green all year
tundra
taiga
tropical rain forest
deciduous forest
savanna
taiga
tropical rain forest
temperate forest
deciduous forest
tropical rain forest
savanna
taiga
taiga
deciduous forest
grassland
tundra
taiga
tropical rain forest
tundra
grassland
taiga
tropical rain forest
deciduous forest
savanna
What is true about deciduous forests?
They keep their leaves all year.
They do not have leaves on the trees.
They have mostly pine trees.
They have trees that lose their leaves in the fall or winter.
What is the coldest biome?
taiga
deciduous forest
tropical rain forest
tundra
What biome receives the LEAST precipitation?
desert
rain forest
savanna
grassland
What biome covers much of North Carolina?
deciduous or temperate forest
desert
taiga
grassland
What is the best meaning of the word temperate?
very hot
very wet
very cold
not very hot or cold
What biome is often near the Equator?
temperate forest
tropical rain forest
taiga
savanna
What biome has thick plants with different layers?
taiga
temperate forest
tropical rain forest
tundra
What is true about a taiga?
It is cold and has mountains and forests.
It has very little water.
It is flat with grass and some trees.
It is frozen almost all year with little plant life.
What biome?
tundra
savanna
ocean
taiga
What biome has the most kinds of plants and animals?
taiga
savanna
temperate forest
tropical rain forest
Much of the tundra is frozen all year round. Only plants with shallow roots can live there. What is this frozen layer of soil called?
ice
taiga
permafrost
biome
Low pressure makes what kind of weather?
clear skies
cloudy skies
sunny days
frost
Which direction does weather usually move across North America?
north to south
east to west
west to east
west to north
What instrument measures air temperature?
thermometer
anemometer
barometer
wind vane
What instrument measures wind speed?
barometer
rain gauge
anemometer
thermometer
What instrument measures wind direction?
wind vane
anemometer
barometer
hygrometer
What instrument measures rainfall?
weather vane
rain gauge
snow gauge
barometer
What instrument measures air pressure?
barometer
anemometer
thermometer
weather vane
What is this instrument?
thermometer
anemometer
barometer
rain gauge
What is this instrument?
anemometer
barometer
rain gauge
satellite
What is this instrument?
thermometer
barometer
anemometer
rain gauge
What instrument is this?
anemometer
thermometer
rain gauge
wind vave
What instrument is this?
anemometer
wind vane
barometer
rain gauge
Rain, snow, hail and sleet are 4 kinds of ____.
atmosphere
air pressure
precipitation
weather fronts
What kind of cloud?
cirrus
stratus
cumulus
cumulonimbus
What kind of cloud?
cumulus
cumulonimbus
stratus
cirrus
What kind of cloud?
stratus
cirrus
cumulous
puffy
What kind of cloud?
cirrus
stratus
cumulonumbus
cumulous
What word means "the mixture of gases and dust that surrounds the Earth"?
weather
pressure
cold front
atmosphere
What is a place where 2 air masses meet?
lightning
biizzard
front
climate
The amount of water in the air is ____.
clouds
frost
humidity
air pressure
When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is ___ in the Southern Hemisphere
summer
spring
winter
hot
Places on Earth have day and night because ___.
The Earth revolves around the sun
The Earth rotates on its axis
hot air rises
the moon revolves around the Earth
There are seasons on Earth because ___.
the Earth rotates on its axis
the Earth is tilted on its axis
the Earth revolves around the sun
the moon revolves around the Earth.
High pressure makes what kind of weather?
cloudy skies
clear skies
wind
snow
What is made when a cold air mass and a warm air mass come together?
front
atmosphere
transpiration
jet stream
Cumulus clouds usually bring _____.
snow
fair weather
light rain
snow
Cirrus clouds usually bring _____.
heavy rain
fair weather
dark skies
windy days
Cumulonimbus clouds usually bring ___ .
fair weather
thunderstorms
snow
clear skies
Stratus clouds usually bring
fair weather
light or heavy precipitation
severe storms
windy conditions
What does this symbol mean on a weather map?
warm front
cold front
storm warning
high pressure
What does this symbol mean on a weather map?
warm front
cold front
hurricane
storm
What biome?
taiga
desert
grassland
tundra
The thick second layer of the ground is the permafrost. What is true about the permafrost?
It snows on the permafrost.
it warms up like the ground in the tundra.
The permafrost stays frozen underground all year long .
