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Science Revision for Year 5 Spring

Total questions: 128

Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Human beings are animals that eat both vegetation (plants) and meat (flesh).  Using this information, which category do we best fit into?
a)
omnivore
b)
carnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
producer
2.

Which of the following is the BEST way to test a soil's ability to hold water?

a)

adding soil to a beaker full of water and seeing if the soil sinks

b)

pouring water through a funnel of soil and seeing how much water drips out

c)

stirring soil into a bowl of water and seeing if the soil disappears

d)

mixing water with a pile of soil and seeing if the water changes temperature

3.

A student gets soil to plant five bean seeds. Afterward, there is soil left over. Which of the following should the student do with the extra soil?

a)

Add it to each plant's pot.

b)

Throw it away in the trash.

c)

Wash it down the sink.

d)

Save it for later experiments.

4.

Many different organisms live in soil. Which of the following is most beneficial to the soil?

a)

Ants

b)

Centipedes

c)

Earthworms

d)

Spiders

5.

Which kind of soil is MOST LIKELY to make puddles of water on its surface?

a)

clay

b)

gravel

c)

rocky

d)

sandy

6.

Students fill three funnels with sand. They add water to each funnel and record how long it takes 100 mL of water to drain into a beaker under the funnel. The table shows their results.


Which of these explains why the students used a total of three funnels?

a)

to compare how fast the different materials drain water

b)

to see if temperature will change how fast the materials drain water

c)

to see which liquid will drain the fastest

d)

to catch mistakes made while measuring

7.

Which of the following is the BEST description of sand?

a)

It is tan. It feels gritty in your fingers.

b)

It is reddish brown. It sticks together when wet.

c)

It is light brown. It feels like flour. It is a fine powder.

d)

It is black. It holds a lot of water. It has many nutrients.

8.

A student conducts an investigation using four identical cans, each with a hole in the bottom. The student fills each can with a different type of soil and then adds 200 milliliters (mL) of water to each can.


Some plants have roots that reach very deep underground. Which type of soil will most likely stop water from flowing to the deepest roots of these plants?

a)

Soil 1

b)

Soil 2

c)

Soil 3

d)

Soil 4

9.

Soil is a mixture of sediments and

a)

ice

b)

insects

c)

humus

d)

fossils

10.

The topmost layer of the Earth's crust is covered in soil. However, not all soils have the same properties. Different soils have different colors and textures because of:

a)

how much water the soil holds.

b)

amount of humus and minerals in the soil.

c)

the size of the soil particles.

d)

how much water the soil holds, amount of humus and minerals in the soil, and the size of the soil particles.

11.

A student plants a seed in a pot filled with rocky soil. The plant is watered daily and placed on a windowsill. After three weeks, the plant has barely grown and looks sickly. Which of the following is the plant MOST LIKELY lacking?

a)

air

b)

light

c)

nutrients

d)

water

12.

In which type of soil are plant roots BEST able to absorb air and nutrients?

a)

top soil

b)

clay

c)

gravel

d)

sand

13.

Which of the following soil types would be the BEST soil for a garden?

a)

a mixture of sand, clay and humus

b)

mostly clay and sand

c)

mostly humus

d)

mostly sand

14.
This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
15.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
16.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
17.
Cooling & crystalization produce
a)
igneous rocks
b)
metamorphic rocks
c)
sedimentary rocks
18.
True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediments
20.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
magma, lava, crystals
21.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
weathering and erosion
22.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
erosion and deposition
c)
melting and cooling
23.
The name rock is given when it is broken down into smaller pieces.
a)
texture
b)
weathering
c)
sediment
d)
erosion
24.
Which of the following describes rocks formed by the compaction of living things?
a)
Clastic
b)
Organic
c)
Foliated 
d)
Nonfoliated
25.

Which of the following describes rocks formed when sediments are buried, compacted, and cemented together?

a)

Clastic

b)

Organic

c)

Foliated

d)

Nonfoliated

26.

Which rock is formed form the cooling of volcanic ash on Earth's surface?

a)

intrusive igneous

b)

foliated metamorphic

c)

extrusive igneous

d)

organic sedimentary

27.

Which sedimentary rock has a fine-grained texture?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

28.

Rock made from fossils of once living plants or animals.

a)

Intrusive Igneous

b)

extrusive Igneous

c)

clastic Sedimentary

d)

organic Sedimentary

29.

