Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Final Countdown 5th Graders!

Total questions: 109

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Something that takes up space and has mass.
a)
volume
b)
matter
c)
mass
d)
density
2.
The amount of space something takes up
a)
density
b)
volume
c)
mass
d)
matter
3.
What are the three states of matter?
a)
solid, volume, mass
b)
density, volume, mass
c)
solid, liquid, gas
d)
density, gas, volume
4.
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
5.
What is a example of a insulator?
a)
metal 
b)
rubber
c)
water
6.
Which state of matter has a definite shape?
a)
Gas
b)
Solid
c)
Liquid
d)
Plasma
7.
Liquids....
a)
have a definite shape
b)
are always clear
c)
take the shape of their container
d)
are not matter
8.
Evaporation is
a)
Gas changing to a liquid
b)
Solid changing to a liquid
c)
Liquid changing to a solid
d)
Liquid changing to a gas
9.

When liquid water is heated, it changes state from a liquid to water vapor. This change in state is called:

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Clouding

d)

Evaporation

10.

What happens when orange juice from a pitcher is poured into a glass?

a)

The volume of the liquid increases.

b)

The volume of the liquid decreases.

c)

The liquid changes into a solid.

d)

The liquid takes the shape of the glass.

11.
Is water melting a physical or chemical change?
a)
Physical
b)
Chemical
12.
Freezing Juice?
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change
13.
Is a burning candle a physical or chemical change?
a)
Physical
b)
Chemical
14.
Is salt dissolving in water a physical or chemical change?
a)
Physical
b)
Chemical
15.
Curling your hair
a)
Chemical Change
b)
Physical Change
16.

a characteristic that you can observe directly or measure with a tool such as mass, size, shape, color, texture, and volume

a)

chemical property

b)

physical property

17.
Physical or Chemical Change?  Cutting an orange into wedges.
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change
18.

rust on a nail

a)

physical

b)

chemical

19.

breaking glass

a)

physical

b)

chemical

20.

baking a cake

a)

physical

b)

chemical

21.

boiling water

a)

physical

b)

chemical

22.

Which of the following is an example of physical change?

a)

Mixing baking soda and vinegar together, and this causes bubbles and foam.

b)

A glass cup falls from the counter and shatters on the ground.

c)

Lighting a piece of paper on fire and the paper burns up and leaves ashes.

d)

Baking a birthday cake for your mother.

23.
Is melting butter a physical or chemical change?
a)
Physical
b)
Chemical
24.
Is adding sugar to your coffee a physical or chemical change?
a)
Physical
b)
Chemical
25.

What is the best method to separating a mixture of sand and iron.

a)

hand picking

b)

magnetism

26.

Select the temperature in °C

a)

30°C

b)

100°C

c)

90°C

d)

35°C

27.
What is a material that allows heat or electricity to easily flow through it?
a)
insulator
b)
conductor
c)
flow
d)
electrical current
28.
What is happening when energy waves bounce off the surface of an object?
a)

reflection

b)

bend

c)

absorb

29.
What is happening when energy waves bend as they pass from one type of substance to another?
a)

reflection

b)

bend

c)

absorb

30.

We can change sound by making the Vibrations move faster or slower. We are changing the ________.

a)

volume

b)

speed

c)

pitch

31.
Light travels
a)
around corners
b)
in a straight line
32.
rainbow
a)

light is reflected

b)

light is bent

c)

light is absorbed

33.

Which object would absorb the most light?

a)

White t-shirt

b)

Brown sock

c)

Orange jacket

d)

Black sweater

34.

Which answer describes what happens to the light beam as it interacts with each object?

a)

1. reflected

2. absorbed

3. bent

b)

1. bent

2. absorbed

3. reflected

c)

1. absorbed

2. reflected

3. bent

d)

1. bent

2. reflected

3. absorbed

35.
What kind of energy is represented in the picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Chemical
c)
Sound
d)
Nuclear
36.

Which statement best defines Mechanical Energy?

a)

Energy produced by a machine or moving part.

b)

Energy that is produced by an electrical current in a circuit.

c)

Energy from the sun.

d)

Energy that travels in waves due to vibrations.

37.
What energy do you produce riding your bike? __________
a)
Sound Energy
b)
Mechanical Energy
c)
Light Energy
d)
Electrical Energy
38.

How does Heat/Thermal Energy Move?

a)

Heat moves from Hot to Cold

b)

Heat moves from Cold to Hot

c)

Heat does not move

39.

Why did the ice cube melt in your hand?

a)

The heat from your warm hand moved to the cold ice cube making it melt

b)

The heat from the cold ice moved to your warm hand making it melt.

40.

