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5th grade Science Review

Total questions: 119

Worksheet time: 2hrs 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the water cycle?
a)
the 3 forms of water
b)
the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
c)
when water melts
d)
when clouds form
2.

What is the driving force of the water cycle?

a)

adhesion

b)

cohesion

c)

the sun

d)

the oceans

3.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
4.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
5.
Which best explains why runoff is important?
a)
It returns water to other locations on Earth
b)
It increases the chance of flooding
c)
It makes evaporation occur faster
d)
It increases condensation
6.
What follows evaporation during the water cycle? 
a)
Water evaporates into water vapor
b)
Water vapor condenses and forms a  cloud
c)
Water precipitates to the ground
d)
Water runs down into the hydrosphere
7.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
8.
The water cycle has no start and no end.
a)
True
b)
false
9.
Water moves directly from a lake to the air by which of the following processes?
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Sedimentation
10.

The diagram above shows four stages of the water cycle. Which change is occurring at stage 1 in the diagram?

a)

Water is changing from a gas to a solid.
b)
Water is changing from a liquid to a gas.
c)
Water is changing from a liquid to a solid.
d)
Water is changing from a solid to a liquid.
11.
Most of Earth's water is found
a)
underground
b)
in lakes
c)
in oceans
d)
in rivers
12.

Water is absorbed by the plant through the roots, and transpiration takes place as the water exits through the ________.

a)
Leaves
b)
Roots
c)
Stem
13.
Transpiration requires _________.
a)
Cold
b)
Mild Climate
c)
Heat
14.
melting ice cream
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
15.
glass breaking
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
16.
a rusting bicycle
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
17.
mowing the lawn
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
18.
fireworks exploding
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
19.
frying an egg
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
20.
a)
physical change
b)
chemical change
21.

Rotting bananas show a

a)

Chemical Change

b)

Physical Change

22.

If enough heat it taken away or removed from a container of water, what will happen to the water?

a)

It will begin to boil.

b)

It will turn into a gas.

c)

It will become a solid.

d)

It will increase in weight.

23.

What happens when a piece of wood burns?

a)

A physical change takes place.

b)

A chemical change takes place.

c)

The wood loses its gravity.

d)

The wood becomes a tree again.

24.

On a hot summer day, a student dropped an ice cube onto a park bench. Within minutes, the ice cube melted. Which best describes the process the student observed?

a)

radiation

b)

combustion

c)

conduction

d)

convection

25.

A cold metal spoon is placed in a bowl of hot soup. Which best describes how the spoon is affected?

a)

The heat from the soup does not affect the temperature of the spoon.

b)

The heat from the soup is conducted through the spoon, making the spoon warmer.

c)

The cold air in the room radiates into the soup, cooling it, and keeping the spoon cool.

d)

The cold from the spoon is conducted into the soup, causing the soup to cool to the same temperature as the spoon.T

26.

What type of heat transfer is shown in the picture?

(look carefully)

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Transfer

27.

Which is an example of conduction?

a)

Steam is rising from a cup of hot coffee.

b)

A hot biscuit is warming the plate it is on.

c)

The sun is shining through a window and warming a table.

28.

Tina is boiling water in a metal pot for a weather experiment. What is most likely the reason she would need to use a pot holder for moving the metal pot?

a)

Radiation causes the pot to be hot.

b)

Conduction causes the pot to be hot.

c)

Convection causes the pot to be hot.

d)

Transpiration causes the pot to be hot.

29.

Ice cubes are placed in a glass of water that is at room temperature. Which statement best describes the temperature of the water after 10 minutes?

a)

The temperature decreases because some of the water’s heat is lost to the ice.

b)

The temperature decreases because some of the ice’s heat is lost to the water.

c)

The temperature increases because some of the coolness of the water is absorbed by the ice.

d)

The temperature increases because some of the coolness of the ice is absorbed by the water.

30.

Which best describes the flow of heat?

a)

from a larger object to a smaller object

b)

from a warmer object to a cooler object

c)

from a cooler object to a warmer object

31.

A disease reduces the number of young salmon in a river. Which population will MOST likely increase as a result?

a)

trout and eagle

b)

algae and trout

c)

sculpin and algae

32.

Which lists animals that live in an aquatic ecosystem?

a)

black bear, deer, vole

b)

ducks, turtles, amphibians

c)

panthers, monkeys, snakes

33.