Which rock can shale transform into by heat and pressure and minerals are arranged in bands/planes?

a)

nonfoliated metamorphic

b)

foliated metamorphic

c)

organic sedimentary

d)

intrusive igneous

30.

Rocks that form from colling magma inside Earth?

a)

Igneous intrusive

b)

Igneous extrusive

c)

Metamorphic foliated

d)

Metamorphic nonfoliated

31.
How would you classify the rock in the picture?
a)
Organic
b)
Clastic
c)
Intrusive
d)
Extrusive
32.
True/False: Igneous rocks can only turn into metamorphic rocks.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue sediment together.
a)
compaction
b)
deposition
c)
organic rock
d)
cementation
34.

What does your heart do?

a)

pumps blood through your body

b)

protects your body

c)

helps your exercize

35.

Your heart is about the size of your __________.

a)

mouth

b)

fist

c)

show

36.

Your heart pumps blood throughout your entire body through little tubes called _____________.

a)

veins

b)

arteries

c)

hoses

37.

What does circulate mean?

a)

pump blood

b)

beat quickly

c)

go around and around

38.

You can feel your heart beating when you feel your _____________.

a)

pulse

b)

breathing

c)

stomach growling

39.

Your heart is a _____________.

a)

tube

b)

muscle

c)

vein

40.

Which is NOT a way to exercise your heart?

a)

Running

b)

Sitting on the couch

c)

Swimming

41.

Which describes all the parts of the circulatory system?

a)

heart, lungs, stomach, muscles

b)

heart, blood, arteries, and veins

c)

bones, skin, hair

42.

What is the main organ of the circulatory system?

a)

small intestine

b)

bone

c)

lungs

d)

heart

43.
How many types of blood vessels are in our body?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
44.

Arteries carry oxygen rich blood away from the heart.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

The job of the heart is to . . .

a)

pump blood around the body.

b)

send food to the small intestines.

c)

break down food.

d)

give energy to the body.

46.
______________ are the smallest blood vessels.
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
47.
______________ are the second largest blood vessel. 
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
48.
The circulatory system works with the ___________ system to provide our body with oxygen.
a)
respiratory
b)
digestive
c)
muscular
d)
skeletal
49.
What does Deoxygenated mean?
a)
Oxygen-rich
b)
Blood flow
c)
Oxygen-poor
d)
Water Flow
50.
Which is the correct definition of the Circulatory system?
a)
The system fights disease so the body stays healthy.
b)
The system that circulates blood and oxygen through the body, consisting of the heart,blood vessels,and blood.
c)
Breaks down food into smaller pieces and absorbs those nutrients into the body.
d)
Provides shape and structure for the body.
51.

Which of the following is a connection between the circulatory system and the muscular system?

a)

the heart is composed of cardiac muscle

b)

the heart makes calcium to give to muscles

c)

muscles create blood cells that get circulated through body

d)

the two systems are not connected

52.

Which of the following is NOT part of the circulatory system?

a)

heart

b)

blood

c)

bones

d)

arteries

53.

Where do arteries carry blood?

a)

from tissues to the heart

b)

away from the heart to tissues

c)

to the bones only

d)

arteries are not a type of blood vessel

54.

What is the 1st step in the Respiratory system

a)

mouth

b)

nose

c)

mouth & nose

d)

the eye

55.

When you breathe "in", you take in

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

nitrogen

56.

The Main tube that takes air to your lungs

a)

bronchi

b)

bronchioles

c)

trachea

d)

air sacs

57.

What is the Scientific Name for Air Sacs

a)

bronchi

b)

alveoli

c)

bronchioles

d)

trachea

58.

The tubes that lead into each lung

a)

trachea

b)

bronchi

c)

bronchioles

d)

air sacs

59.

What type of air to we breath "out"

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

nitrogen

60.

The tiny, thin, hair like tubes in the lungs are

a)

the trachea

b)

the bronchi

c)

the bronchioles

d)

the alveoli

61.

Where does the oxygen get into the blood?

a)

the trachea

b)

the bronchi

c)

the bronchioles

d)

the alveoli

62.

How many alveoli are there in BOTH lungs

a)

30 thousand

b)

600 million

c)

60 million

d)

60 thousand

63.

How many bronchioles are in EACH Lung

a)

30 thousand

b)

600 million

c)

60 million

d)

60 thousand

64.

Oxygen is transferred in the air sacs THROUGH THE

a)

capillaries

b)

bronchi

c)

Lungs

65.

