Worksheets5 Grade FSA Review-4G
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Within one month, the moon’s surface changes as seen from Earth. The entire surface of the moon may be lit, or only a small part may be lit. What reasoning explains these changes?
the moon’s size
the moon’s shape
the moon’s revolution
the moon’s distance from Earth
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Florida has a variety of natural resources. The illustration below shows how people in Florida use one of these natural resources.
Which natural resource is being used in this illustration?
limestone
oil
phosphate
sunlight
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Jesse and Jacob are identical twins. They have some characteristics that are inherited. They have other characteristics that can be affected by their environment. The table below lists some of their characteristics.
What can you claim based on the evidence in this table?
Heredity determines all their characteristics.
The environment determines all their characteristics.
Neither heredity nor the environment determines their characteristics.
Both heredity and the environment determine their characteristics.
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Stars form patterns known as constellations. People on Earth have given the constellations names. The table below lists the constellations that can be seen throughout the year in the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.
What can you claim based on the evidence from this table?
The constellations that appear depend on the time of night.
The constellations that appear depend on the season of the year.
Different constellations form the same pattern of stars in the sky.
Some constellations appear only in the Northern Hemisphere and others appear only in the Southern Hemisphere.
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During the day, the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. During the night, the moon and stars appear to move across the sky. What makes the sun, moon, and stars appear to move across the sky?
Earth’s rotation
the sun’s rotation
Earth’s revolution
the moon’s rotation
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As far back as about 1,000 years ago, people claimed that they had built a perpetual motion machine. They claimed the machine would run forever without having to do anything to it. Scientists know that a perpetual motion machine is impossible to build. The reason is that every machine constantly needs one thing to stay in motion. What does every machine need to stay in motion?
electricity
energy
heat
mass
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Hit a ball, and you set it in motion. Pedal a bicycle, and you set it in motion. Push a swing, and you set it in motion. What claim can be supported for any object that is in motion?
It is moving forward.
It is changing its position.
It is changing its direction.
It is moving at a constant speed.
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ubstances can change in different ways. Sometimes they produce new substances. This is called a chemical change. Which is an example of a chemical change?
an ice cube melting
a pencil snapping in two
an eraser getting smaller
a cake baking in an oven
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Plants use sunlight to make their own food. Animals cannot make their own food. The picture below shows the relationship between the sun, plants, and animals. Notice the arrows in this picture.
What do the arrows show?
flow of oxygen
flow of energy
flow of nutrients
flow of waste materials
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Earth revolves around the sun. Look closely at the illustration below, which shows Earth revolving around the sun.
How long will it take for Earth to travel between the two points shown in this illustration?
one week
one month
six months
twelve months
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What is one way heat is flowing in the picture?
from the fire to the pot
from the person’s hand to the pot
from the person’s hand to the fire
from the water in the pot to the fire
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Molten rock is called magma. The illustration below shows how magma can rise to Earth’s surface.
As it cools, magma turns into solid rock on the surface. What type of rock does magma form as it cools?
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
fossil
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The coral vine is a plant that grows in many parts of Florida. It is not native to Florida but was introduced from Mexico. Its beautiful flowers attract butterflies. The coral vine can live where there are air pollution and poor soil. The coral vine also grows very rapidly and crowds out other plants that eventually die. Despite its beauty, scientists are concerned about how the coral vine plant may affect Florida. What reasoning explains why the coral vine plant is a possible threat to Florida’s environment?
It grows in poor soil.
It grows very quickly.
It tolerates air pollution.
It has flowers that attract butterflies.
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Energy is involved when you turn on a lamp. The lamp changes electrical energy into light energy. Which other form of energy is also involved when the lamp is on?
heat energy
solar energy
sound energy
wind energy
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The Florida manatee is very sensitive to temperature changes. As a result, manatees migrate to warmer waters in the winter. They especially like to pass the winter months near energy stations, which discharge warm water into the local waters. Manatees normally rest and feed often. They communicate by squealing under water to show fear, stress, or excitement. Which behavior is an example of a seasonal change in manatees?
squealing when danger is near
being sensitive to temperature changes
spending the winter near energy stations
resting and feeding often during the day
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The eastern lubber grasshopper is a common sight in Florida. This grasshopper can get as long as 7 cm. The female grasshopper lays eggs. The eggs hatch into nymphs. Nymphs look like small adults, but without wings. Which claim is true about the eastern lubber grasshopper?
This grasshopper does not reproduce sexually.
This grasshopper can fly shortly after the eggs hatch.
This grasshopper goes through complete metamorphosis.
This grasshopper goes through incomplete metamorphosis.
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Erik was investigating how rocks can change. He carried out the following procedure.
