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5th Grade Science SOL Practice 100

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A student fills three glasses with different amounts of water. The student taps on each glass and notices that each has a different pitch. Which glass is most likely to have the lowest pitch?

a)

Glass 1

b)

Glass 2

c)

Glass 3

2.

Use the chart to complete the question.

Identify the niche of the Mouse.

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

3.

Use the chart to complete the question.

Identify the niche of the Raccoon.

a)

herbivore

b)

omnivore

c)

carnivore

4.
If the distance represented by the letter A were increased, how would it change the way the sound was heard?
a)
The sound would be higher. 
b)
The sound would be lower. 
c)
The sound would be softer. 
d)
The sound would be louder. 
5.
What does pitch depend on?
a)
amplitude 
b)
frequency
c)
intensity 
d)
volume of sound
6.

The students in the diagram are communicating with the cans and string.


Which is the most likely explanation of how the students can hear and communicate using the objects?

a)

A Mechanical Wave transfers sound through the string

b)

sound bounces off the can and echoes

c)

sound travels through the string as an electromagnetic wave

d)

Transverse wave transfers sound through rope

7.
Which diagram shows a wave with the highest frequency? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
8.
Which number on the diagram shows the wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.

According to the data in this chart, what would be the independent variable?

a)

Amount of light given to the plants each day

b)

The average growth of the plants in a week

c)

The type of plants used

d)

The number of plants used in an experiment

10.

During pollination, pollen is transferred from a stamen to a -

a)

petal

b)

stem

c)

sepal

d)

stigma

11.
What do humans breath in and plants release into the air?
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen
c)
helium
d)
air
12.

Part of the plant that has chlorophyll

a)

Roots

b)

Flowers

c)

Petals

d)

Leaves

13.

The flowers from plants turn into _________.

a)

Fruits

b)

Trees

c)

Leaves

d)

Vegtables

14.

To describe this car's motion, a student should use its -

a)

Friction

b)

Direction and Speed

c)

Potential Energy

d)

Inertia

15.

To describe this car's motion, a student should use its -

a)

Friction

b)

Direction and Speed

c)

Potential Energy

d)

Inertia

16.

The energy of motion is called

a)

speed energy

b)

friction energy

c)

potiential energy

d)

kinetic energy

17.
Looking at the roller coaster, were does the cart have the most potential energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
18.

Calculate the net force and figure out in what direction the rope is going in?

a)

50 N to the right.

b)

950 N to the right.

c)

50 N to the left.

d)

950 N to the left.

19.

A student plugs in his electric car to recharge every night. Which best explains the energy transformation to make the car move?

a)

Electrical energy is transformed into mechanical energy.

b)

Mechanical energy is being transferred to the batteries.

c)

Thermal energy from the sun is transformed into mechanical energy.

d)

Mechanical energy is being transformed into radiant energy.

20.

What can you do to show that you are doing work?

a)

add more newspapers

b)

put marbles in the wagon

c)

get into the wagon

d)

pull on the wagon

21.

The diagram shows the first five planets in the solar system with Earth labeled. Which planet is represented by the letter P?

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Neptune

22.

The table shows the average distance of four planets from the Sun and the appropriate time it takes those planets to orbit the Sun.

Which statement is best supported by the data in this table?

a)

Mars takes less time to orbit the sun than Earth does.

b)

Venus takes less time to orbit the sun than Mercury does.

c)

Mercury takes less time to orbit the sun than Earth does.

d)

Mercury takes more time to orbit the sun than Earth does.

23.

The diagram below represents a cross section of Florida’s coastline. Compared to the change in temperature of the water surface, what will the change in temperature of the land surface be?

a)

Faster, because the land requires more heat to change the temperature.

b)

Slower, because the land requires less heat to change the temperature.

c)

Faster, because the land requires less heat to change the temperature.

d)

Slower, because the land requires more heat to change the temperature.

24.

Low pressure is usually associated with what type of weather

a)

clear, fair

b)

cloudy, rainy

c)

bright blue skies

d)

sunshine

25.
Which most likely produces clear, cool weather?
a)
zero air pressure
b)
stable air pressure
c)
a low pressure system
d)
a high pressure system
26.
Which system results in rainy or stormy weather?
a)
high pressure
b)
low pressure
c)
hurricane
d)
weather system
27.
Magma can be found in the __________________.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
28.
The _____________ is the outer most layer of Earth.
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
29.
As you travel towards the inner core, the temperature and pressure ________________.
a)
Decreases
b)
Increases
30.
a)

convergent

b)

transform

c)

divergent

31.
a)

convergent

b)

transform

c)

divergent

32.
a)

convergent

b)

transform

c)

divergent

33.
a)

plate tectonics

b)

plate movements

c)

broken boundaries

34.
The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
35.

When rock breaks down into smaller rock and minerals.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

36.

What is it called when weathered rock is carried away?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

breaking

37.
In a sound wave, the area where molecules have been pressed together is a...
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
c)
Wavelength
38.
Which of these waves has the longest wavelength?
a)
Blue
b)
Red
39.
Which number is pointing to the trough?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
40.
Which number shows the wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
41.
Which color has the longest wavelengths?
a)
Red
b)
Yellow
c)
Blue
d)
Violet
42.
Which color has the shortest wavelengths?
a)
Red
b)
Yellow
c)
Blue
d)
Violet
43.
The deer, grasshopper, and bird are all examples of which type of consumers on this food pyramid?
a)
decomposers
b)
omnivores
c)
carnivore
d)
herbivore
44.
In this Food Web Pyramid what is the proper name for the organisms above the producer level at the bottom.
a)
herbivores
b)
consumers
c)
carnivores 
d)
omnivores
45.

Where coral and fish live

a)

Midnight Zone

b)

Twilight Zone

c)

Ocean floor

d)

Sunlight Zone

46.
As oceans become deeper, the water pressure ___________________.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
47.

Why does the octopus shoot black ink into the water?

a)

to catch food

b)

to hide and escape from danger

c)

to help it swim

d)

to find a mate

48.

Which ocean floor feature is labeled "F"?

a)

Continental Shelf

b)

Abyssal Plain

c)

Ocean Trench

d)

Continental Slope

49.

A shallow area of sediment near the shore...

a)

Continental Shelf

b)

Ocean Trench

c)

Continental Slope

d)

Abyssal Plain

50.

Which of these are the deepest parts of the oceans?

a)

Continental Shelf

b)

Abyssal Plain

c)

Ocean Trench

d)

Continental Rise

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