What are the main organs in the Respiratory System?

a)

Windpipe

b)

Nose

c)

Mouth

d)

Lungs

66.

Large, dome like muscle under your lungs

a)

Lungs

b)

Trachea

c)

Diaphragam

d)

Alveoli

67.
1.When different gases are exchanged in the lungs and then transported throughout the body, the systems working together are the
a)
respiratory and integumentary
b)
respiratory and circulatory
c)
respiratory and digestive
d)
respiratory and sensory
68.
2.Which term describes the maintenance of a steady internal state of the body?
a)
excretion
b)
respiration
c)
homeostasis
d)
growth
69.
3.Which sequence lists the levels of organization in the human body from simplest to most complex?
a)
organ system- tissue- cell- organ
b)
organ- organ system- tissue- cell
c)
tissue- cell- organ- organ system
d)
cell- tissue- organ- organ system
70.
4.In addition to the brain what structures are a part of the nervous system?
a)
lungs and heart
b)
liver and spleen
c)
spinal cord and nerves
d)
arteries, veins, capillaries
71.
5.Which three systems of a rabbit's body must be working together for the rabbit to run away from a fox?
a)
circulatory, endocrine, and endocrine
b)
digestive, excretory, and reproductive
c)
muscular, endocrine, excretory
d)
nervous, skeletal, and muscular
72.
7.How is the circulatory system related to the digestive system?
a)
The brain stem controls the heart rate
b)
Stomach muscles contract and expand
c)
Blood carries nutrients to the body
d)
The pharynx is a passageway for air and food
73.
8.Running is an activity that causes the cells in the muscular system to use oxygen quickly. Carbon dioxide levels in the blood increase. This causes the nervous system to signal which of these systems to respond?
a)
digestive
b)
circulatory
c)
nervous
d)
endocrine
74.
9.The diagram below shows a human arm bending at the elbow. Which two body systems most directly cause the arm to bend?
a)
skeletal and muscular
b)
reproductive and endocrine
c)
respiratory and excretory
d)
nervous and digestive
75.
10.Which of the following describes the main purpose of the human digestive system?
a)
Breaking down foods for absorption into the blood
b)
Exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs
c)
Release energy from sugars within the cells
d)
Carry nutrients to all parts of the body
76.
11.What type of receptors detect pressure, movement and tension?
a)
Chemical Receptors
b)
Mechanical Receptors
c)
Electromagnetic Receptors
d)
Homeostasis Receptors
77.
13.The diagram illustrates the process of photosynthesis. Which statement best describes the function in Step 1?
a)
Taking in water
b)
Capturing energy
c)
Producing sugars
d)
Releasing oxygen
78.
14.The diagram shows parts of the human body. These parts work together to help you digest the food you eat. Which term best describes the entire group of parts that are labeled?
a)
cells
b)
tissue
c)
organ
d)
organ system
79.
15.Carbon dioxide that is produced by cells is removed from the body primarily by which body system?
a)
digestive
b)
excretory
c)
immune
d)
respiratory
80.
16.What is the main function of the nervous system?
a)

Collects and processes information

b)

Breaks down food that the body uses for energy

c)

Carries oxygen, water, and nutrients to all the cells of the body

d)

Takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide

81.

17.A student wants to investigate how exercise affects heart rate. She measures her heart rate sitting still, immediately after doing jumping jacks, and immediately after running. What is the dependent variable in her experiment?

a)

Type of exercise

b)

Number of jumping jacks

c)

Heart rate

d)

Amount of time between exercises

82.

Which micro organisms cause communicable diseases?

a)

Pathogens

b)

Pathogerms

c)

Partitions

83.

What are five pathogens that can cause communicable diseases?

a)

Bacteria, carbohydrates and protein

b)

Insects. Water, soil

c)

Bacteria, virus, fungi, Protozoa, parasite

84.

_________ are diseases that can be transmitted from one person to another

a)

Non communicable diseases

b)

Communicable diseases

c)

Goiter

85.

Lack of Vitamin A causes _________

a)

Night blindness

b)

Goiter

c)

Rickets

86.

Sources of Vitamin C include the following except

a)

Amla

b)

Orange

c)

Beans

87.

__________ causes typhoid

a)

Protozoa

b)

Bacteria

c)

Fungi

88.

The following are ways diseases spread except __________

a)

By direct contact

b)

By insects

c)

By being friendly

89.

Fungi causes skin infection

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Not sure

90.

