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Worksheets5th Grade Science& History
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
Area A is home to epidermal cells. Epidermal cells in leaves tend to
contain many chloroplasts.
be covered with thick, waxy layers.
contain pores called stomata.
be covered with thin, hairlike extensions.
A science teacher brings a small box into class. Inside are several slides of cell samples jumbled together in a pile. None are labeled. She says it is the class's job to figure out what is on the slides. What is the best first step to take?
Hold up each slide to a strong lamp.
Put each slide under a microscope.
Drop a pH indicator on each slide.
Weigh each slide on a balance scale.
Carlyse needs to label the cell structures in her diagram. What structure will she label only on the plant cell?
cell membrane
cytoplasm
nucleus
cell wall
Which of the following statements is true?
The cells have membranes so they must be plant cells
The cells have a nucleus so they are bacteria.
The cells have chloroplasts so they are animal cells
The cells have chloroplasts so they are plant cells
A student is studying plant cells. The student wants to compare the parts of a plant cell to the parts of a car to help them correctly understand the functions of the organelles inside the plant cell.
Which of the following BEST describes how car parts relate to the function of the organelles in the cell?
The student should label C the nucleus because the nucleus is like the fuel tank of the car because it stores food and water for the cell. The student should also label B the chloroplast because chloroplast are like the wheels of the car because it holds the parts of the cell together.
The student should label A the cell wall because the cell wall is like the hood of the car because it let things in and out of the cell. The student should label C the nucleus because the nucleus is like a tire because it holds the parts of the cell together.
The student should label A the cell membrane because the cell membrane is like the doors and windows of the car because it allows things in and out of the cell. The student should also Label E the chloroplasts because chloroplasts are like the car's battery because it creates food and provides energy for the cell.
The student should label E as the cell membrane because the cell membrane is like the roof of the car because it provides support and structure for the cell. The student should also label A is the cell wall because the cell wall is like the hood of the car because it opens and closes to let things in and out of the cell.
Which part of the plant cell is labeled X?
Chlorplast
Cytoplasm
Nucleus
Cell membrane
What is the primary function of a plant's root hairs?
Root hairs move water and minerals up.
Root hairs remove nutrients from water.
Root hairs prevent excessive loss of water in dry conditions.
Root hairs provide a larger surface area for water absorption.
A student knows that plant cells have both a cell membrane and a cell wall. What is the difference in the function that the cell wall and cell membrane perform?
The cell membrane regulates all the activity within the cell. While the cell wall surrounds the plant cell and gives structure to the cell
The cell membrane acts as a barrier and controls what goes in or out of a cell. While the cell wall helps to store material that plants use to make food.
The cell membrane acts as a barrier and controls what goes in or out of a cell. While the cell wall helps to store material that plants use to make food.
The cell membrane acts as a barrier and controls what goes in or out of a cell. While the cell wall surrounds the plant cell and gives structure to the cell.
List all the parts that an animal cell has based of this picture.
Cell Memebrane
Nucleus
Chlorpalst
Cell Wall
Mitochondria
The diagram shows a model of an animal cell.
Ribsones
Nuclear Membrane
Nuclues
Cell Membrane
The pictures show three reptiles and one amphibian.
Snake
Frog
Turtle
Crocodile
A student lists the characteristics of four plants in the table shown.
Which TWO questions could the student ask to classify the plants into groups?
Does the plant have a root system?
Does the plant need sunlight?
Does the plant produce seeds?
Does the plant make its own food?
Does the plant need water?
The Florida butterfly orchid and the cabbage palm are flowering plants. Both produce seeds that must be fertilized. What do the seeds of both plants become after they have been fertilized?
flowers
seedlings
adult plants
additional seeds
The picture shows a unique animal called a pangolin.
