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5th Grade Science 3rd 9 Weeks Spiraled Review

Total questions: 92

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of an insulator?

a)

Allows the flow of electricity

b)

Stops or slows the flow of electricity

c)

An example would be metals

d)

None of them.

2.

Which of the following is the definition of a conductor?

a)

Stops or slows the flow of energy

b)

An example would be plastic.

c)

An example would be rubber.

d)

Allows the flow of energy.

3.

Select all the magnetic choices.

a)

Nickel

b)

Copper

c)

Cobalt

d)

Iron

e)

Steel

4.

Which of the following are physical properties?

a)

Matter

b)

Mass

c)

Solubility

d)

Conductivity

5.

Why do we have so many trials in experiments?

a)

To allow multiple opportunities for us to answer.

b)

To make the data more reliable

c)

Because labs are fun

d)

None of the above

6.

What is the type of force that pulls things down to earth?

a)

Gravitational Force

b)

Frictional Force

c)

Equal Force

d)

None of the above

7.

What is an unbalanced (unequal) force?

a)

A force that does not cause motion

b)

A force that causes motion

c)

A push

d)

A pull

8.

An (a)   force does not cause motion.

9.
Which is an example of a conductor?
a)
Glass
b)
Plastic
c)
Copper
d)
Wood
10.
An example of a conductor is :
a)
a glass paperweight
b)
a plastic cap
c)
a metal screw
d)
a wooden handle
11.
Metal is an example of this. 
a)
conductor
b)
insulator
12.
Electricity can flow easily through these. 
a)
conductors
b)
insulators
13.
What object would best complete this circuit?
a)
A battery
b)
a peice of yarn
c)
an insulator
d)
a conductor
14.
You know that the object connected to the wires is a conductor because:
a)
The light bulb is glowing bright.
b)
It's a complete circuit.
c)
It's a closed circuit.
d)
The object is shiny.
15.

What is a material that resists, or does NOT allow, energy to flow through?

a)

circuit

b)

insulator

c)

series

d)

conductor

16.
wood is a _____?
a)
conductor
b)
insulator
17.
Identify the conductor below.
a)
cloth rag
b)
plastic bottle
c)
gold ring
18.
____________ stops the flow of electricity.
a)
A conductor
b)
An insulator
c)
A magnet
19.
What is the difference between a conductor and an insulator?
a)
An insulator allows electricity to flow through it easily and a conductor does not
b)
A conductor allows electricity to flow through it easily and an insulator does not.
c)
An insulator is magnetic and a conductor is not
d)
A conductor is magnetic and an insulator is not
20.
Olivia wanted to complete her circuit with a conductor.  What object is her best option?
a)
Wood stick
b)
Glass bead
c)
Aluminum foil
d)
Styrofoam
21.

What are the 2 main types of forces?

a)

Push

b)

Pull

c)

Gravitational Force

d)

Frictional Force

22.

What is frictional force?

a)

A force that causes things to fall back down to earth.

b)

A force that causes a push.

c)

A force that causes a pull.

d)

A force that works in the opposite direction of motion.

23.

Which of the following causes the most friction?

a)

ice skating rink

b)

gravel road

c)

wood floor

d)

air hockey table top

24.

Which of the following is the best way to represent that air takes up space?

a)

Leaves blowing in the wind

b)

A balloon

c)

Riding in an airplane

d)

Wind in a sail

25.

Which of the following is an example(s) of an unbalanced (unequal) force?

a)

b)

c)

d)

26.

Which of the following are soluble in water?

a)

Salt

b)

Sugar

c)

Lemon Juice

d)

Gravel

e)

Sand

27.

What is the definition of soluble?

a)

Something that dissolves in water

b)

Something the floats on water.

c)

Something that sinks in water and does not dissolve

d)

An example would be sand.

28.

Which of the following is less dense?

a)

Copper Penny

b)

Cork

c)

Tennis Ball

d)

Metal paper clip

29.

Which of the following are more dense?

a)

Copper Penny

b)

Cork

c)

Metal Paper Clip

d)

Ping Pong Ball

30.

What force(s) acted on the toy car in our lab?

a)

Gravitational Force

b)

Frictional Force

c)

Push

d)

Pull

31.

Which of the following is an example of an energy transformation?

a)

Plugging in and turning on the microwave

b)

Hearing a train

c)

Looking at a light bulb

d)

Smelling donuts

32.

Which of the following is not a form of potential energy?

a)

Chemical energy

b)

Nuclear energy

c)

Kinetic energy

d)

Gravitational energy

33.

Which position on the roller coaster has the greatest potential energy ?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

34.

A bicycle rider is traveling up a hill. When the rider reaches the top of the hill, she stops to rest. Then she travels down the hill. The diagram shows the rider in the three different positions.


