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Science Revision - Year 5

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Living things can carry out 7 life processes. These are:

Movement, Reproduction, Sensitivity, Growth, Respiration...

Choose 2 correct answers

a)

Evolution

b)

Excretion

c)

Nutrition

d)

Natural

2.

A plant forms seeds. The vital function here is...

a)

Reproduction

b)

Excretion

c)

Nutrition

d)

Growth

3.

Students are sweating and breathing out after a day playing sports. The vital function here is...

a)

Movement

b)

Respiration

c)

Nutrition

d)

Excretion

4.

Jamie is 5 cm taller than two years ago. The vital function here is...

a)

Sensitivity

b)

Reproduction

c)

Growth

d)

Respiration

5.

Kate hears a dog a barking and turns around. The vital function here is...

a)

Reproduction

b)

Sensitivity

c)

Respiration

d)

Movement

6.

Choose the missing stage in the human life cycle:

1. childhood

2. ____________

3. adulthood

a)

toddler

b)

elderly

c)

adolescence

7.

Choose the missing stages in the life cycle of a bird:

1. Adult bird

2. The female bird lays an egg

3. __________

4. When the eggs hatch, the small birds are called hatchlings.

5. __________

a)

3. Chick

5. Embryo

b)

3. Embryo

5. Chick

c)

3. Chick

5. Adult Bird

d)

3. Hatchling

5. Chick

8.

When the eggs hatch, the tadpoles start living on land.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

When tadpoles develop their hind legs and lungs, they can hop and breathe on land.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

A butterfly begins as...

a)

an insect

b)

an egg

c)

a larva

d)

a pupa

11.

When a caterpillar hatches, it is called...

a)

butterfly

b)

pupa

c)

larva

d)

adult butterfly

12.

Here the caterpillar has become...

a)

a pupa

b)

a larva

c)

a butterfly

d)

a leaf

13.

Which of the following is NOT a stage in an animal's life cycle?

a)

Birth

b)

Reproduction

c)

Feeding

d)

Death

14.

Why is reproduction a necessary part in the life cycle?

a)

If it did not reproduce, a species would become extinct.

b)

Without reproduction there would be too many of each species.

c)

There would be no young animals to look after older animals.

d)

Without reproduction, animals would not continue to grow and develop.

15.

Which adult animal looks very different when it is young?

a)

Lion

b)

Frog

c)

Turtle

d)

Elephant

16.

Which of these is the correct order of an insect's life cycle?

a)

1. Egg

2. Larva

3. Pupa

4. Adult

b)

1. Larva

2. Pupa

3. Egg

4. Adult

c)

1. Egg

2. Pupa

3. Larva

4. Adult

d)

1. Adult

2. Egg

3. Larva

4. Pupa

17.

Animals with a backbone are called...

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

18.

Animals without a backbone are called...

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

19.

All the vertebrates are divided into 5 groups:

Mammals, Birds, Fish...

Choose the other 2 vertebrate groups

a)

Reptiles

b)

Insects

c)

Worms

d)

Amphibians

20.

Choose the vertebrate animals

a)

parrot

b)

spider

c)

snake

d)

dog

21.

Choose the invertebrate animals

a)

snail

b)

slug

c)

goldfish

d)

tuna

22.

Mammals and birds are

a)

warm-blooded

b)

cold blooded

23.

Choose the cold-blooded animal groups

a)

fish

b)

mammals

c)

reptiles

d)

amphibians

24.

Dogs are mammals.

Choose the characteristics that belong to dogs.

a)

have fur

b)

lay eggs on land

c)

have lungs to breathe

d)

give milk to their young.

25.

Whales and dolphins are mammals.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Choose the characteristics that belong to the fish group.

a)

have scales

b)

are warm-blooded

c)

have fins and gills

d)

lay millions of eggs

e)

live on land and in water

27.

The crocodile is a reptile.

Choose the characteristics that belong to reptiles.

a)

are warm-blooded

b)

are cold-blooded

c)

have dry scaly skin

d)

lay eggs on land

28.

The frog is an amphibian.

Choose the characteristics that belong to amphibians.

a)

lay eggs on land

b)

can live in water and on land

c)

have webbed feet

d)

are cold-blooded

29.

Choose the characterisics that belong to birds.

a)

all of them fly

b)

lay eggs on land

c)

are cold-blooded

d)

have a beak

e)

are warm-blooded

30.

Choose 3 main features of insects

a)

have a hard external skeleton (exoskeleton)

b)

have feather

c)

lay eggs in water

d)

have a segmented body

e)

have at least three pairs of jointed legs

31.

Which of the following plant life cycles is in the correct order?

a)

1. Seeds

2. Stems and Roots

3. Germination

4. Leaves

5. Flowers

6. Pollination

b)

1. Stems and Roots

2. Seeds

3. Leaves

4. Flowers

5. Germination

6. Pollination

c)

1. Seeds

2. Germination

3. Stems and Roots

4. Flowers

5. Leaves

6. Pollination

d)

1. Seeds

2. Germination

3. Stems and Roots

4. Leaves

5. Flowers

6. Pollination

32.

Plants make their own food. What do plants use to make their own food?

a)

sunlight

b)

air

c)

water

d)

wind

33.

The _______ provide support by anchoring the plant to the ground and absorb water and nutrients needs for plant growth.

a)

leaves

b)

stem

c)

fruit

d)

roots

34.

The ______ carries water and nutrients taken up by the roots to the leaves.

It also supports the plant by allowing the leaves to reach the sunlight needed to produce food.

a)

flower

b)

fruit

c)

stem

d)

roots

35.

