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Are You Ready 5th Grade

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Renewable energy resources produce less_____________ than fossil fuels.

a)

pollution

b)

energy

c)

wind

d)

light

2.
_____________ power is electricity produced by flowing water.
a)
Solar 
b)
Wind 
c)
Hydroelectric 
d)
water
3.
Wind Energy is...
a)
 Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air
b)
Energy that comes from the Sun
c)
A source of renewable energy, such as solar, wind, or geothermal energy
d)
Fuel from plant material
4.
Hyrdo Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
5.
Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
6.
__________is the energy generated from the sun by using solar panels.
a)
Wind
b)
Hydro
c)
Nuclear
d)
Solar
7.
__________is the energy created by wind turning wind turbines.
a)
Geothermal
b)
Hydro
c)
Wind
d)
Nuclear
8.

Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non Renewable

9.

Do renewable energy sources run out?

a)

Yes

b)

No

10.

Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non Renewable

11.

 __________ is an energy resource that will run out in the next several hundred years.

a)

Renewable Energy Resource

b)

Fossil Fuels

c)

Non Renewable Energy Resource

d)

Forever Fuels

12.

__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

a)

Renewable Energy Resource

b)

Fossil Fuel

c)

Nonrenewable Energy Resource

d)

Forever Fuel

13.

Why are fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas called nonrenewable resources?

a)

They can never be replaced.

b)

They can be recycled.

c)

They cannot be easily replaced.

d)

They can be made in factories.

14.

 

Which example describes the use of a nonrenewable energy resource?

a)

Gasoline is used to fuel a car.

b)

Water is released through a dam.

c)

Sunlight is used to heat a home.

d)

Wind turbines spin to generate electricity.

15.

What are fossil fuels?

a)

Solar, Wind, Hydro

b)

Coal, Solar, Natural Gas

c)

Coal, Oil, Natural Gas

16.

How much matter an object contains for it´s size

a)

Mass

b)

Density

c)

Matter

d)

Volumen

17.

Mass is the amount of _______ an object takes up.

a)

gas

b)

atom

c)

matter

18.

The amount of space accupied by a substance is called?

a)

Density

b)

MAtter

c)

Volume

d)

Space

19.

This is an example of what type of matter?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

20.

This is an example of what type of matter?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

21.

Whether something is attracted to a magnet

a)

solubility

b)

conductivity

c)

mass

d)

magnetism

22.

What does density tell you about an object?

a)

how big it is

b)

if it will sink or float

c)

how heavy it is

d)

what color it is

23.

A physical property of matter that students are most likely investigating.

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Density

d)

Length

24.

Is vegetable oil-

a)

more dense than water

b)

less dense than water

25.
What will happen when these magnets are brought close together?
a)
They will attract each other.
b)
They will repel each other.
c)
Both magnets will turn to the left
d)
Both magnets will turn to the right
26.
To attract means....
a)
The part of the magnet where the force is the strongest
b)
A force created by magnets that pulls some metals
c)
To Pull towards
d)
An object able to pull some metals towards itself
27.
The material best attracted by a magnet is ________________.
a)
silver
b)
copper
c)
iron
d)
glass
28.

The ___ is the thing being dissolved.

a)

solute

b)

solvent

c)

mixture

d)

solution

29.

If I dissolve salt in water, what is the solute?

a)

water

b)

salty water

c)

none of the above

d)

salt

30.
Is Iron a Conductor or Insulator?
a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
31.

Melting means:

a)

The mixture of a liquid with a solid such as salt.

b)

When solid changes into liquid.

32.

Complete this sentece: "Matter is anything that ...

a)

the amount of matter in an object".

b)

you can smell".

c)

takes up space and has mass".

d)

changes into liquid".

33.

This definition "big or small, tall or tiny, long or short" talks about...

a)

size

b)

color

c)

hardnes

d)

flavour

34.

Water freezing is an example of a.....

a)

Liquid changing to a solid

b)

Solid changing to a gas

c)

Liquid changing to a gas

35.

Oxygen and Helium are examples of _________.

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gases

36.

The diagram below shows a block of wood. The block is a __________.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

37.

The diagram below shows a glass containing some ice. The ice in the glass represents what state of matter?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

38.

What causes the moon to appear to change shape?

a)

moon craters

b)

moon marias

c)

moon phases

d)

moon eclipses

39.

An orbit is...

a)

a planet spinning on an axis

b)

the distance between a planet and the sun

c)

the speed a planet moves around the sun

d)

the path an object takes around another object in space

40.

What causes day and night on earth?

a)

earth rotating on its axis

b)

earth revolving around the sun

c)

earth's tilt

d)

the moon orbiting earth

41.

A planet can have 1 or more moons. What is another word to describe what a moon is to a planet?

a)

an asteroid

b)

a comet

c)

a star

d)

a satellite

42.

Which is true about the diagram above?

a)

In the Northern Hemisphere it is fall, and in the Southern Hemisphere it is spring.

b)

In the Northern Hemisphere it is winter, and in the Southern Hemisphere it is spring.

c)

In the Northern Hemisphere it is spring, and in the Southern Hemisphere it is summer.

d)

In the Northern Hemisphere it is summer, and in the Southern Hemisphere it is winter.

43.

