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WorksheetsFlorida 5th Grade Science Practice Questions
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 2hrs 39mins
Kaylee observed two unknown plants. She recorded her observations of the plants in the table. In which group of plants would both of these plants be classified?
nonflowering plants with seeds
nonflowering plants with spores
flowering plants with wide leaves
flowering plants with narrow leaves
The moon seems to move across the sky once each night. Which of the following statements describes why this happens?
The moon revolves around Earth.
Earth revolves around the sun.
Earth rotates on its axis.
Earth's axis is tilted.
Slate is a kind of metamorphic rock. How does slate form?
from lava that cools and hardens
from magma that cools and hardens
from sediment that is pressed together over time
from other rock when heat and pressure cause changes
Which of the following best describes scientific investigations?
Scientific investigations are always controlled experiments.
Only trained scientists can carry out scientific investigations.
Scientific investigations always follow similar steps done in the same order.
The steps in a scientific investigation can vary but always include gathering evidence.
A closed circuit is a complete loop through which current flows. Which of the following lists the parts of a closed circuit?
wire, battery, bulb, closed switch
wire, battery bulb, open switch
battery, bulb, open switch
wire, bulb, closed switch
Earth moves in different ways. The picture shows Earth's motion. How long does it take Earth to make one complete trip from position 1 to position 4?
1 day
1 week
1 month
1 year
There are many different forms of energy. Which form of energy comes from a piano when someone plays it?
chemical energy
electrical energy
light energy
sound energy
The temperature of the air affects other weather conditions. Which of the following describes how temperature affects humidity?
Warmer air holds more water vapor than colder air.
Colder air holds more water vapor than warmer air.
Colder air is denser than warmer air.
Warmer air is less dense than colder air.
Jenna has two sealed shoe boxes. Inside one is a rock with more mass, and inside the other is a rock with less mass. Which of the following will most likely happen is she pushes the two boxes with the same amount of force?
The box with more mass will move faster and not as far.
The box with more mass will move faster and farther.
The box with less mass will move more slowly and farther.
The box with less mass will move faster and farther.
Box turtles have yellowish markings on their green shells. The colors and markings help the turtles blend in with the ground of a forest. Which of the following is NOT an adaptation like the turtles' markings?
a polar bear's thick layer of fat
an arctic fox's white fur
a giraffe's spotted coat
a toad's green skin
Birds that live in Florida's swamps often have long beaks and long legs. The shapes of the birds' beaks help them catch fish to eat. The long legs help the birds wade in the swamp water. The picture shows four birds. Which bird is best suited to catching fish in Florida's swamps?
goldfinch
pileated woodpecker
white ibis
mallard duck
A dog knows how to open a gate and to sit on command. Which of the following statements best describes these actions?
They are necessary for survival.
They are learned behaviors.
They are inherited traits.
They are instincts.
Plants, mica, limestone, and water are four things found in Florida. Which of the following describes something else these four things have in common?
They are all minerals.
They are all natural resources.
They are all renewable resources.
They are all nonrenewable resources.
Erin conducts an investigation about how maple trees make food. She makes observations of ten maple trees. Which of the following must Erin do to provide evidence of her results?
record her observations exactly
record her inferences in a data table
draw diagrams of the trees she observes
use a measuring tape to measure the trees
The brain is an important part of the human body. Which of the following has a role most similar to the brain of a human?
a roof covering and protecting a building
a computer controlling all parts of a factory
a filter removing solids at a water treatment plant
a conveyer belt moving boxes through a warehouse
Several groups of students investigated how mold grows. Each group placed a piece of bread in a plastic bag and put two drops of water on the bread. Then they kept the bread in a dark, warm place. Three days later, they observed the bread. The table below shows their observations. Which of the following best compares the students' observations?
All the groups made the same observations
All the groups but Ian's observed mold growth
All the groups but Jamal's group observed mold growth
Lee's and Rebecca's groups observed the most mold growth
Four students drew diagrams to show how some parts of our home galaxy are related. Which student drew a diagram that best shows how these parts of our home galaxy are related?
