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5th Grade Science TCAP Speed Review

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first day of _____ has more daylight hours than any day of the year.

a)

Summer

b)

Winter

c)

Spring

d)

Fall

2.

What is this moon phase?

a)

new moon

b)

full moon

c)

1st quarter

d)

waxing gibbous

3.

What is this moon phase?

a)

1st quarter

b)

waning crescent

c)

waxing crescent

d)

waxing gibbous

4.

What is this moon phase?

a)

waxing crescent

b)

1st quarter

c)

waning gibbous

d)

3rd quarter

5.

What is the order of the moon phases?

a)

full moon, waxing gibbous, 1st quarter, waxing crescent, new moon, waning crescent, 3rd quarter, waning gibbous

b)

new moon, waxing crescent, 1st quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, 3rd quarter, waning crescent

c)

new moon, 1st quarter, waxing crescent, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning crescent, waning gibbous, 3rd quarter

d)

new moon, waning crescent, 3rd quarter, waning gibbous, full moon, waxing gibbous, 1st quarter, waxing crescent

6.

This model is showing us a...

a)

lunar eclipse

b)

solar eclipse

c)

phases of the moon

d)

earth eclipse

7.

This image is showing us a.....

a)

solar eclipse

b)

lunar eclipse

c)

phases of the moon

d)

earth eclipse

8.

When the earth is between the sun and the moon, this results in a...

a)

waxing moon

b)

solar eclipse

c)

lunar eclipse

d)

sun rise

9.

If you are looking up at the sky and see this, you are looking at a....

a)

solar eclipse

b)

total eclipse

c)

lunar eclipse

d)

jupiter

10.
When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Fall
d)
Summer
11.
What are the reasons for the seasons?
a)
Earth's tilt and rotation.
b)
Earth's rotation and revolution.
c)
Earth's tilt and revolution.
d)
Earth's tilt and resolution
12.

Rotation of the Earth is

a)

When the Earth spins on its axis.

b)

When the Earth spins around the sun.

c)

When the Earth changes from day to night.

d)

When the Earths seasons change.

13.

What Hemisphere is Nashville, TN?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

United States

d)

Europe

14.

Which of the following has the strongest gravitational pull?

a)

A bowling ball

b)

A car

c)

The Earth

d)

The Sun

15.

Earth rotates once on its axis every

a)

24 hours

b)

year

c)

hour

d)

27 days

16.
As the Earth travels around the Sun, it creates a pattern that makes _____
a)
the months
b)
the years
c)
the seasons
d)
day and night
17.
How long does it take for the Earth to make one full orbit around the Sun?
a)
one day
b)
one week
c)
one month
d)
one year
18.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
19.

4. When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is Leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?

a)

Summer

b)

Winter

c)

Spring

d)

Fall

20.

Which two are ACQUIRED?

a)

freckles

b)

green eyes

c)

bruise on leg

d)

pink hair

21.

The length of an animal's tail is

a)

Inherited

b)

Acquired

22.

A person's ability to read is ...

a)

Inherited

b)

Acquired

23.

Many organisms have inherited traits to help them survive in their environments. Which is an example of inherited characteristics that will help an organism survive in its environment?

a)

cows rubbing against fence posts

b)

snakes having scaly skin

c)

birds drinking from ponds

d)

owls resting in their nests

24.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that is passed from parents to offspring?

a)

height

b)

color of eyes

c)

sense of humor

d)

hair color

25.

The moon orbiting the Earth at a constant speed.

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

26.

A lamp sitting on a table.

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

27.

A car accelerating around a mountain curve.

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

28.

Two ice skaters moving in a straight line at a constant speed.

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

29.

A book sitting on a shelf.

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

30.

A gymnast on a balance beam doing a back flip.

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

31.

A rocket lifting off the launch pad.

a)

Balanced Force

b)

Unbalanced Force

32.

Are the forcing acting on the object balanced or unbalanced? The squirrel is spinning.

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

33.

Are the forcing acting on the object balanced or unbalanced? The car is drifting.

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

34.

Are the forces acting on the objects balanced or unbalanced? The truck takes a while to come to a complete stop.

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

35.

Are the forces acting on the object balanced or unbalanced? Arnold and Helga take off from the start line

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

36.

Are the forces acting on the object balanced or unbalanced? Mario is running fast but STEADY. His speed is 10 mi/hr.

