Worksheets4th & 5th Science Review
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 40mins
Which do meteorologists use to measure the amount of precipitation that falls during a storm?
Anemometer
Barometer
Rain gauge
Weather vane
Which type of storm causes the most flooding in areas located near an ocean coastline?
Tornado
Hurricane
Blizzard
Freezing rain
Which of these best describes a tornado?
A winter storm that produces frozen precipitation
A rotating funnel-shaped cloud with strong winds and thunderstorms
A severe weather condition with low temperatures and blowing snow
A storm that forms over warm ocean water and has extremely strong winds
Usually, cumulonimbus clouds are associated with weather that is —
dry
stormy
fair
foggy
Different types of clouds are associated with different types of weather. Which of the following types of clouds would most likely be seen in the sky during a thunderstorm?
A
B
C
D
A weather instrument that is used to measure air pressure is called...
Anemometer
Barometer
Thermometer
Rain Gauge
What will happen if the lid is removed from a container that holds helium gas?
The gas will expand and escape from the container.
The gas will slowly change back into a liquid.
When light hits the gas, it will change colors.
Gravity will keep the gas in the container.
Which order is correct if heat is TAKEN AWAY?
Gas, solid, liquid
Liquid, solid, gas
Gas, liquid, solid
Solid, liquide, gas
At room temperature, oxygen, nitrogen, neon, and carbon dioxide are all-
gases
solids
colloids
liquids
All objects are made of matter
True
False
Observations:
~ Assumes the shape of its container
~ Has a definite volume
~ Flows easily
Based on the observations you can conclude that-
it could be a liquid or a solid
it can only be a gas
it can only be a liquid
it could be a liquid or a gas
The amount of matter in an object is its -
length
mass
weight
volume
The cereal shown combines multiple substances that do not lose their identifying characteristics when they are together. The cereal is a —
solution
molecule
mixture
recipe
Which is NOT an example of a solution?
Jello packet mixed with water
Tea mixed with sugar
Oil mixed with water
Tap water mixed with salt
Study the food web. Which two organisms are in direct competition for food?
frog and mouse
fox and rabbit
owl and bird
frog and bird
If a group of raccoons was introduced to this ecosystem and began eating frogs, what would most likely happen?
There will be less grasshoppers in the area
Snakes will begin eating grasshoppers
Frogs will begin eating plants
There will be less snakes in the area
Study this food chain. What is the decomposer?
grass
owl
grasshopper
mushroom
The energy in any ecosystem comes from the (a) .
What is a niche of a honeybee?
pollinating flowers to help them grow
eating flowers to keep the population down
eating other insects to keep the population down
decomposing plants to make new soil
Which is a correct statement about the object shown in Graph W?
The object speeds up during the trip.
The object slows down during the trip.
The object travels at a constant speed during the trip.
Which surface most likely has the least amount of friction
Ice skating rink
Carpeted room
Pavement
Sandpaper
4 cars are at the starting line of a race. Which car will require the most force to start moving?
car with mass of 1200 kilograms
car with mass of 1500 kilograms
car with mass of 1700 kilograms
car with mass of 2000 kilograms
The 5th graders were playing a game of tug-of-war. The class was divided equally with half the class on one side of the rope and the other half on the opposite side. For 5 minutes the students pulled and pulled but neither side could pull the flag to one side or the other. Choose the description of the forces during the 5th grade tug-of-war.
The forces were unbalanced in the game.
The forces were friction, gravity, and chemical energy.
The students all had the same amount of strength.
The forces were balanced in the game.
Which surface would have the least amount of friction?
a carpet
a concrete sidewalk
a smooth, hardwood floor
Any push or pull that causes an object to move, stop, or change speed or direction is _________________.
energy
work
a force
gravity
Motion is described as an object's ______________ and _________________.
up and down
speed and direction
height and weight
Shadows cast by objects change throughout the day. The picture below shows the shadow cast
by a tree at 3:00 P.M.
Bob notices that the shadow of the tree outside his house is changing through the day. Why?
Earth rotating on its axis
Moon revolving around the Earth
Earth revolving around the Sun
How often do each of these phases of the moon appear?
yearly
monthly
every day
every six month
What is the 6th planet from the Sun?
Mercury
Saturn
Earth
Venus
Which of these is a similarity between the Earth and Moon?
Both have water, soil, and life.
Both have atmospheres and changing weather.
Both have rocky surfaces.
Both are made of gases.
The 4 inner planets are know as ________.
Cold Plants
Terrestrial Planets
Gas planets
Which planet takes the longest time to orbit around the sun?
Mars
Mercury
Neptune
Jupiter
Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?
Sun
Saturn
Moon
Venus
How many high tides does a place have each day?
3
4
5
2
What causes tides?
gravity
wind
spring
neap
How is sound produced?
By the vibration of particles
By the transfer of particles
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
Air
Empty space
Metal
Water
The name given to sound waves.
transverse waves
compression waves
The phase of matter that sound travels
through the worst.
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Plasma
Sound must have a medium to travel through.
True
False
Sometimes
Depends on the type of sound
A small bell produces a high pitch. Therefore, the
bell vibrates quickly. A large drum produces a low
pitch. Therefore, the drum vibrates slowly.
True
False
As sound waves travel, parts of the waves are bunched close together. This is called --
a rarefaction wave
the pitch
a compression wave
the frequency
Which pipe on the instrument will have the highest pitch when air is blown through its mouthpiece?
Pipe A
Pipe B
Pipe C
Pipe D
Light bouncing off an object is called --
absorbing
refracting
reflecting
bending
Students place a pencil in a glass of water as shown. The pencil in the water looks broken because --
water dissolves the pencil
water is colder than air
light refracts when it enters the water
light is absorbed when it hits the glass
When all colors of the visible spectrum are absorbed, what color of light is produced?
Yellow
White
Black
Red
Which is the correct order of the colors of the visible light spectrum?
Orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, and red
Red, orange, green, blue, violet, and yellow
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet
Green, blue, violet, red, orange, and yellow
Which of these objects is translucent?
A student notebook
A brick wall of a school
The lenses of sunglasses
A mirror on the bus
Which of these objects is opaque?
Liquid water
Eyeglass lenses
Brick wall
Stained glass window
Which of the following items are transparent?
Plastic wrap
Windshield
Stain glass window
Construction Paper
Magnifying glass
Two flashlights are turned on. The light rays they create are shown in the diagram. These light rays best illustrate that
a. both rays are reflected
b. both rays are refracted
c. Ray 1 is reflected and Ray 2 is refracted
d. Ray 1 is refracted and Ray 2 is reflected
Light travels in
compression waves.
transverse waves.
ocean waves.
sound waves.