Aidan
Olivia
Grace
Diego
Needles are important parts of pine trees. Which of the following plant arts have the same functions as a pine tree's needles?
a squash plant's flowers
an orange tree's roots
a lemon tree's stems
an oak tree's leaves
In the water cycle, water is constantly moving and changing. Emma drew four pictures to show four steps in the water cycle. Then she wrote captions for her pictures describing the changes they show. In what order should Emma arrange her pictures to best represent the step in the water cycle?
S, Q, R, P
P, Q, R, S
S, R, Q, P
Q, S, R, P
In the water cycle, water moves along the land, atmosphere, and ocean. Which of the followin describes how water moves in picture R?
from the ocean to the atmosphere
from the atmosphere to the land
from the ocean to the land
from the land to the ocean
In picture S, which of the following physical changes occurs as a result of a change in temperature?
a change from a solid to a gas
a change from a liquid to a gas
a change from a gas to a solid
a change from a solid to a liquid
Which of the following describes the kind of change that occurs in picture Q?
the chemical change of rusting
the chemical change of burning
the physical change of condensing
the physical change of evaporating
Alex kicks a ball with a certain force. Then Lauren kicks the same ball with a larger force. Which of the following will most likely happen?
The ball will move faster and farther when Alex kicks it.
The ball will move more slowly and farther when Alex kicks it.
The ball will move faster and farther when Lauren kicks it.
The ball will move faster and not as far when Lauren kicks it.
Rainwater seeps into cracks in a rocks. Freezing and thawing of the rainwater in the rock can cause weathering. Which of the following describes how this process happens?
As water flows through the cracks, it picks up the rock and carries it downhill.
As sand in the water flows, it scrapes the rock and wears it away.
As ice flows in sheets, it picks up the rock and carries it away.
As ice expands, it pushes against the rock and splits it apart.
Organisms can change their environments in many ways. Which of the following is the best example of one kind of organism helping another by changing the environment?
Beavers use their teeth to cut down pine trees.
Kudzu vines grow quickly around beech trees.
Humans cause deforestation by clearing birch forests.
Earthworms add nutrients to soil that palm trees take in.
Andrea is conducting an investigation about animals. She will use a ruler to measure the length of the animals. Which of the following best describes why Andrea should write down her measurements in a data table as part of this investigation?
to help her use a ruler
to help her control variables
to help her organize her data
to help her plan the steps to follow
Animals and plants have parts that are similar in some ways and different in others. Which of the following best describes a difference between the nose of an animal and the leaves of a plant?
The animal's nose takes in air, and the plant's leaves do not.
The plant's leaves make food, and the animal's nose does not.
The animal's nose take in sunlight, and the plant's leaves do not.
The plant's leaves provide support, and the animals' nose does not.
The sun and Earth are two different objects in our solar system. Which of the following describes a difference between the sun and the Earth?
Earth is much larger than the sun.
Earth is much hotter than the sun.
Earth is much smaller than the sun.
Earth is much less rocky than the sun.
During an investigation, Isabella observes the moon's phase. She can see half of the lit side of the moon. She draws and labels this phase. Which of the following did she most likely draw?
New Moon
Crescent Moon
Quarter Moon
Full Moon
Animals in different places have different ways of surviving when seasons change. Which of the following animals is most likely to hibernate during winter?
a manatee along the Florida coast
a monarch butterfly in Mexico
a bat in a northern state
a black bear in Florida
Predators such as coyotes sometimes move to a new environment to find food. Which of the following best explains why skunks would be better able to survive than rabbits would if more coyotes moved to their forest?
Skunks have better camouflage for hiding.
Skunks can run much faster than rabbits.
Skunks can mimic poisonous animals.
Skunks can use smell for protection.
Cole conducted an investigation to find out how heat affects rusting. Which of the following events would provide the best evidence that Cole conducted a good scientific investigation?
Other people do different experiments and get the same results.
Other people repeat his experiment and get the same results.
He repeats his experiment and gets different results.
Other people read about his experiment and results.