Bryson is comparing two different ecosystems and creates the following list of similarities: aquatic, diverse fish life, high salt concentration, plentiful light at the water's surface. Which two ecosystems is Bryson most likely comparing?

a)

ocean and lake

b)

estuary and ocean

c)

grassland and pond

34.

Which is a difference between abiotic and biotic factors?

a)

Abiotic factors are plants and biotic factors are animals.

b)

Abiotic factors are all living things and biotic factors are all nonliving things.

c)

Abiotic factors are all nonliving things and biotic factors are all living things.

35.

Which is most accurate in describing an estuary ecosystem?

a)

High salt levels keep the water clear of nutrients and proteins.

b)

Freshwater mixes with saltwater to provide a nutrient-rich environment.

c)

Cold water mixes with saltwater to create a cooling effect that encourages growth.

36.
Which is NOT a freshwater ecosystem?
a)
a river
b)
a lake 
c)
an estuary
d)
a stream
37.
An aquatic ecosystem includes any
a)
fish and frogs living there
b)
water environment and the community of organisms living there
c)
water but no animals or plants
38.
The major abiotic factors that influence aquatic ecosystems include
a)
water temperature and amount of light
b)
plants and animals
c)
water and plants growing there
39.
Organisms in estuaries must be able to survive
a)
frequent dry conditions
b)
high winds
c)
changing salt levels
40.
Which is a fresh water ecosystem?
a)
river
b)
estuary
c)
ocean
41.
An extremely dry area with little water and few plants
a)
rainforest
b)
desert
c)
Grasslands
d)
coniferous forest
42.
A biome with four seasons, plants shed leaves in the fall and grow new ones in the spring.
a)
wetland
b)
deciduous forest
c)
coniferous forest
d)
marine
43.
water without salt
a)
Taiga
b)
rainforest
c)
marine
d)
freshwater
44.
an area of lush vegetation and year-round rainfall
a)
Grasslands
b)
coniferous forest
c)
rainforest
d)
Taiga
45.
An extremely cold dry biome.
a)
wetland
b)
Tundra
c)
coniferous forest
d)
Permafrost
46.
Biome in which the winters are cold but summers are mild enough to allow the ground to thaw
a)
marine
b)
Biome
c)
rainforest
d)
Taiga
47.
warm all year; wet and dry seasons small-moderate amount of precipitation
a)
Grasslands
b)
wetland
c)
rainforest
d)
coniferous forest
48.

What is a food chain?

a)

The flow of energy from one thing to another

b)

The way animals eat each other

c)

The way the sun makes everything

d)

How the plants grow

49.
What is a producer? 
a)
Organism that creates their own food.
b)
Organism that eat other organisms for energy
c)
Organism that eat other dead organisms
50.
What is a consumer? 
a)
Organism that creates their own food.
b)
Organism that eat other organisms for energy
c)
Organism that eat other dead organisms
51.
An animal that eats other animals is a....
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
52.
What animal is on the top of the food chain? 
*Remember Humans are on the top of all food chains because we do not get hunted. 
a)
Grass
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Mouse
d)
Owl
53.
What do Herbivores eat? 
a)
Plants ONLY 
b)
Animals ONLY
c)
Plants AND Animals
54.

What do plants need to make their own food?

a)

Sun, Water, and Animals

b)

Sun, Coke, and Soil

c)

Sun, Water, and Soil

d)

Nothing at all

55.

An example of a predator:

a)

shark

b)

mouse

c)

rabbit

56.

An example of prey:

a)

lion

b)

mouse

c)

shark

57.

What is a decomposer?

a)
b)
c)
d)
58.
What are plants called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Scavengers
59.
Which of these organisms would receive energy from the snake?
a)
Plant
b)
Rabbit
c)
Mouse
d)
Hawk
60.
Which type of consumer eats meat and plants?
a)
Herbivores
b)
Carnivores
c)
Omnivores
d)
Plants
61.
A snake hunts lizards and frogs.  Which terms best describes lizards and frogs?
a)
Predator
b)
Microoganism
c)
Prey
d)
Producer
62.
Mushrooms break down dead and decaying wood in the forest.  Which of the following terms best describes the mushroom?
a)
Mold
b)
Algae
c)
Parasite
d)
Decomposer
63.

What is matter?

a)

is anything that uses space

b)

is anything that occupies spaces ony

c)

is anything that occupies space and has mass

d)

is anything that has mass only

64.
What are the three states of matter?
a)
solid, volume, mass
b)
density, volume, mass
c)
solid, liquid, gas
d)
density, gas, volume
65.
What does every food chain start with?
a)
producers
b)
sun
c)
consumer
d)
decomposers
66.
Which of the following is NOT a consumer
a)
grass
b)
dog
c)
shark
d)
fish
67.