About how long will it take for Earth to move from point Y to point Z?

a)

6 months

b)

1 year

c)

12 hours

d)

24 hours

44.
What causes the day and night cycle on Earth?
a)
Rotation of the Sun
b)
Revolution of the Earth
c)
Gravitational pull from the moon
d)
Rotation of the Earth
45.
In Which position would the Southern Hemisphere experience winter?
a)
Position A
b)
Position B
c)
Position C
d)
Position D
46.

By how many degrees is the Earth tilted on its axis?

a)

90

b)

2.5

c)

23.5

d)

28

47.

What is at the center of our solar system?

a)

asteroid belt

b)

Earth

c)

sun

d)

moon

48.

A change in an object's position, direction or location

a)

Position

b)

Force

c)

Motion

d)

Inertia

49.

What is force?

a)

a push or a pull

b)

motion

c)

acceleration

d)

interaction

50.

The force that attracts objects to the center of the Earth

a)

Friction

b)

Air resistance

c)

Motion

d)

Gravity

51.

Which force is shown in the picture? (look at he brakes being used on the roller blades)

a)

push

b)

pull

c)

gravity

d)

friction

52.

Which force is shown in the picture?

a)

push

b)

pull

c)

gravity

d)

friction

53.

Which force is shown in this picture?

a)

push

b)

pull

c)

gravity

d)

friction

54.

The ability to do work is called ___________________.

a)

force

b)

gravity

c)

energy

d)

friction

55.

_____________________ is a force that tries to pull two objects together.

a)

force

b)

energy

c)

gravity

d)

friction

56.

A push or pull of an object is called __________________.

a)

force

b)

gravity

c)

energy

d)

friction

57.

What are the basic needs of an organism?

a)

Food, Air, Clothing, Water

b)

Air, Food, Water, Shelter

c)

Food, Air, Clothing, Animals

d)

Food, Plants, Air, Shelter

58.

Which of the following is NOT a basic need of plants?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Shelter

c)

Water

d)

Soil

59.

Which of the following is considered a non living part of a habitat?

a)

Cactus

b)

Snake

c)

Water

d)

Rabbit

60.

Why aren't penguins found living in desserts and cacti found living in the arctic tundra?

a)

To survive, organisms must live in ecosystems where their basic needs can be met.

b)

It is impossible for organisms to travel from one ecosystem to another ecosystem on the Earth.

c)

People decide where organisms live on the Earth.

d)

These animals were trapped in certain areas during migration.

61.

All of the following can cause changes to an organism's environment. Which change is NOT a natural cause?

a)

Lightning Strike

b)

Tornado

c)

Cutting Down Trees

d)

Flood

62.

Which of the following human activities is NOT harmful for the organisms living in an environment?

a)

Clearing the forest to build houses.

b)

Planting trees where old trees were cut down.

c)

Releasing chemicals into the air.

d)

Building highways through a forest.

63.

All food chains must start with ________ .

a)

the Sun

b)

a producer

c)

a consumer

d)

a decomposer

64.

Which of the following links in a food chain makes its own food?

a)

Consumers

b)

Producers

c)

Decomposers

d)

Rabbits

65.

Animals that help break down the dead organisms that fall to the ground are called _________.

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Decomposers

d)

Scavengers

66.

What would most likely happen to the grasshopper population if the frogs were removed from this food chain?

a)

There will be an increase in the grasshopper population.

b)

There will be a decrease in the grasshopper population.

c)

The grasshopper population will stay the same.

d)

The grasshoppers will begin eating the snakes.

67.

Which of the following are the consumers in the diagram above?

a)

The Sun, grass, and grasshopper.

b)

The grass, grasshopper, and frog.

c)

The grasshopper, frog, and snake.

d)

The frog, snake, and the Sun.

68.

Photosynthesis is the process producers use to make food. Which of these things are necessary for this process?

a)

CO2

b)

water

c)

sunlight

d)

all of the above

69.

Choose the statement that is correct:

a)

Producers and consumers are both dependent on other organisms for food.

b)

Producers can produce their own food but consumers are dependent on other organisms for food.

c)

Producers are dependent on other organisms for food but consumers can make their own food.

d)

Both producers and consumers can produce their own food.

70.

Using only the information in the food web diagram above, the snake is considered a/an

a)

omnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

carnivore

d)

producer

71.

If the rabbits disappeared from the prairie what will happen to the grass?

a)

The grass would die because there would be no more rabbits to eat the grass.

b)

The foxes would start eating grass because there are no more rabbits for them to eat.

c)

The mountain lions would start eating grass because there are no more rabbits.

d)

The amount of grass will increase because there are no more rabbits to eat the grass.

72.

If the rabbits disappeared from the prairie what would happen to the foxes?

a)

The number of foxes would increase because they would start eating grass and become herbivores.

b)

The number of foxes would decrease because they would starve because there are no more rabbits.

c)

The number of foxes would stay the same because they would become herbivores and eat grass.

d)

The number of foxes would not be affected in any way if the rabbits disappeared from the prairie.

73.

Which behaviors are inherited traits?

a)

Wolf pack teaching pups to hunt

b)

Tying your shoes

c)

height

d)

Attached earlobes

e)

Baby crying

74.

Which behaviors are learned behaviors?

a)

Tying your shoes

b)

Attached earlobes

c)

Wolf pack teaching pups to hunt.

d)

Baby walking

e)

Height

75.

Which of the following is an example of a learned behavior?

a)

Breathing

b)

Swallowing

c)

Cooking

d)

Eye color