1. Place several sugar cubes in a jar.
2. Seal the jar and shake it 50 times.
3. Dump the sugar cubes on a piece of black paper.
4. Compare the appearance of the sugar cubes to their original size and shape.
What process was Erik studying?
deposition
erosion
photosynthesis
weathering
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Sandra is investigating the physical properties of matter. The physical property she is studying is mass. She uses a balance to measure the mass of four objects. Which balance shows the object with the most mass?
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Madison’s science class is studying how energy can move things. The teacher talks about sources of energy. Which of the following claims about energy is correct?
Energy is a limited resource.
Moving air is a source of energy.
Wind can replace all other energy resources.
Sources of energy must come from the ground.
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People who visit an aquarium often enjoy seeing the dolphin show. The picture below shows something a dolphin may do during one of these shows.
What type of behavior is this dolphin demonstrating?
learned, only
hereditary, only
both hereditary and learned
neither hereditary nor learned
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One physical property of a mineral is its hardness. A harder mineral can scratch a softer mineral. The table below shows a scale that rates the hardness of minerals. For example, diamond, with a hardness rating of 10, is the hardest mineral. Diamond can scratch corundum, which has a hardness rating of 9. However, corundum cannot scratch diamond.
A mineral called beryl can scratch quartz but not topaz.
What is the hardness rating of beryl?
9.5
8.5
7.5
6.5
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Flowering plants use sexual reproduction to produce new plants. Sexual reproduction in plants involves several processes, including the one shown in the picture below.
Which process is shown in this picture?
pollination
fertilization
seed dispersal
seed germination
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It bothers Meg that water collects in the soap dish and slowly dissolves the soap. She designs a soap dish that water can drain from, and she makes a prototype. When she tests her prototype soap dish, what is the most important result she will watch for?
how large it is
how attractive it is
how quickly water drains from it
how much it looks like the old one
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Laura and Cho have designed and made two model cars, one green and one yellow. They release both cars at the top of a ramp and measure how far each car travels from the bottom of the ramp until stopping. The chart shows their results.
What is the next step that Laura and Cho should take?
Redesign the yellow car.
Communicate their results.
Test the cars two more times.
Conclude that the green car goes farther.
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A food chain shows how energy flows in a community of plants and animals. The pyramid below shows what happens to energy as it flows up through a food chain.
This food chain consists of plants > mice > snakes > hawk.
What claim is supported by evidence from this picture?
The amount of energy decreases as it flows through a food chain.
The amount of energy increases as it passes through a food chain.
The amount of energy is the same at the beginning and end of a food chain.
The amount of energy is greatest when the last stage of a food chain is reached.
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People build homes with many different materials. Builders often put fiberglass in walls to insulate the homes. Why may builders use fiberglass to insulate walls?
Fiberglass conducts heat.
Fiberglass does not conduct heat.
Fiberglass prevents moisture from entering the house.
Fiberglass blocks sunlight and keeps the house cooler.
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Humans need resources found on Earth. Humans use some of these resources to generate electricity. The figure below shows which resources humans use to generate electricity.
Which resource in this figure is considered a renewable resource?
coal
petroleum
solar
nuclear power
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Caitlin was studying speed. She measured the distance a toy car traveled. She recorded her data in the following table.
In which trial did the car have the fastest speed?
trial 1
trial 2
trial 3
trial 4
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In the 1200s, sailors used a type of rock called lodestone as a compass. They hung the lodestone on the end of a string. The sailors knew that the lodestone always pointed north. How was the lodestone acting?
as a magnet
as an insulator
as a conductor
as a source of energy
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Mrs. Alvarez divided her science class into four groups to study the motion of a toy car. Each group drew a graph to show the distance that the toy car traveled over a period of time. However, one group of students did not draw their graph correctly because their graph shows that the car did not move at all. Which graph did this group draw?
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John observes that snow is dry, light, and fluffy at times. At other times, snow is wet, heavy, and sticky. John wonders what makes snow different. He wants to plan an experiment to find an answer. Why should John research his question before experimenting?
to make it easier to share results
to find information to help set up his experiment
to decide whether the scientific method should be used
to reduce the number of steps needed for the experiment
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Jacob wants to find out which cat food his cat likes best. What variable could he use in his investigation?
amount of food
type of cat food
when he feeds his cat
where he feeds his cat
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Karina and her classmates take water samples from the same nearby pond. Then they are to take measurements of the water temperature. How can the teacher ensure that each group’s results are similar?
tell students to measure using the same specific tool
allow students to choose from a selection of different measuring tools
instruct students to complete the experiment at different times of day
give students containers made of the same material to collect the water samples
