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Virginia 5th Grade Science Review 2022

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is referred to by describing where something is compared to another object (example: on top of, next to, under, Northeast of, or beside)?

a)

placement

b)

relative location

c)

speed

d)

distance

2.

To describe an object's motion, you should use its -

a)

direction and speed

b)

mass and volume

c)

speed and color

d)

volume and direction

3.

What is speed?

a)

Why something is moving.

b)

How fast something is moving.

c)

Where something is moving.

d)

When something is moving.

4.

What is the resistance to motion created by two objects moving against each other?

a)

volume

b)

frequency

c)

friction

d)

sound

5.

What is the result of friction on an object? (Choose all that apply)

a)

heat

b)

slows down an object

c)

makes something easier to move

d)

ice

6.

Energy of motion -

a)

rest

b)

potential

c)

push

d)

kinetic

7.

What changes when something is pushed or pulled?

a)

the size of the object

b)

the mass of the object

c)

the color of the object

d)

the position of the object

8.

Conductors allow what to pass through?

a)

water

b)

air

c)

oil

d)

electricity

9.

What is electricity?

a)

The movement of protons

b)

The flow of energy

c)

The movement of atoms

d)

The movement of neutrons

10.

A wire is coated in plastic because plastic is a(n) -

a)

insulator

b)

conductor

c)

cheap covering

d)

it is not covered in plastic

11.

Rubber, wood, plastic and glass are considered what?

a)

tools

b)

school supplies

c)

conductors

d)

insulators

12.

Which of the following are considered conductors? (Choose all that apply)

a)

gold

b)

silver

c)

iron

d)

copper

13.

This is the build up of electric charges on objects, usually electrons, that move from one object to another.

a)

electricity

b)

static electricity

c)

circuits

d)

protons

14.

A complete path where electricity is allowed to flow is called -

a)

series

b)

parallel

c)

open

d)

closed

15.

Sandra is creating circuits. She connects a wire from the battery to a switch, from the switch to a light bulb, from the light bulb back to the battery. The light bulb will not come on. She has already checked that the battery and light bulb are in working order. What else should she do?

a)

Add a wire from the battery directly to the light bulb.

b)

Make sure the switched is in the closed position.

c)

Add another battery.

d)

Replace the battery and light bulb anyway.

16.

A series circuit is one where -

a)

There are 3 or more paths for electricity to flow

b)

There are 2 or more paths for electricity to flow.

c)

There is only 1 path for electricity to flow.

d)

There are no paths for electricity to flow.

17.

When a lamp is turned on, the electrical energy is transformed into -

a)

mechanical energy

b)

radiant energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

magnetic energy

18.

Choose the correct definitions.

a)

light is thermal, heat is mechanical, and motion is radiant

b)

light is mechanical, heat is radiant, and motion is thermal

c)

light is radiant, heat is thermal, and motion is mechanical

d)

none of these are correct

19.

What is an electromagnet?

a)

a magnet with north and south poles

b)

a magnet that will shock you

c)

a magnet that turns on with electricity

d)

a light that only works with a magnet

20.

Which inventor discovered how electricity works?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Michael Faraday

d)

Isaac Newton

21.

Which inventor is credited with the invention of the light bulb?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Michael Faraday

d)

Isaac Newton

22.

According to the map, which watershed is Richmond located in?

a)

Albemarle Sound

b)

New

c)

Holston

d)

James

23.

Which of these is a natural resource of Virginia?

a)

a sewer

b)

a river

c)

a power plant

d)

a glacier

24.

Which is an important natural resource of the Chesapeake Bay?

a)

deer

b)

fish

c)

rocks

d)

trees

25.

Which human action has a positive impact on the environment?

a)

dumping trash in a field

b)

introducing a new species of plant that takes over an area

c)

hunting

d)

planting trees

26.

Temperature is -

a)

The amount of water in the air

b)

The amount of weight in the atmosphere

c)

The amount heat in the atmosphere

d)

The movement of air over Earth's surface.

27.

Air pressure is measured using which tool?

a)

anemometer

b)

thermometer

c)

barometer

d)

wind vane

28.

The amount of water vapor in the air is the -

a)

humidity

b)

temperature

c)

wind speed

d)

air pressure

29.

When the air pressure is high, the temperature is -

a)

warm

b)

cold

c)

humid

d)

dry

30.

Nathan wanted to go camping this weekend. When he looked at the weather on Thursday, he saw that there was a high pressure system moving through the area for the weekend. If there were Cirrus clouds in the sky when he looked, should Nathan go camping?

a)

Yes, because the weather should be warm and clear

b)

Yes, because the weather should be cool and clear.

c)

No, because the weather is going to be warm and rainy

d)

No, because the weather is going to be cool and rainy

31.

Which type of cloud is seen with fog?

a)

Cirrus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Stratus

d)

Cumulonimbus

32.

Cumulonimbus clouds are seen with which type of weather? (Choose all that apply)

a)

Thunderstorms

b)

Tornados

c)

Hurricanes

d)

Snow

33.

What is the temperature at which water freezes and boils in Fahrenheit? (Choose 2)

a)

0 °\degree  

b)

32 °\degree  

c)

100 °\degree  

d)

212 °\degree  

34.

