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WorksheetsQuestion Bank for Grade 5 Science
Total questions: 129
Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins
If the man and the ball travels 90 m in 9 seconds, what is their average speed?
10 m/s
180 m/s
99 m/s
10 meters
This game of tug of war is an example of _________ forces.
unbalanced
balanced
potential
net zero
Which graph could represent a car moving at a constant speed in a forward direction?
1. Which best explains why the handles of many cooking pans are made of plastic?
Plastic melts easily.
Plastic freezes easily.
Plastic is a poor conductor of heat.
Plastic is a good conductor of heat.
Which material is most likely to expand if exposed to freezing temperatures?
iron
wood
water
plastic
Bob is putting new water pipes in his house. Which material would be best for Bob to use to prevent his pipes from freezing?
plastic
aluminum
copper
steel
4. This illustration shows how heat can move
through the atmosphere as air circulates. What
causes the circulation of air?
Air in the atmosphere is heated by the Sun and
sinks to the ground.
The ground is heated by the Sun and then heats
the air, causing the air to rise.
Air loses heat to the ground and then rises
upward to obtain more energy.
The Sun heats the clouds which forces the cooler
air to move away and sink.
In what way is roasting a hot dog over a fire an example of the transfer of heat that occurs during radiation?
Heat circulates from the bottom of the fire up.
The fire touches the hot dog directly and cooks it.
Electricity from the fire is transferred to the hot dog.
The heat from the fire is transferred to the hot dog to warm it.
Which is a way that a piece of paper can go through a chemical change?
fold the paper in half
soak the paper in water
burn the paper with fire
cut the paper with scissors
Which of these is an example of a new substance being formed?
a nail rusting
a wall being painted
water changing to steam
paper being folded
Ruth left a wax candle in her car for several hours on a warm day. Which
describes the change in the candle Ruth most likely observed?
The candle changed its shape.
The mass of the candle wax increased.
The mass of the candle wax decreased.
The candle changed into a new substance.
What best explains the physical change of liquid water to ice?
The liquid water was frozen.
The liquid water was melted.
The liquid water was condensed.
The liquid water was heated.
What happens to sugar when it is mixed with water and then heated to make syrup?
It melts
It dissolves
It evaporates
It condenses
Campers burned logs in a campfire.
How would the campers know that a chemical
change has taken place?
The logs changed shape.
The rocks glowed when heated.
The wood became a different substance.
The ground absorbed heat from the coals.
An engineer can choose from four different materials to make a heat resistant
handle for a stirring spoon. Which material is least likely to get hot when the spoon is placed in boiling water?
ceramic
wood
glass
iron
Which is an example of condensation?
water boiling in a pot
water being absorbed by plants
salt being removed from water
moisture on mirror after hot shower
A teacher places a penny into an amount of acid in a closed container to demonstrate a chemical change. The penny weighs 3 grams and the acid 230 grams. After the chemical reaction takes place, what will be the mass of the penny and acid?
3 grams
200 grams
230 grams
233 grams
The table below lists the amounts of the ingredients Stephanie used to make ice cream. What will be the weight of the ice cream after being frozen?
210g
250g
290g
310g
Which best explains why a pan placed on a hot stove top will begin to warm?
conduction
convection
radiation
Which shows an example of convection?
Jose cooks an egg in a pot of boiling water.
Clara burns her hand by touching a light bulb.
Lucy wraps herself in an electric blanket to keep warm.
Ben holds the end of a metal rod in fire to cook hot dogs.
How does heat energy from the Sun reach Earth?
Solar Wind
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Which of the materials would be the best conductor of heat?
plastic
metal
stone
wood
How would weather conditions in an area change if a high pressure system replaced a low pressure system?
The area would become more stormy and rainy.
The area would become more humid and warmer.
The area would become cooler with less humidity.
The area would become warmer with strong winds.
A change in which weather condition would most likely result in a change in wind speed?
humidity
temperature
air pressure
The graphic shows a common daily wind pattern. Which term best describes the wind pattern in the graphic?
land breeze
sea breeze
trade wind
Which information is used in a station model?
yearly average precipitation
daily average barometric pressure
number of lightning strikes
wind direction in a particular point and time
Which will most likely be the effect on cloud cover when there is a stationary front in an area?
