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Question Bank for Grade 5 Science

Total questions: 171

Worksheet time: 2hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Things that humans use that come from the Earth are called ________.
a)
pollutants
b)
natural resouces
c)
ecosystems
d)
sunlight
2.
Sunlight, wind, and water are considered ____resources.
a)
renewable
b)
fossil
c)
nonrenewable
d)
nonliving
3.
_____ resources are resources that cannot be replenished within a lifetime.
a)
Renewable
b)
Endangered
c)
Nonrenewable
d)
Living
4.
Natural resources are distributed ____across the Earth.
a)
safely
b)
easily
c)
unequally
d)
underground
5.
Why are trees a natural resource?
a)
The leaves are green
b)
We use them to make paper, lumber, and other products.
c)
They are beautiful
d)
They grow back after they are cut down.
6.
Which of the following is a way a person could conserve natural resources?
a)
recycling waste materials like plastic, glass, paper, and aluminum
b)
limiting water use when showering, brushing teeth, and shaving
c)
using rechargeable batteries
d)
all of the above are good conservation practices
7.
If the factory in this diagram was NOT practicing good environmental conservation, what effect would be produced?
a)
air and water pollution
b)
good fishing for recreation
c)
plentiful animals in the river
d)
purified drinking water
8.
A way the factory could help conserve the river water as a natural resource is to--
a)
filter the water before dumping into the river
b)
remove all of the animals from the area for their protection
c)
set up nets down river to remove contaminated fish
d)
post signs of "No swimming in the river"
9.
Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?
a)
Water
b)
Animals
c)
Natural gas
d)
Wind
10.
What does conserving resources mean?
a)
Use as much of the resources as you can
b)
Only use the resources at school
c)
Protecting the resource so it does not run out
11.
Any useful material that is found in nature:
a)
Natural Resource
b)
Human Resource
c)
Plants
12.

What does conserving resources mean?

a)

Using as many of the resources as you can

b)

Wasting resources

c)

Saving resources and using them wisely

d)

Using a lot of resources

13.

What was the most widely used NONRENEWABLE resource in 2009?

a)

Natural gas

b)

Biomass

c)

Petroleum

d)

Hydropower

14.

What determines if a resource is renewable or nonrenewable?

a)

The rate at which they are replenished

b)

The cost of the resources

c)

How much pollution it causes

d)

How the resource will be used

15.

Fuels that are formed over many years from dead organisms, and are used to produce different types of energy .

a)

Pollution

b)

Resources

c)

Fossil Fuels

16.

To ___________means to use less of something.

a)

reduce

b)

reuse

c)

recycle

17.

It is made into a new product.

a)

reduce

b)

recycle

c)

reuse

18.

Burning fossil fuels can cause:

a)

Air pollution

b)

Water pollution

c)

Land pollution

19.

What is pollution?

a)

When small materials get into the environment

b)

When clean materials get into the environment

c)

When harmful materials get into the environment

20.

What pollution is this?

a)

Land

b)

Air

c)

Sound

d)

Water

21.

What pollution is this?

a)

Noise

b)

Land

c)

Sound

d)

Water

22.

Car emission gases causes air pollution

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Open burning does not cause air pollution

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Air pollution can also happen inside your house.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

What happens to fossil fuels to create electricity?

a)

They are stored

b)

They are burned

c)

They are melted

d)

They are frozen

26.

What is the problem with using fossil fuels?

a)

They release too much carbon

b)

They don't create a lot of electricity

c)

They are renewable

27.
Nuclear Power is - 
a)
Renewable
b)
Non-renewable
28.
Nuclear power uses ____ for fuel.
a)
steel
b)
coal
c)
uranium
d)
hydrogen
29.

Which one of these is not a fossil fuel?

a)

coal

b)

oil

c)

natural gas

d)

nuclear energy

30.

How long does it take for fossil fuels to form?

a)

A few weeks

b)

A year

c)

A hundred years

d)

Millions of years

31.

Burning coal can cause what environmental problem?

a)

erosion

b)

acid rain

c)

deforestation

d)

loss of habitats

32.