The pangolin has scales, is warm-blooded, gives live birth and nurses its young. What group of animals is the pangolin most like?
reptiles, except it has scales
mammals, except it has scales
birds, because it nurses its young
amphibians, because they are warm-blooded
A student is comparing all of the qualities of a pine tree and a rosebush. Which of the following is the best way for the student to record information that compares a pine tree and rosebush?
by making a bar graph of the different parts they have
by making a pie chart with the lengths of their branches
by making a Venn diagram with the qualities that each plant has
by making a bar graph of the different parts they have
Why is it healthy to thoroughly cook meat before eating it?
to increase harmful bacteria
to create healthy bacteria
to increase healthy bacteria
to kill any harmful bacteria
After a long week of football practice in the rain, Juan noticed his feet had become red and itchy. Which microorganism is most likely affecting Juan's feet?
a virus
a bacteria
a parasite
a fungus
Which is true
Cooking food to the recommended temperature kills harmful microorganisms.
Cooking food to the recommended temperature creates helpful microorganisms.
Cooking food to the recommended temperature kills helpful microorganisms.
Yeast is a microscopic member of the fungus kingdom. Choose the statement that is NOT true about yeast.
Yeast is used to create medicines that kill bacteria.
Yeast is necessary for bread dough to rise.
Yeast is used to create alcohol in beer and wine.
Yeast is part of the human body's natural flora.
If food is left out too long, what type of harmful microorganism can be seen on it?
yeast
Mold
viruses
dirt
A student is asked to plan a demonstration to show a physical change with a piece of paper. Which of the following investigations can the student use to accurately represent the type of change?
The student can cut the paper into tiny pieces to show how the paper changed its physical properties.
The student can put water on the paper to show how the paper can change its state of matter from a solid to a liquid.
The student can fold the paper in half to show how the paper changed its chemical properties.
The student can burn the paper to show how the paper can also resemble ash and smoke to show a change in state.
A student placed a piece of ice into a bucket and left it out in the sun. The student then returned to record the observations. What evidence might the student use to defend whether a chemical or a physical change has occurred?
The student should report that a chemical change has occurred because the ice began at a different temperature than the resulting water. A temperature change is an indicator that proves a chemical change has occurred.
The student should report that a physical change has occurred because even though the temperature has changed, the change did not result in a new substance being created.
The student should report that a physical change has occurred because the ice began at a different temperature than the resulting water. A temperature change is an indicator that proves a physical change has occurred.
The student should report that a physical change has occurred because the ice began at a different temperature than the resulting water. A temperature change is an indicator that proves a physical change has occurred.
A fifth-grade teacher is boiling water to make tea. When the teacher grabs the kettle, the steam from the boiling water hits the teacher’s glasses. The glasses are fogging up and water droplets form on the glasses. The teacher claims that there is evidence of a change in state of water in this situation.
Which evidence BEST supports this claim?
The steam from the boiling water is a liquid, and as the liquid touches the glasses, the temperature decreases causing the liquid to change its state to a gas.
The steam from the boiling water is a liquid, and as the liquid touches the glasses, the temperature increases causing the liquid to change its state to a gas.
The steam from the boiling water is a gas, and when the gas touches the glasses, the steam cools down and heat is removed and changes its state to water.
The steam from the boiling water is a gas, and eventually, the gas will turn back to a liquid and then to a solid over time.
A student is investigating chemical changes by using different materials. Which investigation would provide evidence of a chemical change?
Cutting rope into many smaller pieces would provide evidence of a chemical change because the pieces cannot be put back to its original form.
Melting butter with fire would provide evidence of a chemical change because the solid would change shape.
Combining two room temperature liquids that give off heat and gas would provide evidence of a chemical change because the liquids reacted to create a new substance.
Placing salt into water and stirring the salt until it dissolves would provide evidence of a chemical change because the dissolved salt is gone and can never come back.
A student takes cereal and pours it in a bowl. Then, the student pours milk in the bowl. The student then wonders if it is possible to separate the cereal from the milk.
The student can use evaporation to boil the cereal out of the milk.
The student can use a funnel to pour the mixture in filter paper so the milk will go through the filter leaving the cereal in the filter.