The permafrost dries in the sunlight.
permafrost
snow
thaw
taiga
Northern Lights
Northern Skies
Southern Lights
Western Clouds
lemming
beaver
weasel
hare
Lichens come out too, covering the rocks.
green algae
brown fungus
dark seaweed
colorful fungus and algae
tundra
lemmings
lichen
organism
Far to the north is a land called the tundra.
coldest biome
dry and hot biome
mountain biome with pine trees
biome at the tropics with hot wet climate
The permafrost never gets warm enough to thaw.
freeze and get hard
move
make a shape
warm up and get soft
What system is part of eating?
digestive
respiratory
nervous
skeletal
What system controls breathing?
circulatory
digestive
muscular
respiratory
What system gives your body its shape?
respiratory
skeletal
circulatory
nervous
What system controls the blood going around the body?
circulatory
respiratory
muscular
nervous
In what system does your brain receive and use information?
nervous
skeletal
digestive
respiratory
What system moves your body?
skeletal
muscular
respiratory
nervous
What system do the mouth, stomach and intestines belong to ?
nervous
digestive
respiratory
circulatory
What system do your mouth, nose, trachea and lungs belong to?
respiratory
nervous
muscular
digestive
What system do your brain and spinal cord belong to?
nervous
circulatory
digestive
muscular
What system do your heart, arteries and veins belong to?
muscular
skeletal
circulatory
respiratory
The body exchanges gases in what system?
respiratory
circulatory
skeletal
muscular
What organs are these?
lungs
heart
spinal cord
arteries
What system is this?
circulatory
respiratory
digestive
skeletal
What system is this?
nervous
circulatory
digestive
respiratory
You see a bee and run away. What systems are working?
respiratory and digestive
nervous and skeletal
nervous and muscular
digestive and skeletal
You rode your bike fast and are breathing fast. What two systems are most part of breathing fast from exercise?
nervous and muscular
muscular and skeletal
respiratory and muscular
circulatory and respiratory
You eat a salad. The nutrients go all around your body. What systems make that happen?
respiratory and digestive
digestive and circulatory
nervous and respiratory
skeletal and circulatory
What body part and system is this?
spinal cord, circulatory
heart, skeletal
lungs, respiratory
spinal cord, nervous
What body part and system are this?
ribs, muscular
throat, nervous
lungs, respiratory
heart, respiratory
Humans have different body systems because...
each system exchanges gases
each system has different cells for different jobs
one system can back up the other
all systems protect the body
What muscle pulls air into your lungs and pushed it out?
spine
stomach
ribs
diaphragm
The digestive and circulatory systems work together to ...
send information around the body
push and pull on bones
absorb nutrients and transport them around the body
exchange gases in the lungs
What makes you move?
your blood flowing
your muscles expanding and contracting
your food digesting
your bones giving your body shape
What cloud?
cirrus
cumulus
stratus
cumulonimbus
What cloud?
cumulonimbus
cumulus
cirrus
stratus
What cloud?
stratus
cumulus
cumulonimbus
cirrus
What cloud?
cumulus
cirrus
stratus
cumulonimbus
What kind of weather does high air pressure bring?
clear or sunny skies
cloudy skies
storms
cold fronts
What does an anemometer do?
measures wind speed
measures air pressure
measures wind direction
measures air temperature
What weather does an El Nino bring?
more rain
less rain
more wind
higher tides
What does a barometer measure?
air pressure
wind direction
precipitation
cloud type
What kind of weather does a low pressure system bring?
clouds and rain
clear skies
cumulus clouds
evaporation
What body system exchanges gases?
muscular
nervous
respiratory
digestive
What direction does weather usually move across North America? (1 or more correct answers)
east to west
west to east
to east from west
to west from east
When it is summer in North America, what season is it in South America?
winter
spring
summer
fall
What is true about the jet stream?
it is warm water that moves along the Atlantic coast of North America
it is air moving across North America from west to east and sometimes north to south
it is air moving across North America from east to west and sometimes north to south
it is cold warm water that moves along the Pacific coast of North America
What is true about the Gulf Stream?
it is warm water moving along the Atlantic Coast
it is warm water moving along the Pacific Coast
It is air moving west to east and sometimes north to south
it is air moving east to west and sometimes north to south
What precipitation will most likely fall when the temperature is 20 degrees F?
rain and snow
rain
snow
sleet and hail
What form of precipitation will most likely fall when the temperature is 60 degrees F?
rain
snow
sleet
hail
When it is fall in South America and Australia, what season is it in North America?
autumn
winter
spring
summer
It is 25 degrees F in the morning and 55 degrees in the afternoon.
What precipitation will most likely fall?
snow in the morning and afternoon
rain in the morning and afternoon
rain in the morning and snow in the afternoon
snow in the morning and rain in the afternoon
What cloud?
cumulus
cirrus
stratus
cumulonimbus
What is true about objects falling? Choose all that apply.
Objects with a greater mass fall faster than objects with smaller mass.
Objects with a greater mass fall more slowly than objects with smaller mass.
Objects with a greater mass fall at the same speed as objects with smaller mass.
Objects with the same mass fall at the same speed.
An elephant and a cat jump off a cliff. Who reaches the water first?
elephant because the mass is greater
cat because there is less resistance
elephant and cat reach at the same time because the same gravity is pulling them.
elephant, then the cat because gravity pulls more on bigger objects
A ball slows down after you kick it across a grassy field. What is the biggest reason the ball slows down?
Gravity pulls the ball down.