Which two of these things are needed in order to create fossil fuels?

a)

Water

b)

time

c)

pressure

d)

space

33.
__________is the energy generated from the sun by using solar panels.
a)
Wind
b)
Hydro
c)
Nuclear
d)
Solar
34.
__________is the energy created by wind turning wind turbines.
a)
Geothermal
b)
Hydro
c)
Wind
d)
Nuclear
35.
__________uses heat from the interior of the Earth.
a)
Solar
b)
Geothermal
c)
Nucler
d)
Wind
36.
_________is a liquid pumped from under the Earth’s surface and is then used to produce energy by burning.
a)
Oil
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Geothermal
d)
Hydro
37.
Hyrdo Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
38.

Where do plants get the energy for photosynthesis to take place?

a)

nutrients in the soil

b)

the sun

c)

chlorophyll

d)

bee pollination

39.

What part of the plant soaks up water for photosynthesis?

a)

roots

b)

petals

c)

leaf

d)

stem

40.

What is the food manufacturing process in plants?

a)

respiration

b)

chlorophyll

c)

glucose

d)

photosynthesis

41.

Where do the leaves and stems of plants get their green color from?

a)

glucose

b)

oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

chlorophyll

42.
What gas  do plants give off after conducting photosynthesis that humans/animals need in order to live?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Carbon
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Hydrogen
43.
What are the 3 key ingredients needed for photosynthesis
a)
glucose, oxygen, carbon dioxide
b)
carbon dioxide, water, glucose
c)
water, soil, sunlight
d)
sunlight, water, carbon dioxide
44.
What is the name of the sugars a plant produces after photosynthesis
a)
Glucose
b)
Sugar
c)
ATP
d)
Oxygen
45.
What are the products of photosynthesis?
a)
water and carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen and glucose
c)
oxygen and carbon dioxide
d)
oxygen and water
46.
What is the pigment in chloroplasts that performs photosynthesis?
a)
Chlorosynthesis
b)
Chlorophyll
c)
ADP
d)
Electron Transport
47.
Why are plants important to life on Earth?
a)
They make our world more beautiful
b)
They make the planet look green
c)
They use carbon dioxide and give us oxygen
d)
They provide shade for insects
48.
In what part of the cell does photosynthesis occur?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Epidermis
d)
Vacuole
49.
Which gas is removed from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?
a)
hydrogen
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
carbon dioxide
50.
The main source of energy for all life comes from ____.
a)
the Earth
b)
the moon
c)
the sun
d)
the food we eat/make
51.
Green plants reflect ________ light.
a)
Red
b)
Green
c)
All
d)
Red and Violet
52.

When the sun gets higher in the sky, shadows get ______.

a)

longer

b)

gone

c)

shorter

d)

darker

53.

When the sun gets lower in the sky, shadows get______.

a)

longer

b)

gone

c)

shorter

d)

darker

54.

Shadows are longest during _______.

a)

morning and evening

b)

noon

c)

night

55.

Shadows are shortest around______.

a)

morning and evening

b)

noon

c)

night

56.
Where does the sun rise? 
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
57.
Where does the sun set? 
a)
North 
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
58.

When was this picture most likely taken?

(Hint: think about the shadow's length)

a)

morning or evening

b)

night

c)

noon

d)

afternoon

59.

If the sun is setting in the western part of the sky, in which direction will we find the shadow of an object?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

60.

You can tell where the sun is by looking at a shadow because the sun is always on the __________ side of the object.

a)

same

b)

opposite

c)

right

d)

left

61.

Which answer correctly completes this statement?


Just before sunset, a shadow is very ________ and it points _______.

a)

short, west

b)

short, east

c)

long, west

d)

long, east

62.

During which season does the sun travel in its highest path across the sky?

a)

winter

b)

spring

c)

summer

d)

fall

63.

Which time of day would the shadow be the lowest?

a)

4 am

b)

sunrise

c)

noon

d)

3 pm

64.

Which picture shows the shadow of a pole at noon?

a)
b)
c)
d)
65.

What time of day would you find the SUN in the western part of the sky?

Check all of the correct responses.

a)

8 am

b)

11 am

c)

1 pm

d)

4 pm

66.

In the winter, the sun's path is (a)   in the sky, so the shadows are longer.