Low, thick clouds will remain in the area while the front remains stationary.
Light, wispy clouds will remain in the area while the front remains stationary.
Light, variable winds will partly clear the skies until the front begins to move.
High winds will blow clouds away, and skies will be clear and sunny until the front begins to move.
Jason’s table shows weather conditions for an area for the four seasons of one year. It rains more in the spring than in the fall in this are
The data in the table are not in order by season. Column 2 is winter. Which sequence below places the columns in order by season?a
2 4 1 3
2 3 4 2
2 1 3 4
2 4 3 1
Which type of air pressure causes a storm to form on a spring day?
low pressure, causing air to rise, cool, and form water droplets
high pressure, causing air to rise, cool, and form water droplets
low pressure, causing air to sink and bring water droplets to the ground
high pressure, causing air to sink and bring water droplets to the ground
A cloud is shown beneath the bridge.
This form of water is called
snow.
fog.
rain.
sleet
Which best explains the effect a tornado has on normal wind speed and direction?
A tornado does not affect wind speed or direction.
A tornado increases wind speed and may change its direction.
A tornado decreases wind speed and may change its direction.
A tornado causes wind direction to reverse and may change its speed.
Which statement best describes temperature patterns in areas along the equator?
Temperatures along the equator vary from hot in the summer to cold in the winter.
Temperatures along the equator are consistently warm all year long.
Temperatures along the equator are consistently cool all year long.
High air pressure is most often related to which type of weather?
cool with clear skies
humid with clear skies
warm with cloudy skies
humid with overcast skies
Which is the most important reason for the study and collection of weather data?
to increase citizens’ knowledge about weather data
to increase employment opportunities for meteorologists
to help predict weather patterns that impact the safety of people
The graphs show monthly temperature and precipitation data.
Which prediction could be made based on the data?
Next year, the warmest months will have the most precipitation.
Next year, the warmest months will have the least precipitation.
Next year, the coldest months will have the most precipitation.
Next year, the coldest months will have the least precipitation.
From which cloud would rain or snow most likely fall?
cirrus
cumulus
cumulonimbus
A table showing precipitation amounts and temperature for Cary, NC.
Based on this data, what kind of weather would most likely be forecast for the weekend?
cool and rainy
warm and rainy
cool and thunderstorms
Which best explains why it is important for people to be able to identify cumulonimbus clouds?
Cumulonimbus clouds can cause mild showers.
Cumulonimbus clouds can cause severe thunderstorms.
Cumulonimbus clouds form near Earth’s surface, causing fog.
Cumulonimbus clouds form when the temperature is below freezing.
Which type of cloud is most often observed during a thunderstorm?
cirrus
stratus
cumulus
cumulonimbus
On a cold, cloudy day, the local weather forecaster predicts that a highpressure system will be moving into the area in the next 24 hours. Which weather conditions will this system most likely bring to the area?
stormy
sunny
snowy
hot
Which best describes the weather condition in which clouds touch the surface of Earth?
dry
foggy
humid
stormy
Which method of collecting weather data is most likely to be accurate?
collecting daily from the same place at the same time
collecting daily from different places at different times
collecting weekly from different places at the same time
collecting weekly from the same place at different times
Which causes the surface water in a lake to heat up during the hot summer?
Conduction
Convection
Evaporation
Radiation
How does the sun warm a person's face?
Evaporation
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Which BEST describes an example of heat transfer through radiation?
Getting warm in front of a portable heater
Burning your finger on a curling iron
Ironing a dress shirt and tie
Cooking soup on the stove
Which BEST describes heat transfer due to convection?
It occurs with direct contact
It occurs only during the day
It occurs with movement of a fluid
It occurs only when something is burning
Which BEST explains why a metal ice cream scoop works more efficiently than a plastic ice cream scoop when dipped in warm water prior to scooping the ice cream?
The metal heats more quickly than the plastic
The plastic heats more quickly than the metal
The metal insulates against heat
The plastic conducts heat
Why is copper often used to line the bottom of cookware?
Copper cools quickly
Copper is inexpensive
Copper is a good insulator
Copper is a good conductor
Which container used for cooking food would BEST conduct heat?
A container made of foam
A container made of glass
A container made of metal
A container made of plastic
Why are pots used for cooking made of metal?