The student can take a magnet to remove all of the pieces of cereal from the bowl of cereal since magnets can pick up any small object.
There is no way to separate the mixture. Once materials are mixed, there is no way to separate them.
For this question, choose TWO answers. Which TWO questions would scientists ask when designing technology in the field of earthquakes?
How can materials withstand high temperatures?
Where and how do Earth's tectonic plates move?
How can materials be designed to resist erosion?
How can seismology be studied to save lives and property?
Where is the best location to install lightning rods?
The picture shows a process of a sand dune being formed.
A student claims that a sand dune is created by both a constructive and destructive force.
The student’s claim is correct; the evidence in the picture shows that sand dunes are formed by the destructive force of wind erosion because the wind is carrying the sand. The evidence in the picture shows that sand dunes are formed by the constructive force of deposition when the sand piles up.
The student’s claim is correct; the evidence in the picture shows that sand dunes are formed by the destructive force of wind erosion because the wind is carrying the sand. The evidence in the picture that shows that sand dunes are formed by the constructive force of plate tectonics pushing together when the dune grows taller.
The student’s claim is incorrect; the evidence in the picture shows that sand dunes are formed by the destructive force of wind erosion because the wind is breaking apart the land and then carrying it somewhere else.
The student’s claim is incorrect; the evidence in the picture shows that sand dunes are formed by the constructive force of plate tectonics because the wind causes the plate tectonics to push together causing the sand dune to grow taller.
The pictures show a seismograph that scientists use to record the vibrations caused by an earthquake and a sample seismogram. Through using the seismograph, scientists hope to record important information to look for patterns of earthquakes and predict future risk levels.
For this question, choose TWO answers. Which TWO questions does this technology help scientists to answer?
What caused the earthquake?
How powerful was the earthquake?
In what location did the earthquake originally start?
How much will it cost to repair damages caused by the earthquake?
How can a building be made to withstand the effects of an earthquake?
The model shows rollers (technology) an engineer developed to demonstrate the impact it makes on the building.
Which question should the engineer ask to limit the impact on the building during an earthquake?
Will the rollers cause the bottom of the building to shake more, leading to more damage?
Will the rollers cause the top of the building to shake less, leading to less damage?
Will the rollers cause the bottom of the building to shake less, leading to less damage?
Will the rollers cause the top of the building to shake more, leading to more damage?
The picture shows a landform that a student saw while traveling on a trip. What did the student observe about the type of landform shown?
there are no mountains around the landform
the landform does not have a river flowing next to it
the landform is a little higher than the area around it
hills are the only landforms that trees can grow on
A student designs a simple electric circuit as shown in the diagram. Which statement best explains whether the circuit will light the light bulb?
The circuit will not light the light bulb because it does not have a switch to provide a starting source of energy for the light bulb.
The circuit will light the light bulb because it has a power source in the light bulb and place to store electricity in the battery.
The circuit will not light the light bulb because the wires are connected to the light bulb which prevents electricity from flowing.
The circuit will light the light bulb because it has a power source in the battery and a way for the energy to travel through the wires.
A student builds a battery out of a copper nail, zinc nail, wires, and a lemon. He uses this battery to light a LED light bulb. The picture shows the lemon battery he built.
The student compares the light produced by the lemon to the light produced by a lamp in his room that is lit by flipping a switch on his wall. Which statement is a correct comparison of the electricity used to power the lemon light to the electricity used to power the lamp in his room?
The lemon light and lamp light both use static electricity to produce light, because static electricity is the release of electric charges that occurs naturally.
The lemon light uses static electricity to produce light from a build up of charges in the lemon, but the lamp light uses current electricity to produce light from a continuous flow of charges.
The lemon light and lamp light both use current electricity to produce light, because current electricity is a continuous flow of charges that is man-made.
Lilly builds a simple circuit to light up a light bulb. Her design is shown in the diagram.
The light bulb in Lilly's circuit does not light up. Which best describes the reason?
A second wire needs to connect the other side of the battery to the light bulb.
The wire needs to run from the positive end of the battery instead of the negative end.