67.

Any object with mass experiences gravity

a)

True

b)

False

68.

Gravity is the force between two objects

a)

True

b)

False

69.

Earth's gravity pulls everything toward:

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

The center of the earth

70.

As mass increases, gravitational forces:

a)

Increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

d)

disappear

71.

When you drop a hammer and a feather, why does the feather fall slower?

a)

air resistance causes the feather to slow down

b)

gravity pulls harder on the hammer than the feather

c)

gravity pulls harder on the feather than the hammer

d)

air resistance causes the hammer to fall slower

72.

What keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

density

d)

distance

73.

Earth spinning on its own axis its called as ....

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Simulation

d)

Transformation

74.

The imaginary line that connects the North and South poles is called ....

a)

Line

b)

Axis

c)

Gear

d)

Wheel

75.
The process of Earth spinning on its axis is referred to as
a)
revolution
b)
ionization
c)
rotation
d)
ellipse
76.
Earth is tilted on its
a)
axis
b)
side
c)
oval
d)
pole
77.
The rotation of Earth is responsible for day and night
a)
true
b)
false
78.
What causes day and night?
a)
revolution of Earth
b)
rotation of Earth
c)
orbit of Earth
d)
The moon blocks the Sun
79.
How long does it take for Earth to rotate on its axis one time?
a)
24 hours
b)
24.25 hours
c)
365 days
d)
365.25 days
80.
Which movement of Earth causes day and night?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
81.
What does ROTATION mean?
a)
To SPIN
b)
To ORBIT or GO AROUND
82.
Rotation of the earth takes
a)
One day
b)
One year
c)
One summer
d)
One winter
83.

The sun APPEARS to move across the sky, during the day. Which of the following causes shadows to change length throughout the day?

a)

earth's rotation

b)

earth's revolution

c)

sun's revolution

d)

earth's orbit

84.

What is Earth's revolution?

a)

The Earth spins on its own axis.

b)

The Earth movement around the sun on its orbit.

c)

The Earth movement around the sun on its axis.

d)

The Earth spins on its own orbit.

85.

Earth revolution can cause several effects. One of these effects is the direct and indirect sunlight that causing the changes of ...

a)

constellation

b)

sun positions (solstice)

c)

equinox

d)

seasons

86.

The movement of Earth around the Sun is also called as ....

a)

Rotation

b)

Circulation

c)

Revolution

d)

Simulation

87.

Which of the following images shows revolution or orbiting?

a)
b)
c)
d)
88.

How long does it takes for Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun?

a)

1 year

b)

24 hours

c)

2 years

d)

12 hours

89.

True or False. One REVOLUTION or ORBIT is equal to 365 days or one year.

a)

True

b)

False

90.

In order to finish one complete revolution, Earth takes ... days.

a)

1

b)

365 1/4

c)

24

d)

366

91.
What season is letter A?
a)
Winter
b)
Summer
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
92.
Why is it warmer in the summer?
a)
Closer to the sun
b)
More direct light from Earth's tilt
c)
Stronger light from the sun
d)
Earth spins slower
93.

What season is letter C in the northern hemisphere?

a)
Winter
b)
Summer
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
94.
Changes in the moon's appearance are
a)
phases
b)
eclipses
c)
stages
d)
cycle
95.

What causes the moon's phases

a)

Where you are standing on Earth

b)

the amount of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun

c)

The tilt of Earth

d)

how fast the moon is moving

96.
Define Waxing
a)
Moon is increasing and light part appears to be growing
b)
Completely illuminated
c)
dark side is facing earth
d)
Moon is decreasing and light part appears to be shrinking
97.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
98.
The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.
a)
day
b)
year
c)
week
d)
month
99.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
100.
The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through _.
a)
revolutions
b)
phases
c)
rotations
d)
eclipses
101.

What is the source of the moon's light?

a)

Earth

b)

the sun

c)

the moon

d)

Mars

102.

During which phase does the moon appear as a bright round circle?

a)

First Quarter

b)

New Moon

c)

Third Quarter

d)

Full Moon

103.

What causes the phases of the moon?

a)

Earth's movement around the sun

b)

the moon's movement around Earth

c)

Earth's movement around the moon

d)

the sun's movement around the moon

104.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
105.