How much of the Earth is covered by the ocean?

a)

50%

b)

66%

c)

70%

d)

98%

35.

The part of the ocean floor in which most life is contained.

a)

Mid-ocean trench

b)

Abyssal Plain

c)

Continental Shelf

d)

Continental Rise

36.

Salinity means

a)

how much salt

b)

how much sand

c)

how much water

d)

how much air

37.

The changing density of the water causes -

a)

surface current

b)

deep sea current

c)

water pressure

d)

a higher temperature

38.

As depth increases, temperature -

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

d)

there is no effect

39.

What increases as depth increases?

a)

temperature and pressure

b)

pressure and light

c)

light and temperature

d)

pressure

40.

Why are phytoplankton important?

a)

They feed sharks

b)

They keep the ocean salty

c)

They produce much of the Earth's oxygen

d)

They produce seaweed

41.

Why do phytoplankton live on the surface of the ocean?

a)

They are plant-like and need sunlight to perform photosynthesis

b)

To escape predators

c)

They don't live on the surface

d)

The zooplankton make them

42.

Which letter is pointing to the deepest part of the ocean?

a)

B

b)

D

c)

F

d)

G

43.

What is caused by underwater plate movements?

a)

deep-sea trenches

b)

mid-ocean ridges

c)

underwater volcanoes

d)

coral reefs

44.

This is a major current that travels up the east coast of the United States and carries warm water.

a)

The Warm Current

b)

The Current of Florida

c)

Atlantic Current

d)

The Gulf Stream

45.

What would be the result of the Kelp Bass being removed from this food web? (Choose all that apply)

a)

The orca would have more to eat.

b)

The plainfin midshipman and black rockfish would have more to eat

c)

The bat star would starve

d)

The kelp would disappear

46.

Which list shows planets from the sun out?

a)

Mars, Venus, Earth, Saturn

b)

Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Earth

c)

Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Neptune

d)

Pluto, Eres, Ur

47.

Which list shows the planets in order from largest to smallest?

a)

Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Mercury

b)

Uranus, Earth, Saturn, Mercury

c)

Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars

d)

Neptune, Pluto, Saturn, Jupiter

48.

What moon phase is it when you can only see half of the moon? (Choose all that apply)

a)

New Moon

b)

1st Quarter

c)

Full Moon

d)

3rd Quarter

49.

What causes seasons?

a)

Earth's rotation

b)

The moon's rotation

c)

The tilt and revolution of the Earth

d)

The gravitational pull of the moon

50.

What part of a plant is used to soak up nutrients and keep the plant in place in the ground?

a)

flower

b)

stem

c)

leaves

d)

roots

51.

Where does photosynthesis take place in a plant?

a)

flower

b)

stem

c)

leaves

d)

roots

52.

What is the purpose of the flower?

a)

to attract pollinators

b)

to produce food for the plant

c)

to soak up nutrients

d)

to hold the plant in place

53.

What type of rock is made from sediment and lots of pressure?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

d)

layered

54.

What kind of rock is created after it has been super heated?

a)

sedimentary

b)

metamorphic

c)

igneous

d)

lava

55.

What kind of rock comes from being pushed into magma, then super cooled?

a)

sedimentary

b)

metamorphic

c)

igneous

d)

granite

56.

Which layer of the earth is a super hot ball of solid iron and nickel?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

57.

Which 2 layers of the Earth are made of rock?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

58.

Which type of plate creates new land (under water)?

a)

transition

b)

transform

c)

divergent

d)

convergent

59.

Which type of plate boundary can create Earthquakes when they slide past each other?

a)

transition

b)

transform

c)

divergent

d)

convergent

60.

Which plate boundary created the Appalachian mountains?

a)

fault

b)

transform

c)

divergent

d)

convergent

61.

What is a light wave called?

a)

compression wave

b)

tidal wave

c)

medium wave

d)

transverse wave

62.

ROY G. BV is known as -

a)

the visible spectrum

b)

a rainbow

c)

some dude

d)

the security guard

63.

There is no sound in space because -

a)

there's no one to hear anything

b)

the sun is too loud to hear anything

c)

everything is really loud

d)

there is no matter

64.

What is sound energy?

a)

vibration

b)

vibration

c)

vibration

d)

vibration

65.

Mark all that are true.

a)

Transparent means all or most light comes through

b)

Translucent means some light comes through

c)

Opaque means no light comes through

d)

If you mark this one, you're wrong

66.

Refraction is

a)

the moving of light

b)

the spreading of light

c)

the bending of light

d)

the breaking of light

67.

Mark all that is true.

a)

White light is bent to create ROY G. BV

b)

The color black is the absence of light

c)

Red light is the slowest color.

d)

Red light is the fastest color.

68.

Which materials are nonrenewable? Select all that apply.

a)

coal

b)

water

c)

wind

d)

gas

69.

What does it mean if something is "renewable"?

a)

It can be remade within a week

b)

It can be remade within a year

c)

It can be remade within a lifetime

d)

It can never be remade

70.

What is an example of a renewable resource? Select all that apply.

a)

trees

b)

water

c)

sun

d)

wind