A switch is needed to allow energy to flow through the circuit.
The circuit is missing a power source to provide energy to the battery.
Indira also makes an electromagnet using the nail, one of the batteries, and some of the wire, as shown in the diagram.
Indira uses her electromagnet to pick up some paper clips lying on the ground. Of the twenty-five paper clips on the ground, only twelve are attracted to her electromagnet and stay attached. What would be the best way for Indira to increase the strength of her electromagnet?
add another battery
wrap more wire around the nail
connect the battery to a fridge magnet
use the golf tee instead of the nail
Which of these statements are true about a permanent magnet
This magnet should be used in a fridge magnet because it is an electromagnet so it always has a magnetic field.
This magnet should be used in an electric motor because it is a permanent magnet so it has adjustable strengths.
This magnet should be used in a compass because it is a permanent magnet so it does not need an energy source.
This magnet should be used in a doorbell because it is an electromagnet so it cannot be turned on and off.
In this cartoon, the artist argues that President McKinley should take advantage of
the US victory in the First World War to eliminate barriers to trade with the nations of Europe.
the US victory in the Spanish-American War to establish colonies throughout Europe.
the US victory in the Spanish-American War to expand the country's power in Latin America.
the US victory in the First World War to spread democracy throughout Latin America.
What helped Chicago industries grow rapidly during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
fertile farmland and long summers
access to railroads and waterways
the discovery of gold near the city
migration of people to the South
Which statement about cattle trails during the late nineteenth century is correct?
Cattle trails enabled people in all regions of the country to raise livestock and led to decreased trade between states.
Cattle trails created many agricultural jobs for immigrants in major cities along the eastern coast of the country.
Cattle trails increased costs for ranchers significantly and forced many to migrate north in search of factory work.
Cattle trails helped Western cities grow by allowing ranchers to transport livestock to railroads to ship nationwide.
Look at the image of people working in the cattle industry. Then answer the question that follows.
What was the cause of the growth of the Texas cattle industry after the Civil War?
the decline of agriculture in Texas
the development of cowboy culture
high demand for beef in the North
low demand for beef in the South
Which city attracted many immigrants in the late nineteenth century as it became the center of steel production and coal mining in the United States?
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Kitty Hawk
Atlanta
The picture shows three cats with differences in patterns and fur length. All three cats had different parents.
Which of the following is the BEST explanation for the differences in this trait?
The fur was damaged by disease when they were kittens. This is an acquired physical trait.
The cats come from different environments and the fur changes in response. This is an inherited physical trait.
The differences in the type of food caused the fur to grow in unique patterns. This is an acquired physical trait.
The parents of the cats passed down their traits of patterns and fur length. This is an inherited physical trait.
A student was walking in the woods and observed living organisms throughout her walk. Which of the following situations BEST describes an example of an acquired physical trait?
A pine tree has the same size needles as the pine trees surrounding it.
A black bear is hibernating in a cave.
A squirrel has a long bushy tail.
A pine tree has a large scratch in it from bear claws.
A basketball player is observing his feet after a basketball game. During practice, his shoes stayed on tightly. The player unties the laces and has to rip off the shoes since they are so sweaty and tight. He notices a large sore blister at the bottom of his foot.
What size shoe should the basketball player wear?
Why did he sweat so much
How does a blister develop on your foot?
How tall is a basketball player?
A student is observing a horse interacting with its owner. The horse does a trick by jumping over a fence when the owner says “Jump.” Which question should the student ask to determine if the behavior is a learned behavior?
Does the horse know how to run and jump?
How much does the horse weigh?
Was the owner showing the horse how to respond to his commands?
What was the height of the fence the horse was jumping over?
A student went to the Georgia Aquarium for a field trip to observe animal behavior and traits. She noticed that a penguin had a chipped beak. She turned to her friend to ask what happened to the penguin.
The penguin shows an inherited trait here because it was most likely born with the chipped beak because if a parent penguin has a chipped beak, the offspring will too.