What moon phase comes after this?

a)
b)
c)
d)
106.

When the lit part of the moon is getting smaller, we call that ...

a)

Waxing

b)

Waning

107.

When the moon is waxing it is ____________________.

a)

Growing or getting bigger

b)

Shrinking or getting smaller

108.

What is a constellation?

a)

A group of patterns that form a star

b)

A group of stars that form a pattern

c)

Fine Italian cuisine

d)

A star

109.

Stars like the sun appear to move across the sky due to Earth _________________ on it's axis

a)

Revolving

b)

Wobbling

c)

Rotating

d)

Jumping

110.

Some dim stars appear brighter than bright stars because the dim stars may be closer to the Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

111.

We see different stars in the sky depending on the season.

a)

True

b)

False

112.
As the earth rotates on its axis, the constellations and stars in them appear to _________.  
a)
move across the sky
b)
stand still in the sky
c)
move around each other
d)
rotate
113.
Constellations may be only visible during certain seasons due to the Earth’s orbit around the____.  
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Planets
d)
sun
114.
What moon phase came right BEFORE this one?
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
115.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
first quarter
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
116.
Name the moon phase
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Last Quarter or (third quarter)
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
117.

What is the missing phase?

a)
b)
c)
d)
118.

What is the missing phase?

a)
b)
c)
d)
119.

What is the missing phase?

a)
b)
c)
d)
120.

When the lit part of the moon is getting bigger, we call that ...

a)

Waxing

b)

Waning

121.

Which moon phase is shown?

a)

Waxing Crescent

b)

Waning Gibbous

c)

Full Moon

d)

Waning Crescent

122.

Which moon phase is shown?

a)

First Quarter

b)

Third or Last Quarter

c)

Full Moon

d)

Waning Crescent

123.

Which moon phase is shown?

a)

Waxing Gibbous

b)

Waxing Crescent

c)

New Moon

d)

Third or Last Quarter

124.

Which moon phase is shown?

a)

Waxing Crescent

b)

Waning Crescent

c)

Waning Gibbous

d)

Waxing Gibbous

125.

When the moon is waning it is __________________.

a)

Growing, or getting bigger

b)

Shrinking, or getting smaller

126.

What is the energy source for the water cycle?

a)

sun

b)

wind

c)

rain

d)

oceans

127.

What are formed when water vapor condenses?

a)

Clouds

b)

Mountains

c)

Transpiration

d)

Valleys

128.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
129.
What is precipitation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
130.
What cloud is found at ground level? 
a)
Cirrus
b)
Stratus
c)
Culumlus 
d)
Fog
131.
When water is heated in the ocean by the sun and turns into water vapor
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
transpiration
d)
runoff
132.
Which stage does ground water try to return to the ocean or soak into the ground?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)

run off/collection

133.
Which stage does the #2 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
134.
Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
135.
what does the #4 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
136.

How much of earth's water is salt water?

a)

97%

b)

100%

c)

3%

d)

60%

137.

How much of earth's water is freshwater?

a)

97%

b)

100%

c)

3%

d)

60%

138.

Why is freshwater not equally distributed across the globe?

a)

It is equally distributed

b)

Because some areas get more precipitation than others

c)

Because areas have different temperatures

d)

Because areas have different amounts of trees

139.

Which area is more likely to have MORE freshwater:

a)

A desert

b)

A rainforest

140.

What factor determines whether precipitation falls as rain or snow?

a)

Distance

b)

Temperature

c)

Height of clouds

d)

Type of clouds

141.

A reservoir is a

a)

man-made place to collect and store freshwater

b)

naturally occurring underground location to collect water

c)

a pool

d)

a lake

142.

An aquifer is

a)

a man-made place to collect and store freshwater

b)

a pool

c)

a lake

d)

a naturally occurring underground place to store groundwater

143.

Most freshwater can be found in

a)

Groundwater

b)

ice caps and glaciers

144.

Most surface freshwater an be found in

a)

lakes

b)

rivers

c)

streams

d)

pools

145.

How much of the earth is covered in water?

a)

75%

b)

25%

c)

60%

d)

90%

146.

