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5th Grade Science Milestones Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of these is a chemical change?

a)

Writing on paper

b)

Bread rising

c)

Doing your makeup

d)

sitting on a chair

2.

Is popping popcorn a physical change or a chemical change? (If the popcorn pops into a new substance, then it is a chemical change. But, the way that popcorn pops is a physical change.)

a)

Chemical change

b)

Both

c)

Physical change

3.

(a)   is a single celled microorganism.

4.

What breaks down dead organisms and their waste?

a)

Decomposers

b)

dirt

c)

wind

d)

Miguel

5.

What are the THREE agents of erosion?

a)

wind

b)

air

c)

water

d)

gravity

6.

What is an instinct?

a)

The qualities an organism has.

b)

Is a behavior that is inherited.

c)

Is something that causes a reaction in a living thing.

d)

The ways that animals act.

7.

What are the animal behaviors?

a)

The qualities an organism has.

b)

To receive characteristics, or traits, from an organism's parents.

c)

When two or more living things need the same resources in order to survive.

d)

The ways that animals act.

8.

What are the inherited characteristics?

a)

The qualities an organism has.

b)

To receive characteristics, or traits, from an organism's parents.

c)

When two or more living things need the same resources in order to survive.

d)

The ways that animals act.

9.

A parallel circuit is a circuit with only ONE pathway.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What is the basic unit of life?

a)

Microorganisms

b)

Bacteria

c)

Molecules

d)

Cells

11.

If you want to make tiny objects look bigger in the science lab you will use a _______________.

a)

rain gauge

b)

microscope

c)

telescope

d)

timer

12.

What is happening in the picture?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

depostion

d)

flooding

13.

Most of Earth's volcanoes and earthquakes occur along

a)

continental plates

b)

plate boundaries

c)

oceanic plates

d)

the Indian Ocean

14.
which is not an example of an inherited trait
a)
how tall a person is
b)
a person's eye color
c)
a cut on person's hand
d)
foot size
15.

Circle the nucleus. (use the chart to help you!)

16.

What two things does a plant cell have that an animal cell does not?

a)

Cell membrane and chloroplasts

b)

Cell wall and nucleus

c)

Cell wall and chloroplasts

d)

None of the above

17.

This is the process in where traits are passed off from parents to their offspring.

(a)  

18.

A dam is used to help influence the chances of a flood happening.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What are the five groups of vertebrates?

a)

Mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians, and arthropods

b)

Vascular, non-vascular, angiosperm, gymnosperm, and algea

c)

Frogs, bears, sharks, turtles, and toucans

d)

Mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians, and fish

e)

There are not 5 groups of vertebrates.

20.

Which organelle is the "Powerhouse" of the cell and produces energy for the cell?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Cell wall

d)

Nucleus

21.

What are constructive forces/processes?

a)

the breaking down of Earth's surface

b)

the movement of soil or sediment

c)

the building up of Earth's surface

d)

deposits of sediment built up from a river flooding into a larger area of water

22.

An earthquake happens in California that causes the land to build up. What force/process caused this to happen?

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

23.

(a)   is found only in plant cells. This organelle uses photosynthesis to provide food for the plant.

24.

Jaquavious Thompson is doing a science project on chemical changes. Which two substances would make a chemical change and why?

a)

Peanut butter and jelly because they create a new taste after being smeared together.

b)

Salt and vinegar because the two substances are mixed together and they create a new substance.

c)

Salt and water because the salt cannot be separated from the water after it is mixed together.

d)

None of the above

25.

Explain why popping popcorn is either a physical or chemical change in your opinion. (It's ok if you only use one sentence!)

4 lines
26.

Water carrying sand away from the beach is an example of:

a)

deposition

b)

weathering

c)

erosion

d)

constructive process

27.

What three things do you need in a circuit?

a)

You don't need three things, just a power source

b)

Power source, load, conductor, switch

c)

Insulator, load, switch

d)

Power source, load, conductor

28.

What can turn a circuit on and off?

a)

Battery

b)

Switch

c)

Load

d)

Insulator

29.
What is a parallel circuit? 
a)
A circuit with only one path to get electricity to the light
b)
A circuit without any paths to get electricity to the light
c)
A circuit with multiple paths to get electricity to the light
d)
I never knew there was such a thing as a parallel circuit 
30.
Anything that takes up space and has mass is called
a)
matter
b)
solid
c)
color
d)
atoms
31.

Which of these is caused by static electricity?

a)

A Magnet attracts a paper clip.

b)

Glue holds two peaches of paper together.

c)

Socks taken from a clothes dryer stick together.

d)

Ice sticks to a car's windshield.

32.
Which of the following are magnetic poles?
a)
North and South
b)
East and West
c)
Left and Right
d)
Red and Blue
33.
What do two unlike poles do when they are brought close together?
a)
Nothing
b)
Repel
c)
Attract
d)
Decrease
34.
What is an example of a conductor?
a)
A wooden block
b)
A plastic fork
c)
A styrofoam cup
d)
Aluminum foil
35.

What is the purpose of a dam?

a)

To provide shelter for wildlife such as fish, amphibians, and other small animals.

b)

To promote tourism in fishing areas.

c)

To control water flow and prevent flooding and provide water for irrigation and human consumption.

d)

To help floods become bigger and cause more damage.