The penguin shows an inherited trait here because it was not likely born with this chipped beak and probably broke it when trying to break up its food.
The penguin shows an acquired physical trait here because it was not likely born with this chipped beak and probably broke it when trying to break up its food.
The penguin shows an acquired physical trait here because it was most likely born with the chipped beak because if a parent penguin has a chipped beak, the offspring will too.
Barry quit his job making desserts at a restaurant in order to open his own ice cream parlor. As an entrepreneur starting his own business, what expectation should Barry have before opening his shop?
He should expect to be given the space for his shop from his local government for little or no cost.
He should expect to receive the money he needs to open the shop from the state government.
He should expect to fire most of the employees he hires during training.
He should expect to have to work long hours making plans for the business.
Read the passage and answer the question.
In the early twentieth century, consumers were getting sick after eating certain processed and packaged foods. Through a series of investigations, it was discovered that unsanitary conditions in factories processing the foods caused them to be unsafe for people to eat.
Based on your knowledge of the role of government in the US economy, how did the federal government likely respond to this situation?
The government forced companies to reduce prices to compensate customers.
The government provided companies with financial rewards for mass producing food safely.
The government regulated the practices of food producers in order to protect the public.
The government took over the food industry and ran it as a federal corporation.
Look at the map. Then answer the question that follows.
Based on the map and your knowledge of social studies, what was the main reason the United States built the Panama Canal?
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to increase the volume of trade between the United States and Europe
to improve diplomatic relations between the United States and South America
to allow ships to travel quickly between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
to drain swampland and create a land route between North and South America
Read the statement about the Great Western Cattle Trail and answer the question.
In 1873, Texas ranchers were able to sell each of their cattle for $23.80 in Kansas, but they could only sell their cattle in San Antonio, Texas, for $8.00 each.
Why would cattle sell for better prices in Kansas than in San Antonio?
There was a lower supply of beef in Kansas than in San Antonio.
There was a lower demand for beef in Kansas than in San Antonio.
There was a higher demand for cattle in San Antonio than in Kansas.
There was a lower supply of cattle in San Antonio than in Kansas.
Use the photograph taken at a Ford Motor Company factory in 1912 and answer the question.
This picture shows workers building Model T automobiles on the assembly line. Why does it appear that every worker on the line is doing something different?
In order to speed up production, workers at Ford's assembly plants worked side-by-side in order to compete to finish first.
Workers performed one task and then moved to the left to perform the next task until the entire car was finished.
In order to lower costs, workers were only paid when they finished each task, with more difficult tasks earning more pay.
Each worker on Ford's assembly line performed only one task repeatedly to speed up production and lower costs.
What BEST explains Duke Ellington's considerable cultural impact in the United States in the 1930s?
The growth of radio allowed citizens all around the country to listen to Ellington's music.
Many Americans enjoyed Ellington's patriotic songs during the First Red Scare.
Television broadcasts brought Ellington's music into living rooms across the country.
Ellington's protest songs were popular during a time when people did not trust the government.
How did Duke Ellington help change American society in the 1930s?
by spreading southern traditions through novels he published about the Civil War
by introducing many people to African American culture through music and radio
by helping people recover from the Great Depression through his work in Congress
by challenging racial stereotypes through his athletic success at the Berlin Olympics
Read the text describing the Dust Bowl and then answer the question.
Previously fertile soil turned to dust, which was then carried throughout the Great Plains by high winds. This limited the ability of farmers to grow the crops they needed to sell in order to survive. They then took out loans from banks to help them try to recover, but without any crops to sell they were unable to repay those loans.
Farms grew larger and became profitable again.
Banks earned high profits on loans.
Many farmers lost their homes and farms.
Americans had to buy their food from Europe.
Which of the following does NOT correctly illustrate one of the "three Rs" of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs?
to introduce reforms that would prevent similar economic depressions in the future
to help the nation's economy recover from the Great Depression
to take revenge against those responsible for the nation's economic problems
to provide relief for Americans suffering from poverty
Which statement about the ultimate success or failure of the New Deal is correct?
