Transcript 5.ScienceQuiz

Science Review
Fifth Grade
Created by Lauren Vu-Tran
1. Which of the following belongs to the fungi
kingdom?
A. mushroom
B. tree
C. cat
D. amoeba
2. When the liquid form of water heats to boiling, it
turns into
A. liquid
B. gel
C. ice
D. gas
3. Which of these is the negatively charged
part of the atom?
A. neutron
B. nucleus
C. electron
D. proton
4. Sterling silver is a combination of silver and
copper. Which of the following is also combination
of two or more metals?
A. aluminum
B. brass
C. gold
D. lead
5. A scientist needs to take a picture of the well-ordered
arrangements of the atoms and molecules within a substance.
Which of the following instruments would be best for the
scientist to use?
A. a laser light with holograph
B. a seismograph
C. a stereoscope
D. an electron microscope
6. Which of these people
invented the light bulb?
• A. Thomas Edison
• B. Alexander Graham Bell
• C. George Washington
• D. Albert Einstein
7. Which of these is not property
of matter?
A. Has mass
B. Occurs as a solid, liquid, or gas
C. Has cells
D. Takes up space
8. Which of these could accurately measure
200 mL of water?
A. 1 mL dropper
B. 100 mL beaker
C. 400 mL flask
D. 200 mL graduated cylinder
9. The adult human footprint would be closest
to 30
A. millimeters
B. centimeters
C. meters
D. dekameters
10. Which of these is a prediction rather than
an observation?
A. The plant has green leaves
B. The plant is 20 cm tall
C. The plant is in a pot
D. The plant will grow 5 cm
per week
11. On which day did Jack probably forget to
feed the organisms that he was growing in a
jar?
A. Day 1
90
80
70
B. Day 2
60
50
organisms
40
C. Day 3
30
20
10
D. Day 4
0
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
12. Copper is a good conductor because it
can carry
A. water
B. electricity
C. air
D. natural gas
13. All elements are made up of
A. compounds
B. mixtures
C. solutions
D. atoms
14. At which location is the magnetic field
the strongest?
A. 1
2
B. 2
1
C. 3
D. 4
3
4
15. The type of plankton that produce oxygen
through photosynthesis are
A. benthos
B. zooplankton
C. phytoplankton
D. nekton
16. Which part of a cell is most like human fat
(it stores food)
A. cell wall
B. nucleus
C. vacuole
D. Golgi apparatus
17. Changes in air pressure are measured
by a
A. thermometer
B. barometer
C. weather vane
D. anemometer
18. Which of the following converts electrical energy
into motion?
A. light switch
B. electric stove
C. electric fan
D. light bulb
19. What type of rock is made from
volcanic material?
A. igneous
B. metamorphic
C. compressed
D. sedimentary
20. Which list gives the correct order of food
traveling through the digestive system after it
is swallowed?
A.
Stomach, esophagus, large intestine, small intestine
B.
Small intestine, large intestine, esophagus, stomach
C.
Esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine
D.
Esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
21. When looking in a microscope, you can change
the magnification of an object by changing the
A. eyepiece
B. resolution
C. objective lens
D. slide
22. Which parts of the plant are parts of its
vascular system?
A. meristem and phloem
B. xylem and phloem
C. cambium and meristem
D. stolon and rhizome
23. Which of these is a mixture that has been
chemically changed?
A. A glass salt water
B. A bowl of peas and carrots
C. A jar full of rocks
D. A chocolate chip cookie
24. You have found a soft, layered rock that
contains a fossil. What kind of rock is it most
likely to be?
A. granite
B. limestone
C. pumice
D. marble
25. What layer of the earth is located
under the crust?
A. inner core
B. outer core
C. atmosphere
D. mantle
26. Which of these is not a cause of
chemical weathering?
A. water
B. oxidation
C. sulfuric acid
D. temperature
27. Plate tectonics cause all of these
except:
A. Volcanoes
B. Earthquakes
C. Ocean ridges
D. icebergs
28. Which of the following gases do
plants use in photosynthesis?
A. hydrogen
B. oxygen
C. carbon dioxide
D. carbon monoxide
29. A set of interconnecting food chains by which
energy and materials circulate in an ecosystem is
a/an
A. food plan
B. eco web
C. food web
D. environment
30. Which of the following is a living
component of a desert in California?
A. low rainfall
B. hot temperature
C. polar bear
D. horned lizard
31. Which animals are most likely to carry the
seeds found in berries from the parent plant to
another area?
A. bees
B. birds
C. flies
D. caterpillars
32. Where is most of Earth’s water
located?
A. glaciers
B. lakes
C. oceans
D. rivers
33. In which direction will air currents most
likely move?
A. Straight down over the land
B. From the land toward the sea
C. Straight up above the sea
D. From the sea toward the land
34. Which of these revolves around a
planet?
A. an asteroid
B. a star
C. a comet
D. a moon
35. Why are most fossils found in
sedimentary rocks?
A.
Sedimentary rocks are not very old.
B.
Organisms live only in areas with
sedimentary rock.
C.
Organisms can be preserved in
sedimentary rock.
D. Sedimentary rocks are found only at
the surface of the ground.
36. A student is trying to identify a mineral that has a
nonmetallic luster and is black. It can also be scratched with
a fingernail. According to the mineral information sheet, the
unidentified mineral is most likely
A. mica.
B. magnetite.
C. hornblende.
D. quartz.
37. Which of the following questions is
testable in a scientific investigation?
A. Are dogs better pets than cats?
B. Are dogs happy when they are
walked?
C. Are cats more active at night than
during the day?
D. Are cats easier to take care of than
dogs?
38. The chart below shows the results of an experiment
designed to study how exercise affects heart rate. Which of
the following statements is the best conclusion for this
experiment?
A.
Exercise triples a
person’s heart rate.
B.
Exercise decreases a
person’s heart rate.
C.
D.
Heart rate is not
affected by exercise.
Heart rate is
increased by exercise.
Activity Stage
Heart
Heart
Rate of Rate of
Person Person
A (beat per B (beat per
Heart
Rate of
Person
C (beat
min.)
min.)
per min.)
Before
Exercise
75
62
70
After Exercise
120
110
130
39. Which planet is closest to the
sun?
A. Mars
B. Venus
C. Earth
D. Jupiter
40. Which minerals have the metallic
luster?
A. gold and quartz
B. pyrite, graphite, and
galena
C. magnetite, graphite,
and calcite
D. hornblende and talc
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