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5th Grade Science EOG

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 3hrs 18mins

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Class
Date
1.

What are the 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.

2.

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.

3.

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.

4.

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.

5.

Look at the picture and choose two characteristics of the peacock flounder

a)

It has both eyes on one side and it has a flat body.

b)

It has a big body and its color is red.

c)

It can walk and fly.

d)

It can talk and sing.

6.

What breaks down dead organisms and their waste?

a)

Decomposers

b)

dirt

c)

wind

d)

Miguel

7.

Name the tool.

a)

hot plate

b)

beaker

c)

thermometer

d)

mirror

8.

How will an abundance of rabbits affect the population of coyotes?

a)

It will increase.

b)

It will decrease.

c)

It will stay the same.

d)

It will disappear.

9.

Madison's eyes are almond shaped and Keisha's ayes are round. Which statement best explains the reason for the difference?

a)

Madison has almond shaped eyes because she eats lots of nuts.

b)

Keisha has round eyes because she pulls her hair back every day.

c)

They both inherited different genes for eye shape from their parents.

d)

Their eye shape was determined when the girls started wearing makeup.

10.

My sister's hair is much lighter than mine. This is an example of

a)

a different species

b)

a natural variation

c)

a learned behavior

d)

a difference in diet

11.

What is the function of the structure to the left?

a)

It moves the organism.

b)

It protects the organism.

c)

It transports fluids within the organism

d)

It exchanges gases with the environment.

12.

In the summer, the coast of North Carolina heats up and forms an area of low pressure. Heavy rain falls and strong winds blow. What does this describe?

a)

a land breeze

b)

a sea breeze

c)

a drought

d)

a hurricane

13.

How do clouds release water?

a)

As evaporation

b)

As precipitation

c)

As transporation

d)

As respiration

14.

What is water vapor?

a)

water in the liquid state

b)

water in the gas state

c)

hot liquid water

d)

cold solid water

15.

Which factor would decrease evaporation?

a)

increase in sunlight

b)

decrease in wind

c)

decrease in sunlight

d)

increase in wind

16.

Aaniyah has five nickels in her purse that each weigh 5 grams and four dimes that each weigh 3 grams. Her purse weighs 150 grams. What is the total mass of the purse?

a)

187 grams

b)

158 grams

c)

8 grams

d)

37 grams

17.

A 5 gram ice cube melted. How much water resulted?

a)

1 gram

b)

3 grams

c)

5 grams

d)

7 grams

18.

DeShaun was heating soup in a metal pot on the stove. he noticed that the soup was about to boil over. He quickly grabbed the handle of the pan to remove it from the heat. He quickly let go because the handle burned his hand. What kind of heat transfer occurred?

a)

radiation

b)

convection

c)

conduction

d)

insulation

19.

Ms. Williams went to the beach and laid out in the sun all day. When she stood up to head home, the sand burned her feet. How had the sand become hot?

a)

conduction

b)

radiation

c)

convection

d)

transporation

20.

Which best affects the motion of an object?

a)

Color of the object

b)

Strength of the force applies

c)

Volume of sound

d)

Water vapor in the air

21.

Your mother is heating a pan on the stove. To remove the pan from the stove, she must use a pot holder to grab the handle. How does the handle get hot?

a)

radiation from the sun

b)

radiation from the burner on the stove

c)

convection from the burner on the stove

d)

conduction from the burner on the stove

22.

Which factor will decrease precipitation rates?

a)

increase in sunlight

b)

decrease in sunlight

c)

increase in evaporation

d)

decrease in condensation

23.

What type of weather is typical when a warm front passes through and low pressure moves in?

a)

warm and rainy

b)

warm and dry

c)

cold and rainy

d)

cold and dry

24.

The heart is part of the _______ system.

a)

respiratory

b)

circulatory

c)

digestive

d)

skeletal

25.

The digestive process begins where?

a)

In your stomach

b)

In your esophagus

c)

In your mouth

d)

In your small intestine

26.

Which is an example of an inherited trait?

a)

tying your shoes

b)

reading a book

c)

brown eyes

d)

the language you speak

27.

