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WorksheetsPCS 5th Grade Physical Science Review
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 50mins
Kate had two cups of water. She added a tablespoon of sugar to one cup and mixed it. She put a tablespoon of sand in the second cup and mixed it. What happened to the sugar and sand when Kate mixed them with water?
The sand dissolved forming a solution; the sugar did not dissolve.
The sand dissolved forming a solution; the sugar evaporated
The sugar dissolved forming a solution; the sand did not dissolve.
The sugar melted; the sand did not melt.
Juan was hungry. He put cheese, ham, tomato, and pickle on a slice of bread. He folded the bread in half and ate it. Which of the following describes what Juan made when he combined all these ingredients?
a solution
a change of state
a chemical change
a mixture
Haley’s mom filled an ice cube tray with water and placed it in the freezer to make ice. The tray contained 500 grams of water when she filled it. How will freezing the water affect its mass?
Freezing the water will decrease its mass.
Freezing the water will increase its mass.
Freezing the water will not change its mass.
Freezing the water will first increase and then decrease its mass.
Sophie is eating her lunch on the playground. She leaves her chocolate bar on the picnic table in the sunlight. After one hour, she returns to find the chocolate bar in a puddle. What is the best explanation for what happened to the chocolate bar?
The sun heated up the solid chocolate bar turning it to a liquid.
The chocolate bar released heat into the air and turned into a liquid.
The sun changed the chocolate bar chemically until it formed a liquid.
The temperature caused molecules in the chocolate bar to slow down, turning in into a liquid.
Students were observing a classroom device being used and recorded the following energy transformations. Select which devise the students were most likely observing?
1st Electrical-2nd Mechanical- 3rd Sound
A triple beam balance measuring an object’s mass.
A pencil sharpener plugged into a wall outlet.
A computer displaying an image on the screen.
A battery-operated flashlight shining brightly.
Josh placed sand in his toy truck at the top of the hill. The toy truck started going down the hill. Eventually the toy truck came to a stop. What is the most reasonable cause for the truck eventually coming to a stop?
Gravity acting on the toy truck.
Friction acting on the toy truck.
The mass of the toy truck.
The mass of the sand in the toy truck.
Frank uses a bowling ball to demonstrate how energy can cause changes. Which of the following actions would NOT demonstrate a change caused by Frank applying energy to the ball?
He holds the bowling ball in both hands.
He spins the bowling ball with one hand.
He rolls the bowling ball across the floor.
He lifts the bowling ball to place it on a shelf.
Ariana uses balloons to investigate static electricity. Which of the following best explains what will happen when she brings two positively charged balloons close to each other?
The balloons will move apart.
One balloon will lose its charge.
The balloons will come together.
One balloon will gain a negative charge
Students in class are conducting an experiment on friction. They wanted to see how friction affects a ball rolling down an inclined plane. Which surface would cause the most friction on the ball?
A thick carpet.
Sandpaper.
A smooth tile.
Board with oil
A boy washes his favorite shirt. He hangs it outside in the sun. A few hours later, the shirt is dry. What happened to the water in the shirt?
The water condensed and leaked out of the shirt.
The water transpired.
The shirt gained heat energy and the water evaporated.
The water lost energy to the air around it and the water left the shirt.
A soccer ball is kicked across a smooth field and then onto a grassy field. Which best describes how the grassy field will affect the movement of the soccer ball?
The grassy field will increase the speed of the ball because of its mass.
The grassy field will decrease the speed of the ball because of friction.
The grassy field will decrease the speed of the ball because of its mass.
The grassy field will increase the speed of the ball because of friction.
Which is an example of a new substance being formed?
Candle Melting
Water Freezing
Paper tearing
Wood Burning
Mrs. Wilmoth was boiling a pot of water on the stove to cook supper. The pot contained 1,000 ml of water. After it began boiling, there was only 900 ml of water in the pot. What happened to the 100 ml of water?
The water gained mass as it boiled.
100 ml. of water changed to water vapor.
The water contained salt and the salt evaporated.
100 ml. of water was added to the pot.
Which of these is a physical change?
Baking a cake.
Wood burning into ash.
Water turning into ice.
Metal Rusting.
What information do you need to find the motion of an object? Remember motion of an object also equals the speed of the object, so what two things do you need to know to find the speed of an object?
The mass and length of the object.
The distance an object moves and the time it takes to move that distance
The direction of the object and the force of gravity acting on the object.
The time the object moves and the mass of the object.
A ping pong ball and a golf ball are both dropped from the top of a ladder at the same time. Which ball will hit the ground first? The ping pong ball weighs 1 g and the golf ball weighs 2 g.
Friction will cause both to hit the ground at the same time.
The golf ball will hit the ground first because it has more mass than the ping pong ball.
The ping pong ball will hit the ground first because it has less miss than the golf ball.
Gravity will cause both to hit the ground at the same time.
Which describes the release of energy (heat) from water?
Ice changing into liquid water
Liquid water changing into water vapor.
Ice changing into water vapor.
Water vapor changing into liquid water.
Jamie and Melissa walked the walking trail and started at the same point. They both walked the same constant speed, but Melissa walked 10 minutes longer than Jamie. What information can you gather from the walk?
Jamie slowed down near the end of the walk.
Melissa walked farther than Jamie.
Jamie walked farther than Melissa.
Melissa accelerated during the last 10 minutes.
Jacob kicked a ball with a certain amount of force. When the ball stopped moving, Tyler kicked the same ball with a greater force. Which statement describes what most likely happened to the ball?
The ball moved faster and farther when Tyler kicked it.
The ball moved slower but farther when Jacob kicked it.
The ball moved faster but not as far when Tyler kicked it.
The ball moved faster and farther when Jacob kicked it.
Matter takes up space; the amount of space taken up by an object is its ___________
Matter
Volume
Space
Mass
Color, texture, odor, size, and temperature are all
Volume
Mass
Properties of matter
Particles
_____________ is the amount of matter in an object.
Volume
Mass
Matter
Space
Two or more things that can be combined then can be easily separated by its properties is called a _______________
Volume
Solution
Mixture
Magnets
Based on the results, what can the students say about the two blocks?
On a waterwheel, the water falls and causes the wheel to turn. What form of energy is being used to turn the wheel?
electrical energy
mechanical energy
thermal energy
sound energy
Which two forms of energy are most commonly used to cook food in an oven?
light energy
electrical energy
thermal energy
sound energy
Which of the following statement is an example of sound energy that has electrical energy as its source?
girls playing the flute
a boy clapping
a dog barking
speakers at a football game
Which object only requires mechanical energy to perform its main function?
Electricity can often cause sparks that cause fires. What would be the best substance to insulate a wire?
Copper
Steel
Wood
Plastic
A force that pushes objects away from each other
electrical charge
attraction
force
repulsion
Teacher Tass rubbed two balloons with a piece of wool. What will happen when the balloons are brought near each other?
What's one example of a powerful electrical charge?
lightening
fire
tornado
flashlight
Which of the following is an example of a conductor?
plastic
copper
glass
rubber
Why the balloon attract to the sweater?
Both have the same charges.
Both have positive charges.
Both are opposite charges.
Both have negative charges.