What are the organisms that break down dead stuff?

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Decomposers

d)

Organisms

68.

How does the food chain start?

a)

Plant life uses energy from the sun to make food.

b)

Insects like grasshoppers eat plant life.

c)

Animals like rats eat insects.

d)

Humans eat large animals and plant life.

69.

What do we call an animal that gets eaten in a food chain?

a)

prey

b)

predator

c)

producer

d)

consumer

70.

An animal cannot be both a predator and prey.

a)

True

b)

False

71.

What is the role of decomposers in the food chain?

a)

to consume plants and animals

b)

to produce food using energy from the sun

c)

to eat decaying matter and return nutrients to the soil

d)

to hunt prey

72.

Seals eat fish. What would happen to the seal population if almost all of the fish died?

a)

The population would grow.

b)

The population would shrink.

73.

Aardvarks eat termites. Aardvarks are termites' ______.

a)

consumers

b)

producers

c)

prey

d)

predators

74.
What do Omnivores eat? 
a)
Plants ONLY 
b)
Animals ONLY
c)
Plants AND Animals
75.
What do Herbivores eat? 
a)
Plants ONLY 
b)
Animals ONLY
c)
Plants AND Animals
76.
What do Carnivores eat? 
a)
Plants ONLY 
b)
Animals ONLY
c)
Plants AND Animals
77.
What animal is on the top of the food chain? 
*Remember Humans are on the top of all food chains because we do not get hunted. 
a)
Grass
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Mouse
d)
Owl
78.
Who does the owl get energy from? 
a)
Grass
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Mouse
d)
Ow
79.

A model that shows how all of the food chains in an ecosystem overlap and connect is called a

a)

community

b)

habitat

c)

food chain

d)

food web

80.

A model that shows one direct flow of energy from the Sun to decomposers in an ecosystem is called a

a)

food web

b)

food chain

c)

population

d)

community

81.
Snakes eat many types of small mammals including mice and rabbits as well as other lizards.  Snakes would best be classified as a - 
a)
producers
b)
herbivores
c)
carnivores
d)
omnivores
82.
Which organism in this food chain is a tertiary consumer?
a)
Fish
b)
Grass
c)
Grasshopper
d)
Hawk
83.

The Gulf Stream begins near the equator.

a)

True

b)

False

84.

Which best describes how winds in the jet stream blow?

a)

no pattern

b)

between a boundary of cold air and warm air

c)

between two boundaries of hot air

d)

between two boundaries of cold air

85.

What kind of weather would you expect if the jet stream met the gulf stream?

a)

cirrus clouds

b)

sunny skies

c)

sunny skies

d)

clouds, storms and precipitation

86.

What will most likely result when the jet stream moves south of North Carolina?

a)

North Carolina will experience tropical weather conditions.

b)

North Carolina will experience cold weather.

c)

North Carolina will experience hot, dry weather.

d)

North Carolina will experience mild weather.

87.

If the jet stream brought cold air south, so that the jet stream and gulf stream collide, you would expect...

a)

Winter weather is cool and wet.

b)

storms and rain over the ocean

c)

There is a greater chance of rain in winter.

d)

temperatures to be cooler because the winds are blowing from the polar regions.

88.

The Jet Stream helps weather systems come to NC by

a)

forcing winds to blow in the opposite direction.

b)

decreasing inland wind speed.

c)

moving air masses west to east across the United States.

d)

keeping temperatures consistently warm all year round

89.

When the Jet Stream moves south (dips low),

a)

North Carolina's winds stop blowing.

b)

North Carolina's weather is not impacted.

c)

North Carolina gets WARM!

d)

North Carolina gets COLD!

90.

If the Jet Stream moved north of the Great Lakes, you would expect...

a)

Colder weather in the Great lakes

b)

Warmer weather in the Great lakes

c)

Less humidity in the Great lakes

d)

Less wind in the Great lakes

91.

What kind of weather would you expect at the place marked "X" on the weather map?

a)

warm and wet

b)

cold and wet

c)

cold and sunny

d)

cold and clear

92.

The jet stream guides this type of air into North Carolina.

a)

Cold air comes to North Carolina because of the Jet Stream.

b)

Warm air comes to North Carolina because of the Jet Stream.

c)

Hot air comes to North Carolina because of the Jet Stream.

d)

No air comes to North Carolina because of the Jet Stream.

93.