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

37.

Are the forces acting on the object balanced or unbalanced? The man does a flip on the fly board.

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

38.

When does a physical change occur?

a)

when molecules combine to form a compound

b)

when a new element is created

c)

when the size, shape or state of matter changes

d)

when elements combine to form a molecule

39.

Stepping on a bag of potatoe chips would cause which type of change?

a)

mechanical

b)

chemical

c)

thermal

d)

physical

40.

Which of the following is the BEST clue that a chemical change has occurred?

a)

the substance is smaller after the change

b)

the substance forms bubbles when the change occurrs

c)

the substance looks the same as it did before the change

41.

In a chemical change, new products are formed.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Most of the time, physical changes can be reversed.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?

a)
b)
c)
d)
44.

In physical change, no new products are formed.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

What is happening at the boiling point?

a)

liquid to gas

b)

solid to liquid

c)

gas to liquid

d)

liquid to solid

46.

What is happening at freezing point?

a)

gas to liquid

b)

liquid to solid

c)

solid to liquid

d)

liquid to gas

47.

What causes ice to melt?

a)

evaporation

b)

vapour

c)

heat

d)

transpiration

48.

In which phase change do the particles slow down?

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

sublimation

d)

evaporation

49.

In which phase change do the particles slow down?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

sublimation

d)

melting

50.

In which phase change do the particles speed up?

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

condensation

d)

deposition

51.

In which phase change do the particles speed up?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

deposition

d)

freezing

52.

The gas around the glass of Dr. Pepper turning into liquid was an example of _____________________.

a)

evaporation

b)

deposition

c)

condensation

d)

sublimation

53.

Earth's gravity _________________________________.

a)

pulls us towards the sun

b)

pushes us away from each other

c)

pulls us towards each other

d)

pulls us towards the Earth's center

54.
Two objects will have the greatest gravitational attraction when they are
a)
large and far apart.
b)
small and close together
c)
large and close together.
d)
small and far apart.
55.
Gravitational force depends on
a)
mass and density
b)
weight and distance
c)
distance and mass
d)
weight and density
56.
As the masses of two objects increase, the gravitational force between them
a)
stays the same
b)
decreases
c)
increases
57.
If two planets moved three times further apart, their force of attraction would
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
stay the same
58.
Why don't people on Earth get pulled into the Sun?
a)
because we can't fly
b)
because the Earth is smaller than the sun
c)
because we are closer to the Earth than the sun
d)
because the sun is larger than the earth
59.

What happens to gravitational force when the distance between objects increases?

a)

it gets weaker

b)

it gets stronger

c)

it gradually disappears

d)

nothing

60.

Youngest rock layers are found on the _________ .

a)

bottom

b)

top

61.

Oldest rock layers are found on the ___________.

a)

bottom

b)

top

62.

Which layer is the youngest?

a)

Layer A

b)

Layer B

c)

LAyer C

d)

Layer D

63.

Which layer is the oldest?

a)

Layer A

b)

Layer B

c)

Layer C

d)

Layer D

64.
Which trait was passed from the mom to the puppy?
a)
brown fur
b)
ears that stick up
c)
large size
d)
none of the above
65.
Why are eyes that are placed further apart a helpful trait for an alligator?
a)
looks cooler
b)
see more predators
c)
better for swimming
d)
helps balance
66.
If both mom and dad are big, it is likely that their baby will be what?
a)
big
b)
small
c)
medium
d)
have eyes close together
67.
What might be an advantage to darker coloration for an alligator?
a)
swim better
b)
see farther
c)
stronger teeth
d)
warm up faster
68.
Which are examples of variation in traits between different lemurs?
a)
fur color
b)
size
c)
difference between male and female
d)
all of the above
69.
Traits that are passed along through generations of family members include which of these?
a)
eye color
b)
hair color
c)
nose shape
d)
all of the above
70.
Dog fetching a ball
a)
learned behavior
b)
instinct
71.
Elephant drinking water with trunk
a)
learned behavior
b)
instinct
72.
Dolphin jumping through hoops at Sea World
a)
learned behavior
b)
instinct
73.
Whales migrating
a)
learned behavior
b)
instinct
74.
baby crying
a)
learned behavior
b)
instinct
75.
Eating with a fork
a)
learned behavior
b)
instinct

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