Diseases can be classified into two types, ___________ diseases and ________ diseases

a)

Pathogens and Microorganisms

b)

Communication and non communication

c)

Communicable and non communicable

91.

What are two viral diseases that do have a vaccine?

a)

Measles and typhoid

b)

Measles and malaria

c)

Measles and chicken pox

92.

What state of matter?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma!!!

93.

What state of matter?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

94.

What state of matter?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

95.
The steam coming off the pot of boiling water is an example of....
a)
a solid becoming a liquid
b)
a liquid becoming a solid
c)
a liquid becoming a gas
d)
a gas becoming a liquid
96.
Which state of matter does ice start as (before you cool it)?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
97.
On a hot summer day chocolate candy can melt in your pocket.  How can you get the chocolate to return to a solid?
a)
add heat
b)
leave it in your pocket
c)
cool it in the refrigerator
d)
leave it outside
98.

What is the boiling point of water

a)

120 C

b)

100 C

c)

0 C

d)

50 C

99.

On a hot, humid summer day drops of water form on a can of cold soda. What process caused this to happen?

a)

evaporation

b)

freezing

c)

condensation

d)

raining

100.

What is the phase change of a solid to a liquid?

a)

freezing

b)

melting

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

101.
The temperature when a solid changes to a liquid - 
a)
melting point
b)
freezing point
c)
boiling point
102.
What is happening at the boiling point?
a)
liquid to gas
b)
gas to liquid
c)
solid to liquid
d)
liquid to solid
103.

What is the boiling point of vinegar

a)

120 C

b)

100 C

c)

0 C

d)

118 C

104.

What is the melting point of gold?

a)

2856 C

b)

100 C

c)

1064 C

d)

118 C

105.

Evaporation change the liquid to gas. It can occur _______________

a)

when you heat it.

b)

at any temperature.

c)

when you cool it.

d)

inside the fridge.

106.

Which process can dry off the clothes?

a)

Boiling

b)

Freezing

c)

Condensation

d)

Evaporation

107.

What would do this aluminum pot to thermal and electrical energy?

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

108.

What would do this material when it is exposed to electrical energy?

(a)  

109.

How will this object behave when it is exposed to thermal or electrical energy?

a)

Insulator

b)

Conductor

110.

How will the book behave when it is exposed to thermal or electrical energy?

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

c)

Less dense

111.

How would this object behave when it is exposed to thermal or electrical energy?

a)

Insulator

b)

More dense

c)

Conductor

112.

What behavior will present the following object when it is exposed to thermal or electrical energy?

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

c)

More dense

113.

How will the foil paper behave when it is exposed to thermal or electrical energy?

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

c)

Less dense

d)

Not magnetic

114.

How will the penny behave when it is exposed to thermal or electrical energy?

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

c)

More dense

d)

Not magnetic

115.

How will the marble behave when it is exposed to thermal or electrical energy?

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

c)

More dense

d)

Not magnetic

116.

How will the mitten behave when it is exposed to thermal or electrical energy?

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

c)

Less dense

d)

Not magnetic

117.

How will the plastic behave when it is exposed to thermal or electrical energy?

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

c)

Less dense

d)

More dense

118.

How will the materials behave when they are exposed to thermal or electrical energy?

a)

Conductors

b)

Insulators

c)

More dense

d)

Less dense

119.

Decay-Dead-Rot

a)

Chemical Reaction

b)

Physical Change

c)

Yucky

120.

Melt-Freeze-Rip-Crush

a)

Chemical Reaction

b)

Physical Change

c)

Wow

121.

Chemical Reactions

a)

Burn

b)

Bake

c)

Rust

d)

Crush

122.

Physical Changes

a)

Tarnish

b)

Melted Marshmallow

c)

Fire

d)

Evaporation

123.

What occurs when water (liquid) freezes and becomes ice (solid)

a)

Chemical reaction

b)

Physical change

c)

Slightly expands

d)

The liquid state weighs the same as the solid state

124.

Baked cookies

a)

Not reversible

b)

Made something new

c)

Reversible

d)

Chemical reaction

125.

Substance bubbles

a)

Gases escape

b)

Chemical reaction

c)

Physical change

d)

Not reversible

126.

Hair turning gray

a)

Chemical reaction

b)

Physical change

127.

Freckles, Energy, Mold, Unexpected

a)

Chemical reaction

b)

Physical change

128.

Reusable Heat Pack

a)

Chemical reaction

b)

Physical change