Long ago, people observed a group of stars that formed a pattern in the sky. They imagined the pattern looked like a swan, so they gave it the name Cygnus (the Latin word for "swan"). Why does Cygnus seem to move across the night sky throughout the year?
because the stars revolve around the Earth
because Earth revolves around the sun
because the sun revolves around Earth
because Earth revolves around the stars
All living things need food to stay alive. Which of the following describes how a palm tree gets food?
It takes in sunlight, air, and water to make food.
It breaks down dead organisms to make food.
It eats other plants to get food.
It eats animals to get food.
Marcus made a list of the main parts that make up a galaxy. On the list, Marcus includes gases, water, and stars. What should he do to make his list correct?
He should add animals to the list.
He should replace water with dust.
He should replace stars with comets.
He should remove gases from the list.
Slash pine trees and rose bushes are two plants found in Florida. Which of the following best describes a difference between the life cycles of a slash pine tree and a rose bush?
A slash pine tree's life cycle includes a flower, and a rose bush's life cycle does not.
A slash pine tree's life cycle includes a cone, and a rose bush's life cycle does not.
A slash pine tree's life cycle includes a seed, and a rose bush's life cycle does not.
A rose bush's life cycle includes a seed, and a slash pine tree's life cycle does not.
The map shows the climate regions of North and South America. Which of the following describes Florida's climate?
warm temperate climate
tropical rainy climate
cool temperate climate
dry desert climate
John shared information with the class about a kind of energy that travels through space. Which of the following describes what he did?
made a model of light
made a model of sound
communicated about light
communicated about sound
Jorge eats an orange and an apple. Then he states that apples taste better than oranges. Which of the following describes Jorge's statement?
It is a fact because it is supported by observations.
It is an opinion because it is supported by observations.
It is an opinion because it can change from one person to the next.
It is an observation because it can change from one person to the next.
Four students took turns blowing on the same cardboard tube for 10 seconds. They measured the distance the tube rolled across the same flat surface during that time. The results are shown in the table. Which student provided the tube with the least amount of mechanical energy according to the data in the table?
Joe
Alexis
Makayla
Tim
Faith has a mixture of steel paper clips and tiny iron filings. Steel is made from different metals, including iron. Which of the following would be the best way for Faith to separate the parts of this mixture?
pick out the iron filings with tweezers
use a magnet to attract the iron filings
sort the mixture using a strainer with small holes
soak the mixture in water until the iron filings dissolve
Joshua and Devin are comparing and analyzing data from their toy car racing trials. When they ran the trials for car speed, what were Joshua and Devin measuring?
the distance each car moved
the amount of time each car moved
the distance each car moved in a certain amount of time
the direction each car moved in a certain amount of time
Grizzly bear cubs have brown fur like their parents' fur. Which kind of trait is the cubs' fur color?
learned behavior
inherited behavior
acquired physical characteristic
inherited physical characteristic
Benjamin wants to show what happens to water during condensation. He drew this picture to show this process. What should Benjamin do to make his picture correct?
not change his picture at all
replace the gas with solid ice
replace the liquid with solid ice
point the arrow toward the liquid
Courtney is planning an investigation to test her idea that cardinals make their nests in the same places that blue jays do. Which of the following explains why Courtney should make and record observations of the cardinals and blue jays herself?
so she can prove to others that she can make and record good observations
so her explanations will be supported by direct observations
so her observations will prove her original idea was correct
so she can form opinions about the birds during her test
The sun and Betelgeuse are both stars you can see from Earth. But the sun is much closer to Earth than Betelgeuse is. Which of the following describes a difference between how the two stars appear because of this difference in distance?
Betelgeuse looks rockier.
The sun looks larger and brighter.
The sun looks smaller and dimmer.
The sun looks as if it moves more slowly.
Sunlight travels from the air above a lake into the water below. Which of the following most likely happens when the sunlight passes from the air into the water?
The sunlight is absorbed.
The sunlight's path bends.
The sunlight's path remains straight.
The sunlight is bounced back into the air.
Energy can cause things to move. The picture shows strings that move when the appliance is turned on. Which of the following best explains why the strings tied to the appliance move?
Moving air has mechanical energy that can move things.
Electrical energy is the energy of moving electrical charges.
Moving water has mechanical energy that can move things.
Heat is produced when moving objects rub against one another.