Metal is an excellent conductor of heat
Metal makes the handle look attractive
Metal is a poor conductor of heat
Metal is natural and inexpensive
Billy rolls a toy truck filled with marbles across the kitchen floor. He then dumps the marbles before rolling it back to his starting location. How would the speed of the truck MOST LIKELY change on the way back?
The speed would increase due to friction
The speed would increase due to a change in mass
The speed would decrease due to a change in mass
The speed would decrease de to a change in gravity
Which investigation will BEST test the effects of gravity on moving objects?
pencils falling from the same height
balloons floating upward from the same height
a bicycle speeding up on a flat surface
a ball slowing down on a flat surface
Students set up the investigation shown. What can the students do to increase the speed that the marble will roll down the ramp?
add a layer of carpe to board
lower the height of the board
use a longer board for the ramp
replace the board with a smoother board
Brandon made a parachute for his action figure by taping a thin plastic sheet to pieces of string. Brandon tied the string to the action figure. When he threw the action figure in the air, it fell back to the ground quickly. What can Brandon do to make the action figure fall to the ground more slowly?
Use shorter pieces of string
Use a larger sheet of plastic
Add weights to the action figure
Throw the action figure higher into the air
A 30 gram ball rolls along a flat surface at a constant speed in the same direction over 4 meters in 20 seconds. Which is the speed of the ball?
0.2 meters per second
0.5 meters per second
20 meters per second
80 meters per second
Sarah ran 250 meters in 30 seconds on Monday. On Tuesday, Sarah ran 300 meters in 30 seconds. How much faster was Sarah's speed on Monday than Tuesday?
1.7 meters per second
8.3 meters per second
10.0 meters per second
18.3 meters per second
Kyle rode his bike for 30 mins. He noticed that he traveled farther in the first 15 minutes then he did in the second 15 minutes. Which conclusion can Kyle draw about his bike ride?
He rode at a constant speed
He rode downhill the entire trip
He rode faster the first fifteen mins
He rode slower the first fifteen mins
Anna ran 100 meters in 20 seconds. What was her average speed?
2 m/s
5 m/s
20 m/s
25 m/s
This graph shows the movement of an earthworm. Gavin and Maddy observed an earthworm crawling on the sidewalk for four mins. When did the earthworm move the greatest distance?
Between 0 and 1 minutes
Between 1 and 2 minutes
Between 2 and 3 minutes
Between 3 and 4 minutes
This graph shows the movement of an object. Which statement describes the movement of the object over four hours?
The object started moving and then stopped
The object moved positions as time increased
The object started moving and then reversed motion
The object stayed in the same position as time increased
Mason pushed a cart containing a stack of textbooks and stopped suddenly. Which would most likely happen to the books on the cart?
The books would slide sideways off of the cart
The books would slide off the front of the cart
The books would slide off of the back of the cart
The books would stay stacked until the cart moves again
Two objects of different mass are being pushed with an equal amount of force at the same time. Which will most likely occur?
The object with a greater mass will move farther than the object with less mass
The object with less mass will move farther than the object with a greater mass
Both objects will move the same distance since the applied force is the same
Both objects will move the same distance since their masses are different
How does a decrease in temperature turn water vapor back into a liquid?
Condensation
Transpiration
Precipitation
Evaporation
After a hot sunny day, a plant withers and dries up. Which explains how this happens?
The hot sun causes respiration of the plant's water
The hot sun causes precipitation of the plant's water
The hot sun causes transpiration of the plant's water
The hot sun causes condensation of the plant's water
Johnny tore a sheet of paper into pieces. How does the mass of all the pieces compare to the mass of the sheet before it was torn?
The total mass of the pieces would be greater than the mass of the whole sheet
The total mass of the pieces would be less than the mass of the whole sheet.
The total mass of the pieces would be more than twice the mass of the whole sheet
The total mass of the pieces would be the same as the mass of the whole sheet
Julia is following a recipe to make batter for a cake. She uses a scale to weigh each ingredient separately. Julia can BEST use this information to predict the weight of the mixed batter by
adding the weights of each ingredient together
multiplying the weights of each ingredient together
dividing the weight of the wet ingredients from the weight of the dry ingredients
subtracting the weight of the wet ingredients from the weight of the dry ingredients
One type of cold remedy is an effervescent tablet that breaks down in water. When the tablet is placed in water, it forms gas bubbles. In this example, the formation of a gas
is a physical property
occurs when adding water to acid
is a sign of a chemical change
occurs when the water boils
Physical and chemical properties can be used to classify substances. Which of these shows a chemical property?