A medicine ball is a large, heavy ball. A beach ball is a large, light ball. If Thomas rolls both balls with the same force, which one will travel farther?

a)

The medicine ball

b)

The beach ball

c)

They will travel the same distance

d)

Neither ball will move

28.

Which best describes how weather moves across the United States.

a)

Weather moves from West to East

b)

Weather moves from East to West

c)

Weather moves from North to South

d)

Weather moves from south to North

29.

Which best describes global winds?

a)

Constant winds that blow in predictable patterns

b)

Constant winds that blow in unpredictable patterns.

c)

Short-term winds that blow in predictable patterns

d)

Short-term winds that blow in unpredictable patterns

30.

Durning a hockey game, a player uses his stick to push the puck. How does this force affect the motion of objects inside the ice rink?

a)

The puck stays in place.

b)

The hockey player moves.

c)

The ice moves.

d)

The puck moves a distance.

31.

Which factor is abundant in a forest but limited in a grassland?

a)

Condensation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Transpiration

32.

John has a dog. Which physical trait did his dog inherit from its parents?

a)

Color of fur

b)

having three legs

c)

cut ear

d)

missing tail

33.

What is the relationship, if any, of the temperature to chemical change?

a)

Increasing temperature usually causes chemical changes to happen faster.

b)

Constant temperature prevents chemical changes.

c)

Temperature has no effect on the rate of chemical change.

d)

Increasing temperature usually causes chemical changes to slow down.

34.

Which of the is an example of a material undergoing a chemical change?

a)

water boils and turns to vapor

b)

a bicycle is left out in the rain and turns to rust

c)

gold is melted and new jewelry is created

d)

water is put in the freezer and turns to ice

35.

Calculate the average speed at time of 10 seconds on this graph.

a)

2 m/ssc

b)

5 m/sec

c)

10 m/sec

d)

20 m/sec

36.

Calculate the average speed at 5 minutes on this graph.

a)

10 m/min

b)

20 m.min

c)

30 m/min

d)

40 m.min

37.

Which line segment on the graph show s an object returning to the start at a constant speed?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

E

38.

Which section of the graph correctly represents an object that is moving away at a constant speed?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

E

39.

Which would most likely cause a decrease in a population of herbivores?

a)

an increase in the number of producers

b)

a decrease in the types of decomposers

c)

an increase in the types of plants

d)

an increase in the number of carnivores

40.

What is the relationship between the respiratory system and the circulatory system?

a)

The respiratory system exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide with the circulatory system.

b)

The respiratory system exchanges oxygen and carbon monoxide with the circulatory system.

c)

The respiratory system exchanges oxygen and sugar with the circulatory system.

d)

The respiratory system exchanges oxygen and nitrogen with the circulatory system.

41.

Which human body systems are located throughout most of the body?

a)

digestive and respiratory

b)

skeletal and respiratory

c)

nervous and circulatory

d)

respiratory and circulatory

42.

In what way are the circulatory system and the nervous system similar?

a)

They both perform the same function.

b)

They are both structural systems.

c)

They are both transport systems.

d)

They both involve the same organs.

43.

In North Carolina, the wind is blowing from the north. If the wind changes direction and begins to blow from the south, what will most likely result?

a)

The temperatures will increase.

b)

The temperatures will decrease.

c)

The air pressure will increase.

d)

The wind speeds will decrease.

44.

Which is most responsible for the movement of weather systems across the United States?

a)

the Gulf Stream

b)

the prevailing westerlies

c)

the southeast trade winds

d)

the jet stream

45.

Which best describes how the Gulf Stream affects the areas along the coast of North Carolina?

a)

It causes winds to move from north to south during the winter.

b)

It causes winds to move from north to south during the summer.

c)

It causes land temperatures along the coast to be colder in the winter

d)

It causes land temperatures along the coast to be milder in the winter

46.
This type of cloud is thin, wispy, and made of ice crystals
a)
cumulus cloud
b)
stratus cloud
c)
cirrus cloud
d)
cumulonimbus cloud
47.
Cumulus and cirrus clouds can signal what type of upcoming weather?
a)
fair skies
b)
hot, sunny weather
c)
windy weather
d)
rainy weather
48.