1. Students look out a window for 5 minutes. They record the number, the type, and the color of the vehicles that pass. What are the students doing?

a)

concluding

b)

experimenting

c)

hypothesizing

d)

observing

41.

At the end of an investigation when a scientist summarizes what they have learned

a)

evidence

b)

research

c)

observation

d)

conclusion

42.

Why do scientists repeat their experiments?

a)

to avoid making observations

b)

to throw out the information they collected earlier

c)

to make sure that the information they collected is reliable and accurate

43.

How can we make an experiment Better?

a)

Repeat the experiment over and over by doing many trials.

b)

Throw out information you dont agree with

c)

Use your opinion to justify the experiment

44.

An educated guess explaining what you think will happen in an investigation.

a)

hypothesis

b)

observation

c)

experiment

d)

variable

45.

Information about the natural world gathered through the senses and/or scientific instruments.

a)

Observation

b)

Inference

c)

Investigation

d)

Variable

46.

The group in an experiment that serves as a comparison to the test group; untreated by the factor being tested.

a)

Predict

b)

Control Group

c)

Conclusion

d)

Observation

47.

Does listening to music while you sleep help you sleep better? What can I use as my CONTROL GROUP?

a)

One group listens to soft music, the other group listens to instrumental music.

b)

One group of people do not listen to music while they sleep so we can compare our results to them

48.

Which color light helps plants to grow fastest? What can I use as my CONTROL GROUP?

a)

Place plants under different colors of light (blue, yellow, red, green)

b)

One group of plants are not placed under different light (we will just place them in regular light) so we can compare the plants to these that are untreated

49.

Which of the following is not an observation based on the picture?

a)

There are two animals

b)

There is probably a storm coming

c)

The animals are brown

d)

One animal is smaller than the other animal

50.
The penguins are black and white.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
51.
More penguins are going to jump in next.
a)
Observation
b)
Inference
52.

Is the following statement a fact or an opinion?


Manatees are the ugliest sea creature.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

53.

Is the following statement a fact or an opinion?


Of all the fruits, bananas taste the best.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

54.

Why is repeating an experiment with many Trials over and over a great idea?

a)

To make sure your results are accurate

b)

To make you look smart

55.

Why do Scientists set up a Control Group?

a)

to compare to the test group. this helps show the results are accurate

b)

to make their experiment more interesting

c)

to help erase any mistakes they made

d)

the control group is not needed in an experiment

56.
Who does the owl get energy from? 
a)
Grass
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Mouse
d)
Ow
57.
Who is the producer in this food chain? 
a)

sun

b)

tree

c)

caterpillar

d)

hawk

58.

Which organism is a consumer of the mouse?

a)

cricket

b)

grass

c)

fox

d)

Sun

59.
An organism that uses sunlight to create its own food is known as a:
a)
Producer
b)
Heterotroph
c)
Consumer
d)
Decomposer
60.
The image provided is an example of a(n):
a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Producer
d)
Autotroph
61.

Which type of metamorphosis is shown?

a)

complete metamorphosis

b)

incomplete metamorphosis

62.

Which type of metamorphosis is represented?

a)

complete metamorphosis

b)

incomplete metamorphosis

63.

Which correctly lists the stages of complete metamorphosis in order?

a)

egg, larva, pupa, adult

b)

egg, pupa, larva, adult

c)

pupa, adult, egg, larva

d)

larva, egg, adult, pupa

64.

Which correctly lists the stages of incomplete metamorphosis in order?

a)

egg, nymph, adult

b)

egg, adult, nymph

c)

nymph, adult, egg

d)

adult, nymph, egg

65.
What part of the plant is #2?
a)
leaf
b)
flower
c)
stem
d)
root
66.

Is this plant flowering or non-flowering?

a)

Flowering

b)

Non-flowering

67.

Which part of the flower is the male reproductive organ?

a)

Pistil

b)

Stamen

68.

Is this plant flowering or non-flowering

a)

flowering

b)

non-flowering

69.

Is this plant flowering or non-flowering

a)

flowering

b)

non-flowering

70.

Is this plant flowering or non-flowering

a)

flowering

b)

non-flowering

71.

Is this plant flowering or non-flowering

a)

flowering

b)

non-flowering

72.

Is this plant flowering or non-flowering

a)

flowering

b)

non-flowering

73.