Caroline and Allison asked the question, "How does the temperature of a metal affect how bendable it is?" Caroline conducted a controlled test with copper wire. Allison conducted a controlled test with steel wire. Which of the following should both of these scientific investigations include?
estimation rather than exact measurement
evidence that helps answer their question
opinions they formed separately
inferences they both agree on
Plants have many different parts with different jobs. the part of the plant pictured helps the plant reproduce. Which of the following is produced in the plant part shown?
cone
egg
root
stem
Energy can be changed from one form into another. The device pictured changes energy. Which energy change happens inside the device pictured?
Electrical energy is turned into heat energy.
Heat energy is turned into electrical energy.
Light energy is turned into electrical energy.
Electrical energy is turned into sound energy.
Ken tested four samples of matter to see if they were magnetic. Only 1 sample was attracted to a magnet. Sample 1 is most likely made of which of the following?
glass
iron
plastic
wood
Which of the following describes one thing that the four different samples have in common?
They are all solids.
They are all liquids.
They are all kinds of metal.
They are all kinds of plastic.
Which statement best describes one property of the samples?
Sample 1 takes up the greatest amount of space.
Sample 2 takes up the greatest amount of space.
Samples 3 and 4 take up the least amount of space.
All of the samples take up the same amount of space.
Ken wanted to find out if heat is conducted easily through each type of material. He placed the samples in hot water so that each sample was half covered by the water. Ken found out that sample 4 was most likely NOT made of which of the following?
wood
rubber
plastic
iron
Jada conducted research about beavers. She concluded that beavers can be destructive. Which of the following statements provides evidence to support Jada's conclusion?
The beaver is the largest rodent in North America.
A group of beavers can cut down many trees in a single night.
Beavers communicate with one another by slapping their tails on the water.
In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, tens of thousands of beavers were hunted for their fur.
Matthew uses many forms of energy each day. When does Matthew use chemical energy?
when he turns on a lamp to read a book
when he listens to a friend play the drums
when he uses a dishwasher to wash dishes
when he burns gasoline to run a lawn mower
A sample of the mineral alcite is white with breaks along a smooth surface. Which two properties of the mineral sample are described here?
color and luster
color and cleavage
luster and cleavage
streak color and hardness
Energy from the sun is passed from one living thing to another in the marsh food chain shown. Which of the following describes the transfer of energy from one consumer to another consumer in this food chain ?
from raccoon to frog
from frog to grasshopper
from grasshopper to frog
from grass to grasshopper
Which are two of Florida's renewable resources used to produce electricity?
limestone and silicon
wind and sunlight
oil and phosphate
fish and water
Suppose an unknown space body is revolving around the sun. The space body is small, rocky, and shaped like a loaf of bread. Based on this information about the space body, which of the following is most likely correct?
It is not a planet because it is not made mostly of gas.
It is not a planet because it is not shaped like a ball.
It is a planet because it revolves around the sun.
It is a planet because it is small and rocky.
Paige will conduct an experiment to find out how heat is transferred between two different metal objects. Which of the following should she do so that others can repeat her experiment?
record exactly what she does and observes
use common metals found in every home
build a model of her experiment setup
plan what she will do before starting
When Angel tries to lift his backpack filled with books, he finds it hard to do. Which force pulls down on the backpack when he tries to lift it?
magnetic force
electrical force
Angel's pull
gravity
Butterflies are one kind of insect found in Florida. The life cycle of a butterfly is pictured. Which stage of the life cycle is the larva?
stage 1
stage 2
stage 3
stage 4
The organisms shown live in different environments. They have been placed into two groups. Which of the following describes how these organisms have been grouped?
fish and mammals
insects and amphibians
vertebrates and invertebrates
scaled animals and feathered animals
Jose and Rachel are standing in front of the class. The teacher asks Jose to pretend he is Earth and Rachel to pretend she is the sun. Then the teacher asks them to model for the class how Earth rotates. Which of the following should they do?
Jose should walk from east to west while Rachel stands still.
Jose should walk around Rachel while Rachel stands still.
Rachel should walk around Jose while Jose stands still.
Jose should turn in place while Rachel stands still.