What is the force that pulls precipitation out of clouds and down to the surface of the earth?

a)

precipitation

b)

gravity

c)

condensation

d)

collection

147.

Examples of chemical changes

a)

Gas forming when baking s

b)

Cutting paper

c)

Freezing water

d)

Lighting a match

148.

A chemical change is when

a)

a substance changes some properties, but it does NOT form a new subt

b)

a substance changes some properties, AND a new substance forms

149.

A physical change is when

a)

a substance changes some properties, but it does NOT form a new subt

b)

a substance changes some properties, AND a new substance forms

150.

Which of the following are physical changes?

a)

Boiling water on the stove

b)

Burning a marshmellow into ash

c)

Cheese melting on a pizza

d)

Shredding paper

151.

Rust is an example of a

a)

Chemical change

b)

Physical change

c)

Thermal change

152.

When you mix baking soda and vinegar in a covered container (balloon on top), will the mass after the change be the same as before?

a)

Yes, the balloon captures the gas and no matter is lost

b)

No, the gas is matter disappearing

c)

No, the gas will leak through the glass

153.

Six oxygen atoms weigh 6 units, and a small piece of iron weight 10 units. When the iron rusts, the oxygen binds to the iron. What is the new mass of the rusted piece of iron?

a)

16 units

b)

10 units

c)

4 units

d)

60 units

154.

What are signs of chemical changes?

a)

A new smell

b)

A release of heat, light, or flame

c)

Change in color

d)

Release of gases

155.

Why is trail mix a mixture?

a)

It is a combination of several substances that can be easily separated

b)

It is a combination of several substance that cannot be easily separated

156.

What method could you use to separate a mixture of iron filings and sawdust?

a)

Evaporate the sawdust

b)

Use a magnet to pull up the iron filings

c)

Dissolve the sawdust

157.

Describe the particles of a solid

a)

No fixed volume or shape; particles moving at a fast speed

b)

Fixed volume and shape, particles are barely moving

c)

Fixed volume, but no fixed shape; particles move at a medium speed

158.

Describe the particles of a liquid

a)

No fixed volume or shape; particles moving at a fast speed

b)

Fixed volume and shape, particles are barely moving

c)

Fixed volume, but no fixed shape; particles move at a medium speed

159.

Describe the particles of a gas

a)

No fixed volume or shape; particles moving at a fast speed

b)

Fixed volume and shape, particles are barely moving

c)

Fixed volume, but no fixed shape; particles move at a medium speed

160.

Which state of matter will always fill the shape of its container?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

161.

What happens when a substance boils?

a)

The particles slow down and vibrate in place

b)

The particles speed up and move farther apart

c)

The particles speed up and move closer together

162.

What happens to the particles when a substance freezes?

a)

They slow down and move closer together

b)

They slow down and spread out

c)

They speed up and spread out

d)

They speed up and move closer together

163.

Which state of matter can flow but will not expand to fill the shape of its container?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

164.

Why does sugar dissolve faster in boiling water?

a)

The particles are moving very slowly and work hard to spread out the sugar

b)

The particles are moving very quickly and easily spread out the sugar

165.

The conservation of matter says

a)

Matter can talk to other matter

b)

Matter can never be created or destroyed, only change forms

c)

Matter can create or destroy itself

d)

We can create matter out of nothing

166.

A 50 gram ice cube melts in a glass. The conservation of matter says the mass of the now liquid water weighs

a)

25 grams

b)

100 grams

c)

50 grams

167.

An oreo weights 25 grams. For a recipe, you crumble it up. How much does it weigh now?

a)

25 grams

b)

20 grams

c)

15 grams

d)

30 grams

168.

Examples of chemical changes

a)

Dissolving

b)

Burning paper

c)

Baking cookies

d)

Melting ice

169.

What happens when a substance boils?

a)

The particles slow down and

b)

THe part

c)

The particles speed up and move closer together

170.

Which state of matter can flow but will not expand to fill the shape of its container?

a)

Solid

b)

Li

c)

Gas

171.

Examples of chemical changes

a)

Dissol

b)

Burning paper

c)

Baking cookies

d)

Melting ice

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