Which of these correctly describes the potential energy and the kinetic energy of the bicycle rider?

a)

When the rider is at the top of the hill, her potential energy is the greatest, and her kinetic energy is the least.

b)

As the rider moves up the hill, her kinetic energy increases, and her potential energy decreases.

c)

When the rider goes down the hill, her potential energy increases, and her kinetic energy decreases.

d)

As the rider reaches the bottom of the hill, her kinetic energy and her potential energy decrease.

35.

When a roller coaster is at the top of a hill it has

a)

high potential energy

b)

high kinetic energy

c)

low potential energy

d)

equal amounts of kinetic and potential energy

36.
If these teams are pulling with the same amount of force what will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
37.
If an object is not moving the forces acting upon it are _____________
a)
unbalanced
b)
weak
c)
balanced
d)
Hulk Smash!
38.
What is the FORCE? 
a)
5 N
b)
10 N
c)
400 N
d)
0 N
39.

These forces are...

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

40.

These forces are...

a)

Balanced

b)

Unbalanced

41.
If an object is stationary (not moving) the forces acting upon it are _____________
a)
unbalanced
b)
weak
c)
balanced
d)
Hulk Smash!
42.
Is this a balanced or unbalanced force?
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
c)
Neither
d)
Both
43.

The net force is...

a)

-20 N

b)

0 N

c)

80 N

d)

20 N

44.

What is the net force on the object pictured?

a)

3 N

b)

5 N

c)

4 N

d)

8 N

45.
Which one is balanced?
a)
Top
b)
Bottom
c)
Both
d)
Cannot be determined
46.
In the image, which of the person and their bikes will get down a hill faster? 
a)
The boy because he is younger
b)
The woman because she is stronger
c)
The boy because he has a greater mass which applies a greater force
d)
The woman because she has more mass and applies a greater force
47.
7.  A boy pushes a cart across the floor.  What is the push most likely to change?
a)
A.  The mass of the cart
b)
B.  The shape of the cart
c)
C.  The position of the cart
d)
D.  All of the above
48.

Students investigate the physical properties of some substances. They draw a table to show how the substances can be grouped. The students need to complete the table with column headings. Which column headings should they use for their table?

a)

Conductors

b)

Insoluble in water

c)

Soluble in water

d)

Magnetic

49.

Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Earthquakes, and Volcanic Eruptions are all examples of which of the following?

a)

Slow changes to Earth's surface

b)

Rapid changes to Earth's surface

c)

Movement

d)

High winds

50.

Select the correct definition for erosion.

a)

Breaking down into smaller pieces

b)

Wind and moving water carry bits of rock

c)

Materials being dropped in a new place

d)

An example are mountains

51.

Select the correct definition for weathering.

a)

Wind and water carry bits of rock

b)

An example is a flood

c)

Materials being dropped in a new place

d)

Breaking down rock into smaller pieces

52.

Select the correct definition for deposition.

a)

Wind and water carry bits of rock

b)

An example is a mountain

c)

Materials being dropped in a new place

d)

Breaking down rock into smaller pieces

53.

Deltas are formed by which of the following two processes:

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Wind

d)

Weathering

54.

Glaciers form which of the following structures?

a)

V-shaped valley

b)

U-shaped valley

c)

Mountain

d)

Fjord

55.

Sand dunes are formed by which of the following?

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Wind

d)

Earthquakes

56.

Landforms are examples of which of the following?

a)

Rapid changes to Earth's surface

b)

Slow changes to Earth's surface

c)

Tornadoes, Hurricanes, and Earthquakes

d)

None of the above

57.

Rivers form which kind of landform?

a)

V-shaped valleys

b)

Canyons

c)

U-shaped valleys

d)

Mountains

58.

Volcanic eruptions cause which of the following to form?

a)

Islands

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Hurricanes

d)

Tornadoes

59.

Which of the following is an example of a rapid change to Earth's surface?

a)

Tornado

b)

Hurricane

c)

Earthquake

d)

Volcanic Eruption

60.

A flood is an example of which of the following?

a)

Erosion

b)

A rapid change to Earth's surface

c)

A slow change to Earth's surface

d)

A landform

61.

A hypothesis uses the following format to answer a question.

a)

I think that...

b)

The data shows that...

c)

If ____, then ____.

d)

Therefore, ____.

62.

The chart below shows objects that conduct heat and objects that insulate heat. Which answer choice best completes the chart?

a)

Glass block

b)

Gold ring

c)

Plastic spoon

d)

None of the above

63.

WHAT STRATEGY DO YOU USE?

a)

CONDUCTORS - PLASTICS

INSULATORS - METALS

b)

CONDUCTORS - NICS

INSULATORS - PLASTIC, WOOD, GLASS, COTTON, RUBBER.

c)

CONDUCTORS - WATER

INSULATORS - ONLY WOOD

d)

CONDUCTORS - LEMON JUICE

INSULATORS - PAPER

64.

The electrical wires in many homes are made of copper and covered with plastic. Why are copper and plastic good choices for electrical wires?

a)

Copper is a conductor of electricity, and plastic is an insulator of electricity.

b)

Copper is an insulator of electricity, and plastic is a conductor of electricity.

c)

Copper is a conductor of electricity, and plastic is an insulator of heat.

d)

Copper is an insulator of electricity, and plastic is a conductor of heat.