Who is a consumer?

a)

Any animal that eats plants but don't eat other plant-eating animals.

b)

Any animal that eats other plant-eating animals but don't eat plant.

c)

Any animal that eats plants or eats other plant-eating animals

d)

All of the above

49.

Climate refers to

a)

The hourly changes in the atmosphere at a specific time and place

b)

The average weather pattern of a region.

c)

The different conditions of the atmosphere such as sunny, windy, cloudy, stormy.

d)

None of the above

50.

North Carolina climate can be described as

a)

humid, subtropical

b)

hot, dry

c)

wet, tropical

d)

calm, wet

51.

Which device is use to measure air pressure?

a)

anemometer

b)

wind vane

c)

barometer

d)

hygrometer

52.

Low pressure usually mean

a)

wet weather and warmer temperatures

b)

hot weather and colder temperatures

c)

warmer weather and warmer temperatures

d)

all of the above

53.

High humidity increases the chances of

a)

radiation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

evaporation

54.

Which weather instrument is filled with water and mercury and tell us if the pressure is falling or rising?

a)

thermometer

b)

anemometer

c)

barometer

d)

hygrometer

55.

Forces that do not cancel each other out when acting together on a single object is called

a)

balanced force

b)

unbalanced force

c)

friction

d)

gravity

56.

Forces that cancel each other out when acting together on a single object is called

a)

friction

b)

gravity

c)

balanced force

d)

unbalanced

57.

This band of air moves west to east across North America. During winter it brings cold arctic air south and during summer it bring warm moist air northward. This is known as the ____________.

a)

gulf stream

b)

trade winds

c)

jet stream

d)

prevailing westerlies

58.

A food chain in an ecosystem includes blackberry bushes, deer, and wolves. • Deer eat blackberries. • Wolves eat deer. If the population of wolves decreases, how will this affect the population of blackberry bushes?

a)

It will decrease because there will be fewer deer.

b)

It will increase because there will be fewer deer

c)

It will decrease because there will be more deer.

d)

It will increase because there will be more deer.

59.

This is a food chain that includes grass, a grasshopper, and a bird. grass → grasshopper → bird.

How is the grass in this food chain best described?

a)

A It is a producer, because it makes its own food.

b)

B It is a producer, because it is eaten by consumers.

c)

C It is a consumer, because it gets energy from producers.

d)

D It is a decomposer, because it breaks down sunlight

60.

Which best describes how the Gulf Stream affects the areas along the coast of North Carolina? A It causes winds to move from north to south during the winter. B It causes winds to move from north to south during the summer. C It causes land temperatures along the coast to be colder in the winter. D It causes land temperatures along the coast to be milder in the winter

a)

It causes winds to move from north to south during the winter.

b)

B It causes winds to move from north to south during the summer.

c)

C It causes land temperatures along the coast to be colder in the winter.

d)

D It causes land temperatures along the coast to be milder in the winter

61.

Which of the following shows that a chemical change is taking place?

a)

a candle burning

b)

The wick of a burnt candle

c)

water frozen into ice

d)

mixing salt and water together

62.

How does the organ system pictured below help the body stay alive?

a)

It helps the body to reproduce

b)

It helps the body to respond to the environment

c)

It helps the body to get gases from the atmosphere

d)

It helps the body transport substances to maintain a stable internal environment

63.

Which structure helps the human body chemically break down food energy

a)

Organ A

b)

Organ B

c)

Organ C

d)

None of the above

64.

What kind of weather does this front bring?

a)

cold and dry

b)

cold and wet

c)

warm and wet

d)

warm anf dry

65.

A falling barometer indicates what type of weather?

a)

calm

b)

sunny

c)

high pressure system

d)

rain

66.

A rising barometer means that the weather is

a)

the same

b)

improving

c)

getting worse

d)

decreasing