Silver melts
Magnesium burns
Sulfur is a yellow solid
Aluminum conducts heat
A type of cold pack has two separate sections inside. One section contains a liquids and then other section contains a powder. When the cold pack is squeezed, the section that holds the liquid breaks. When the liquid combines with the powder, the pack becomes very cold. Which is the BEST explanation why the temperature of the pack decreases when the liquid and powder combine?
A mixture forms
A solution forms
A chemical change occurs
Thermal energy is used
6.8D- During a science experiment, a student dropped a metal ball from a height of 150 m. The graph shows the distance the metal ball traveled from its initial position to where it hit the ground.
What information does the graph give you about the speed of the metal ball over time?
The ball travels at a constant speed.
The speed of the ball increases over time.
The speed of the ball decreases over time.
e speed of the ball increases at first, and then decreases as time increases.
6.8C- An airplane leaves New York to fly to Boston. It travels 1,000 km in 2 hours. What is the average speed of the airplane?
500 km
1000 hours
500 km/hour
5000 hours/km
A push or pull of an object is called __________________.
force
gravity
energy
friction
Which of these would take the most force to lift?
one book
a cotton ball
a pencil
a box of bricks
Which force is shown in this picture?
push
pull
gravity
friction
1. Which of the following best explains why piece of wood is a solid and not a liquid.
It is white in color
It takes the shape of its container
You can weigh it on a scale
It has molecules more tightly packed than a liquid.
1. Water vapor can be cooled into a liquid by which of the following
Freezing
Condensing
Boiling
Melting
1. Which term means “ a combination of two or more substances that maintain their properties?”
Solution
Mixture
Matter
Dissolve
1. Bamboo is a type of tree that has many uses from flooring to decoration. Johnathan puts a quarter and a piece of bamboo in a beaker. Why would the piece of bamboo float and quarter sink?
The bamboo and quarter are different states of matter
The bamboo and quarter are different shapes
The bamboo and quarter have different densities
The bamboo and quarter are different sizes.
1. Which of these best describes the change in sugar grains as they dissolve in water.
The grains get hotter until they melt into a liquid
The grains are washed until they are clear.
The grains dissolve and get smaller in size until they can no longer be seen.
The grains change their chemical and become water?
1. Leah adds a cup of dried beans to a cup of dried rice in a bowl. Which does not happen?
The beans and rice will be able to be separated.
The beans and rice will maintain their physical properties
The rice and beans will be together in the bowl
The rice and beans combine to make a new substance.
1. Nancy added a spoon of salt to a glass of water. Which statement is not true about the solution?
The salt evaporated from the water.
The salt dissolved in the water.
The salt caused the water to become a solution.
The salt particles became smaller in size.
1. What happens to the physical properties of a spoonful of salt when mixed with water?
The salt no longer tastes salty
The salt evaporates into the water.
The salt dissolves and can no longer be seen as a solid.
The physical properties of the salt do not change.
1. Which best describes melting?
Boiling soup on the stove.
Placing water in the refrigerator
Cooling a bowl of soup that is too hot.
Letting ice sit in the hot sun.
Use the recipe below to answer this question
World’s best Kool Aid mix
2 Cups cool water
1 pack of cherry Kool Aid
½ cup sugar
½ cup brown sugar
3 whole strawberries
3 blueberries
Which ingredients dissolve when mixed with water?
Sugar
Strawberries
Blueberries
Water
Use the recipe below to answer this question
World’s best Kool Aid mix
2 Cups cool water
1 pack of cherry Kool Aid
½ cup sugar
½ cup brown sugar
3 whole strawberries
3 blueberries
Which ingredients keep their properties and do not dissolve in water?
Sugar
Strawberries
Water
Kool Aid
When Enitra was using a flat iron to straighten her hair. The plastic handle insulated Enitra from the high heat of the flat iron.
True
False