65.

Which of the following describes precipitation?

a)

Water goes up to the clouds where it cools down

b)

Water is turned into water vapor

c)

Water falls from the clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

d)

Water runs off of a surface

66.

Which of the following describes evaporation?

a)

Water goes up to the clouds where it cools down

b)

Water is turned into water vapor

c)

Water falls from the clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

d)

Water runs off of a surface

67.

Which of the following describes condensation?

a)

Water goes up to the clouds where it cools down

b)

Water is turned into water vapor

c)

Water falls from the clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

d)

Water runs off of a surface

68.

Which of the following describes runoff?

a)

Water goes up to the clouds where it cools down

b)

Water is turned into water vapor

c)

Water falls from the clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

d)

Water runs off of a surface

69.

Which of the following best describes the difference between weather and climate?

a)

Weather is a daily occurrence and climate is data gathered over a 30 year period.

b)

Weather is data gathered over 30 years and climate is day to day.

c)

Weather happens yearly and climate happens daily.

d)

None of the above.

70.

What causes the apparent movement of the sun across the Earth's sky?

a)

Earth's Revolution

b)

Sun's Rotation

c)

Sun's Revolution

d)

Earth's Rotation

71.

Which of the following are renewable resources?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Oxygen (air)

c)

Plants

d)

Fossil Fuels

72.

Which of the following is an example of conservation?

a)

Littering

b)

Putting trash in the bin

c)

Recycling

d)

Cutting down trees to build homes

73.

Which of the following causes seasons?

a)

The sun's rotation

b)

Earth's tilt on its axis and its orbit around the sun

c)

The sun's revolution

d)

The moon

74.

Which of the following is the correct definition of orbit (revolve)?

a)

To go around an object

b)

To spin

c)

To turn

d)

None of the above

75.

What causes the day and night cycle?

a)

Earth revolving around the sun

b)

Earth's rotation on its axis

c)

The moon revolving around earth

d)

The sun revolving around the earth

76.

What time of day are shadows the shortest?

a)

Noon

b)

Afternoon

c)

Evening

d)

Sunrise

77.

What time(s) of day are shadows longest?

a)

Sunrise

b)

Sunset

c)

Noon

d)

Afternoon

78.

A student draws diagrams of her house and the location of the sun in the sky. Which diagram below does not correctly represent the location of the sun at the time indicated?

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

79.

The diagram shows the shadows of a tree in a field at noon on a summer day. The sun rises at 7:00am on this day. Which diagram best shows the shadow of the tree at 10:00am on the same day?

a)

b)

c)

d)

80.

Which of the following is our saying for remembering where the sun is for shadows?

a)

Early in the East, rest in the West

b)

Sun set sun rise

c)

North South

d)

We don't have a saying!

81.

Which of the following is/are inherited behaviors?

a)

Seeking food from a human

b)

Migrating south for the winter

c)

A child has blue eyes

d)

A tiger has stripes

82.

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

a)

A dog chasing a ball

b)

A person having blue eyes

c)

An elephant having tusks

d)

A person driving a car

83.

Which of the following describes what happens when a pen is placed into water?

a)

Refraction because the pen looks bent or broken

b)

Reflection because the pen looks bent or broken

c)

Refraction because the light bounces off of the water

d)

Absorption because the light is absorbed by the water

84.

Which of the following is an example of mimicry?

a)

A moth has owl eyes on its wings to scare off predators

b)

A butterfly flies in circles

c)

Birds fly south for the winter

d)

Bears sleep all winter

85.

Which of the following describes camouflage?

a)

Rabbits shed their fur multiple times a year having white fur in January, brown fur in May, and white and brown fur in the summer.

b)

A white tailed deer raises its tail to warn other deer that danger is near.

c)

An owl hoots at predators.

d)

Bats use sonar to detect predators and obstacles in the night.

86.

Why would a deer have a white tail in grassland prairies?

a)

To warn other deer that danger is near.

b)

To camouflage into the prairie

c)

To jump higher on hills

d)

To run faster

87.

Which of the following is/are an example of an abiotic factor?

a)

A bird

b)

An elephant

c)

Air

d)

Water

88.

Which of the following is/are biotic factors?

a)

Plants

b)

Wood

c)

Water

d)

Air

89.

True or False: An animal has died so it is an abiotic factor.

a)

True

b)

False

90.

Which of the following is an example of a biotic factor and an abiotic factor interacting in an ecosystem?

a)

A bird takes a drink out of a pond.

b)

A hawk eats a cardinal.

c)

A dog chases a cat

d)

A frog eats a fly

91.

Which of the following would be the next phase in the moon cycle?

a)

new moon

b)

full moon

c)

crescent moon

d)

half moon

92.

If a full moon happened today, when would the next full moon be?

a)

Next week

b)

Tomorrow

c)

2 months

d)

In about a month (30 days)

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