Friction between the ball and the air slows it down.
Friction between the ball and the grass slows it down.
Wind blows against the ball and slows it .
When water passes from liquid to gas from the bottom of a plant's leaves
respirtation
transpiration
evaporation
condensation
When water changes from a liquid to a gas
evaporation
precipitation
condensation
run off
When water cools and makes a cloud
condensation
transpiration
evaporation
precipitation
When water vapor cools on the outside of a glass of water
condensation
evaporation
transpiration
digestion
When water moves over land because it cannot be absorbed into the ground
run off
precipitation
evaporation
transpiration
Rain, snow, sleet and hail are forms of ___.
precipitation
respiration
evaporation
condensation
What weather does an El Nino bring?
warmer ocean water and more rain
warmer ocean water and less rain
colder ocean water and more wind
colder ocean water and higher tides
The blue wagon has 10 pounds of sand and the red wagon has 25 pounds of sand. What is true about moving them? Check all that apply.
You will need more force to move the heavier wagon.
You will need the same force to move both wagons.
You will need less force to move the heavier wagon.
You will need less force to move the lighter wagon.
What will cause an object to stop moving?
a greater force pushing the object in the same direction it is moving
an equal force pushing the object in the opposite direction it is moving
an equal force pushing the object in the direction it is moving.
a lesser force pushing the object in the same direction it is moving
Andrew walks 2 miles. He walks the first mile in 19 minutes and the second one in 21 minutes. What is true about his walk?
He sped up after the first mile.
He went the same speed on both miles.
He slowed down on the second mile.
He went uphill on the first mile and downhill on the second.
A big bowling ball and a little bowling ball are pushed with the same force. What is true about their speed?
The big ball rolls faster because it has a greater mass.
The little ball rolls faster because it has a lesser mass.
The little ball rolls slower because it has a lesser mass.
The two balls roll at the same speed because they have the same mass.
What traits are inherited?
hair color, eye color and earlope shape
eye color, height and hair style
eye color, musical ability and tongue curling
language spoken, handwriting and food preference
What is the main reason the Earth has seasons?
the Earth rotates on its axis
the Earth revolves around the sun
the moon revolves around the Earth
the Earth is tilted on its axis
What is true about hurricanes?
Hurricanes form from high pressure over North America
Hurricanes form from low pressure over warm ocean water
Hurricanes form from high pressure over warm ocean water
Hurricanes form after thunderstorms
Which are all inherited traits?
dimples, ear lobe, handedness, and blood type
handedness, eye color, hair style, language
eye color, musical ability, tongue rolling, hair style
food preference, language, art talent, math skills
What can make an object moving forward increase its speed?
a force pushing in the opposite direction the object is moving
a force pushing in the same direction the object is moving
an increase in the friction against the object
a decrease in the mass of the object
How would you describe the speed of this object shown here?
moving at a constant speed
speed is increasing over time
speed is decreasing over time
object is stationary
How would you describe the speed of the object in this graph?
the object is stationary
the object is slowing down
the object is speeding up (accelerating)
the object is moving at a constant speed
What does this graph show about the object's movement?
the object is moving faster (accelerating)
the object is slowing down
the object is moving at a constant speed
the object is stationary
What does the graph show about the object's movement?
the object is moving at a constant speed
the object is stationary
the object is moving faster (accelerating)
the object is moving more slowly (decelerating)
Which of the following are abiotic factors?
sand, wind, sun, rain
dolphin, salt water, sea gull, eel
cherry tree, bee, ivy, groundhog
rocks, rain, ants, worms
Which of the following are biotic factors?
tree, grass, sand, crickets
water, wind, sun, rocks
crab, butterfly, sunflower, maple tree
worm, sand, spider, flea
Which of the following are producers?
grass, sunflowers, apple trees, pine trees
apple tree, bee, daisy, worm
raccoon, starfish, hawk, beetle
oak tree, cactus, ant, dandelion
What happens during photosynthesis?
water, carbon dioxide and sunlight make sugar and oxygen
carbon dioxide and sunlight make sugar, water and oxygen
water and sunlight make sugar and oxygen
sugar and oxygen make water, carbon dioxide and sunlight
Plants are _______because they ___ .
producers /make their own food
consumers/make their own food
producers/find their own food
decomposers/ break down food
What are examples of chemical change?
burning wood and digesting food
slicing bread and metal rusting
melting popsicles and boilng water
warming soup and striking a match
What are examples of physical change?
shredding paper and boiling water
setting of fireworks and cooking chicken
freezing ice and an apple rotting
burning wood and digesting food
When you mix vegetables to make a salad, you are making a
physical change because the vegetables are smaller but the same
chemical change because you digest them
physical change because cutting them makes a new substance
chemical change because you can't put them back together
When you fry an egg, the egg undergoes a
physical change because it is still an egg
chemical change because frying the egg changes it
physical change because you can put the egg back in the shell
chemical change because the colors are the same