The New Deal did not help end the Great Depression and caused the nation's economy to be in worse shape than ever before.
The New Deal helped to relieve some of the suffering associated with the Great Depression, but the nation would never fully recover.
Which statement about the ultimate success or failure of the New Deal is correct?
The New Deal helped successfully end the Great Depression and allowed the nation's economy to be in better shape than ever before.
Why did the U.S enter the war.
What was the ship that the U.S had but blew up in world war 1.
The U.S Maine
The Lustina
What affected did the Treaty of Versailles
It helped Germany retaliate for world war 2 and get its revenge
It hurt Germany because it had to pay and be humiliated
When was the end of World War 1
November 11 1918
October 28 1918
June 24 1918
September 14 1918
Who created the league of nations
Theodore Roosevelt
Elanor Roosevelt
George Bush
President Wilson
Who was prime minister of the United Kingdom during most of World War II?
George Patton
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
Neville Chamberlain
Who were the leaders of the three major Axis powers during World War II?
Adolf Hitler, Joseph Goebbels, and Hermann Göring
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, and Hirohito
Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry S. Truman
What motivated Japan to attack the US naval base at Pearl Harbor?
Japan believed that the United States was building up its navy to invade Japan and attacked before the United States could do so.
Japan planned to invade North America and sought to destroy the aircraft carriers and submarines that were defending the Pacific Coast.
Japan needed access to oil and natural gas for its military and the ships stationed at Pearl Harbor defended Hawaii's rich oil fields.
Japan wanted to expand its territory in the Pacific and needed to weaken the US Navy to slow the nation's response to its actions.
Read the outline and answer the question.
What would make the BEST title for this outline?
Consequences of the Cold War
Causes of the Great Depression
Effects of the US Entry into World War II
President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal
D-Day, June 6, 1944, was a significant event because it marked the beginning of
the shift in American public opinion toward US entry into World War II.
the recapture of territory seized by the Germans during World War II.
the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union.
the colonial expansion of the United States into Southeast Asia.
Why did the United States fight in the Korean War?
The United States and Western European nations wanted to protect their interests in the Korean Peninsula against Communism.
The United States had an alliance with South Korea to defeat Communism if it spread into their nation.
The United States wanted to prevent North Korea from taking over South Korea and spreading Communism.
The United States wanted to protect Americans living in South Korea following a North Korean invasion.
Use this quote to answer the following question.
“When the Soviet Union first blocked supplies from getting to us, I was afraid that we were going to starve to death. Hearing the planes from the west everyday made me feel so much better.”
—Helda Schmidt, 11 year old German resident in 1948
What event is being described by the quote?
World War II
The Cold War
Berlin Airlift
Iron Curtain
What was one difference between Eastern and Western Bloc nations during the Cold War?
Citizens of Western Bloc nations had less political freedom and economic opportunity than citizens in Eastern Bloc nations.
Governments of Western Bloc nations more strictly controlled the lives of citizens than governments of Eastern Bloc nations.
Citizens of Western Bloc nations had more political freedom and economic opportunity than citizens in Eastern Bloc nations.
Governments of Western Bloc nations more strictly controlled major industries than the governments of Eastern Bloc nations.
Which three of these nations were members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization throughout the Cold War?
Bulgaria
Great Britain
Greece
Hungary
Turkey
What caused television to overtake newspapers as the primary media outlet for many people in the United States?
coverage of the March on Washington civil rights protest
coverage of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
coverage of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy
coverage of the Montgomery Bus Boycott civil rights protest
Read the passage and name who is the famous person in the text below
I grew up attending segregated schools. When I became a lawyer, I fought laws that upheld discrimination. My most famous case was Brown v. Board of Education, which ended segregation of public schools. My knowledge of the law and belief in justice eventually earned me the honor of being the first African American on the Supreme Court.
George Washington Carver
Thurgood Marshall
Langston Hughes
Martin Luther King Jr.