The 3 main functions of the Circulatory System

a)

break down food, remove waste, make blood cells

b)

react to stimuli, grow, adapt

c)

deliver nutrients and oxygen, removes waste, and circulate blood

94.
When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___. 
a)
air/oxygen
b)
oxygen/carbon dioxide 
c)
carbon dioxide/waste 
d)
waste/air 
95.
What is the main function of the respiratory system?
a)
to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body
b)
to bring oxygen to the body
c)
to break down food and absorb nutrients
d)
to remove oxygen from the body and deliver carbon dioxide
96.

Which best describes the purpose of the muscular system?

a)

The muscular system carries messages from the brain to the bones to move the body.

b)

The muscular system keeps the bones strong and protects them from being broken.

c)

The muscular system produces energy the body needs to be able to move.

d)

The muscular system allows movement of bones and helps maintain posture.

97.

Which two body systems work together to help a person move?

a)

skeletal system and muscular system

b)

nervous system and digestive system

c)

circulatory system and respiratory system

d)

circulatory system and excretory system

98.

What is the main job of the circulatory system?

a)

to move only oxygen through the body

b)

to move tissues in and out of the heart

c)

to move blood through the body

d)

to bring food to the blood cells

99.

In which system are the lungs considered the main structure?

a)

Circulatory System

b)

Digestive System

c)

Nervous System

d)

Respiratory System

100.

In which system is the stomach considered the main structure?

a)

Circulatory System

b)

Digestive System

c)

Nervous System

d)

Respiratory System

101.

Which system is responsible for getting nutrients to cells in the body?

a)

Circulatory System

b)

Respiratory System

c)

Nervous System

d)

Skeletal/Muscular System

102.

Melissa accidentally touches a hot surface and then quickly pulls her hand away. Which two systems in the human body were involved with her action and reaction?

a)

nervous and muscular

b)

skeletal and circulatory

c)

nervous and respiratory

d)

muscular and respiratory

103.

A group of tissues that work together is a(n) ______________________.

a)

cell

b)

organ

c)

organ system

104.

A man has freckles on his nose is an example of a(n)

a)

Inherited Trait

b)

Learned Behavior

105.

Bats have finely tuned senses that guide them to their prey is an example of a(n)

a)

Inherited Trait

b)

Learned Behavior

106.

A girl fears spiders after being bitten by one is an example of a(n)

a)

Inherited Trait

b)

Learned Behavior

107.

Which is Inherited Trait

a)

Having Blue eyes

b)

Teaching a dog to sit on command

108.

Which is a learned Behavior

a)

teaching a dog to sit on command

b)

Having black eyes

109.
Having blue eyes like mom
a)
learned behavior
b)
inherited trait 
110.
Riding a bike
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned behavior 
111.
An acquired trait means _________.
a)
your sister gave it to you
b)
it is learned or happened after birth
c)
you are a squire for the king
d)
your parents gave it to you
112.
What does this tool measure?
a)
Wind speed
b)
Wind direction
c)
Air pressure
d)
Temperature
113.
Which tool measures wind speed?
a)
Anemometer
b)
Hygrometer
c)
Barometer
d)
Wind Vane
114.
A rain gauge measures what?
a)
Air pressure
b)
Wind speed
wind speed
c)
Amount of rain fall
d)
Wind direction
115.
What is the name of this weather tool and what does it measure? 
a)
Rain Gauge and the amount of water that is in the air
b)
Rain Gauge and the amount of rain that has fallen
c)
Hygrometer and the amount of rain that has fallen
d)
Hygrometer and the amount of water that is in the air
116.
The weather forecast tomorrow says there will be a 15 mph northeast wind and a high temperature of 52 degrees. What three instruments will a meteorologist use to make this prediction?
a)
anemometer, wind vane, thermometer
b)
barometer, hygrometer, wind vane
c)
thermometer, satellite image, hygrometer
d)
wind vane, satellite image, barometer
117.

Which instrument is used to measure the amount of water vapor in the air?

a)

hygrometer

b)

anemometer

c)

barometer

d)

thermometer

118.

A meteorologist observes high temperatures and a high-pressure system. What weather should she predict?

a)

storms

b)

sunny weather

c)

hurricanes

d)

snowstorm

119.

What type of weather would you expect if a cold front were passing over your city?

a)

The air pressure decreases and precipitation occurs.

b)

The air pressure increases and there are clear, sunny skies.

c)

The air pressure decreases and the temperature increases

d)

The air pressure increases and the temperature decreases

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