Choose the natural ways in which seeds can be dispersed (planted)

a)

some seeds travel by wind

b)

some seeds are eaten by humans

c)

some seeds float in the water to get to land

d)

some seeds are carried by animals or bugs

e)

some seeds drop out of the flower and onto the ground

36.

Choose the NATURAL ways through which habitats can change

a)

droughts

b)

trespassing

c)

hurricanes

d)

earthquakes

e)

deforestation

37.

Choose the HUMAN actions/activities that can change a habitat

a)

construction (building houses)

b)

pollution

c)

volcanoes

d)

trespassing

e)

heavy rainfall

38.

Changes to habitats may lead to...

Choose 2 correct answers

a)

less beautiful landscapes

b)

extinction of certain speciies.

c)

endangered species (in danger of becoming extinct)

d)

more animals surviving in the wild

39.

Wind Speed is measured by

a)

a thermometer

b)

a wind vane

c)

an anemometer

d)

a wind sock

40.

Choose 3 ways how animals and/or plants adapt to the environment

a)

change their diet

b)

hibernation

c)

camouflage

d)

shed leaves and grow new ones in different seasons

41.

Not all metals are magnetic.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

These magnets will

a)

attract

b)

repel

43.

These magnets will

a)

attract

b)

repel

44.

These magnets will

a)

attract

b)

repel

45.

These magnets will

a)

attract

b)

repel

46.

Will this work?

a)

Yes

b)

No

47.

Will this work?

a)

Yes

b)

No

48.

Will this work?

a)

Yes

b)

No

49.

Will this work?

a)

Yes

b)

No

50.

Will this work?

a)

Yes

b)

No

51.

Will this work?

a)

Yes

b)

No

52.

Choose the conductors

a)

aluminium foil

b)

wooden ruler

c)

drawing pin

d)

pencil

e)

metal spoon

53.

Choose the insulators

a)

piece of string

b)

piece of card

c)

nail

d)

key

54.

In a radio, electrical energy is changed into

a)

heat energy

b)

sound energy

c)

movement energy

d)

light energy

55.

In a TV, electrical energy is changed into

a)

heat energy

b)

sound energy

c)

light energy

d)

movement energy

56.

In a hairdryer, electrical energy is changed into

a)

heat energy

b)

sound energy

c)

movement energy

d)

light energy

57.

In a lightbulb, electrical energy is changed into

a)

heat energy

b)

sound energy

c)

movement energy

d)

light energy

58.

Sound can travel through solids, liquids and gases.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

Astronauts can hear each other in space.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

Light travels in a straight line.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

Choose the natural sources of light

a)

bulb

b)

Sun

c)

stars

d)

torch

e)

lightning

62.

Choose the artifical sources of light.

a)

Sun

b)

fireworks

c)

firefly

d)

candlelight

e)

lamp

63.

Mirrors _____ light.

a)

block

b)

reflect

c)

change

64.

When a solid dissolves in water, it is said to be

a)

soluble

b)

insoluble

65.

Which of these dissolve in water and are, therefore, soluble?

a)

sugar

b)

sand

c)

coffee

d)

salt

e)

flour

66.

Cutlery and saucepans are made from metal because

a)

it is strong and hard

b)

it is cheap

c)

it is flexible

d)

it is a good conductor of heat and electricity

67.

Children's toys are made from plastic because it is

a)

it is dull

b)

waterproof

c)

a good electrical insulator

d)

it is hard

68.

Glass is used for spectacles and windows because it is

a)

opaque

b)

waterproof

c)

transparent

d)

flexible

69.

Which is the closest planet to the sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Earth

d)

Venus

70.

Which is the second largest planet in our solar system?

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Uranus

71.

Which is the hottest planet in our solar system?

a)

Venus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Mercury

72.

Which planet is furthest from the sun?

a)

Earth

b)

Neptune

c)

Jupiter

d)

Uranus

73.

Which is the smallest planet in our solar system?

a)

Mercury

b)

Neptune

c)

Venus

d)

Earth

74.

It takes ______ for the Earth to spin once on its axis.

a)

365 days / 1 year

b)

24 hours / 1 day

c)

12 hours

75.

When the Earth faces the Sun, it is

a)

day time

b)

night time

76.

When the Earth faces away from the sun, it is

a)

day time

b)

night time

77.

It takes the Earth _________ to orbit the Sun.

a)

24 hours / 1 day

b)

12 hours

c)

365 / 366 days

(1 year / 1 leap year)

d)

28 days

78.

The largest object in our solar system is

a)

the Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

the Sun

79.

Choose the mixtures that can be separated by a magnet

a)

coins and beads

b)

iron nails, marbles and salt

c)

sugar, coffee and salt

d)

rice and flour

e)

pebbles, paperclips and sand

80.

Which separation method would be best to separate salt and water?

a)

magnetism

b)

evaporation

c)

filtration

d)

sieving

81.

Which separation method would be best to separate soil and water?

a)

filtration

b)

evaporation

c)

magnetism

d)

sieving

82.

When we are running, swimming, riding a bike or walking our dog we are using _______ energy

a)

thermal

b)

light

c)

sound

d)

kinetic

83.

This type of energy can change the temperature of an object

a)

light

b)

movement

c)

heat

d)

electrical

84.

The ________ supports the body.

a)

skull

b)

heart

c)

backbone

d)

lungs

85.

______ is a type of energy ray. It can pass through things that light cannot pass through.

a)

X-Ray

b)

Sunlight

c)

Stars

d)

Moonlight