Is this plant flowering or non-flowering

a)

flowering

b)

non-flowering

74.
Nonflowering plants make their seeds through what 2 things?
a)
cones & spores
b)
flowers & plants
c)
plants & cones
d)
spores & flowers
75.
Flowering plants make their seeds inside of what?
a)
cones
b)
flowers
c)
spores
d)
plants
76.
Vertebrates are animals that have a ____________.
a)
fur
b)
4 legs
c)
backbone
d)
roots
77.
a)
bird
b)
fish
c)
mammal
d)
amphibian
78.
a)
mammals
b)
fish
c)
birds
d)
reptiles
79.
a)
birds
b)
reptiles
c)
amphibians
d)
mammals
80.
a)
birds
b)
mammals
c)
fish
d)
reptiles
81.
a)
reptiles
b)
birds
c)
amphibians
d)
mammals
82.

Vertebrates are animals with ____.

a)

special tubes

b)

no special tubes

c)

backbones

d)

no backbones

83.

Mammals, fish, birds, reptiles and amphibians are all ___.

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

84.

Crabs, lobsters, and shrimp with hard exoskeletons are ___.

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

85.

Which group does it belong to?

a)

vertebrate

b)

invertebrate

86.

Which group does it belong to?

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

87.

Which group does it belong to?

a)

vertebrate

b)

invertebrate

88.

What is the organ labeled 5?

a)

Heart

b)

Stomach

c)

Large intestine

d)

Liver

89.

What is the organ labeled 1.

a)

Lung

b)

Heart

c)

Stomach

d)

Liver

90.

What is the organ labeled 7?

a)

Liver

b)

Heart

c)

Lung

d)

Brain

91.

What is the organ labeled 8?

a)

Brain

b)

Kidney

c)

Stomach

d)

Lung

92.

The human brain is responsible for which of the following functions?

a)

Fighting the body’s diseases

b)

Breaking down food nutrients

c)

Controlling muscle movement

d)

Pumping blood through the body

93.

In order to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide, air must be pumped into and out of which of the following organs?

a)

Bladder

b)

Heart

c)

Brain

d)

Lungs

94.

Students construct an obstacle course and watch a hamster successfully navigate through it. This is an example of-

a)

an inherited trait

b)

a learned behavior

95.

Desert plants have special structures that help them collect and store water. These structures are most beneficial in-

a)

wet climates

b)

dry climates

c)

windy climates

d)

humid climates

96.

What is the difference between learned behavior and inherited trait?

a)

Learned behaviors are taught, and inherited traits are passed down from parent to child.

b)

Learned behaviors are passed down from parent to child, and inherited traits are taught to children.

97.

which is the learned behavior?

a)

shape of beak

b)

monkey riding bicycle

c)

horse eating hay

d)

snake eating mice

98.

How did this Rose Adapt to help it grow without being eaten by large animals?

a)

Grew flowers with bright colors

b)

Grew sharp thorns

c)

Produces small seeds

d)

Grew deep roots

99.
A nice smell is an adaptation that __________________.
a)
helps the plant keep water inside the leaves.
b)
pokes animals that try to eat the plant.
c)
attracts pollinators to the plant.
100.

The colors & patterns on a turtle's shell help it blend in with the forest floor.  This Adaptation is called________

a)

hibernation.

b)

behavior.

c)

migration.

d)

camouflage.

101.
Some animals move great distances as the seasons change.  What is this called?
a)

hibernation

b)

migration

c)

habitat

d)

coloration

102.

Plants have different needs depending on where they live. In what kind of environment would you find a plant that has an adaptation that allows it to store water?

a)

rainforest

b)

grasslands

c)

tundra

d)

desert

103.

To protect themselves from being eaten, plants may develop special adaptations to keep animals away. What is one of these adaptations.

a)

berries

b)

thorns

c)

vines

d)

fruit

104.

Some plants rely on insects and birds to help them pollinate and reproduce. What adaptation would help a plant attract more insects?

a)

bright flowers

b)

green leaves

c)

sharp thorns

d)

tall stem

105.

Which plant structure supports a plant so it does not fall over?

a)

seed

b)

leaves

c)

roots

d)

flowers

106.

In a rainforest, the large canopy can block sunlight. Plants living under the canopy must be able to tolerate shade or adapt in order to get light. What adaptation could help plants get more sun?

a)

strong roots

b)

climbing vines

c)

needles

d)

spores

107.

What is HIBERNATION?

a)

when a weak animal copies stronger animal to warn off predators.

b)

when an animal hides in the cold winter and sleeps until the spring

c)

when a larger animal eats its prey

108.

What does it mean to CAMOUFLAGE?

a)

when a weak animal copies a stronger animal to warn of predators

b)

when an animal is able to change colors to survive in an enviornment

c)

when an animal hibernates during the winter.

109.

A green snake blends in so predators can NOT find it. This is an example of?

a)

Hibernation

b)

Mimicry

c)

Migration

d)

Camouflauge