These 400+ 5th Grade science questions have been taken from the following state and regional science exams in the United States: AIMS-Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards, Alaska Department of Education & Early Development, California Standards Test, MCAS-Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, Maryland School Assessment, MEA-Maine Educational Assessment, MEAP-Michigan Educational Assessment Program, NAEP-National Assessment of Educational Progress, North Carolina End-of-Grade Assessment, New York State Educational Department Regents exams, Ohio Achievement Tests, TAKS-Texas... Show more

These 400+ 5th Grade science questions have been taken from the following state and regional science exams in the United States:
AIMS-Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards, Alaska Department of Education & Early Development, California Standards Test, MCAS-Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, Maryland School Assessment, MEA-Maine Educational Assessment, MEAP-Michigan Educational Assessment Program, NAEP-National Assessment of Educational Progress, North Carolina End-of-Grade Assessment, New York State Educational Department Regents exams, Ohio Achievement Tests, TAKS-Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills, Virginia Standards of Learning, & Washington MSP.
 

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5th Grade Science Review (With Diagrams)

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25 Questions

1. An air hose extends above and below the surface of the water.

Which statement explains why the air hose looks broken at the surface of the water?

Light is reflected as it moves from air to water.Light is refracted as it moves from air to water.Light is destroyed as it moves from air to water.Light is absorbed as it moves from air to water.

2. Use the following information to answer the question. Investigating Plant Growth Students in a class predict that if they double the amount of water given to tomatoes then the plants will grow twice as tall. The class plants a seed in each planter shown.

Planters in Group A receive 5 mL of water each day. Planters in Group B receive 10 mL of water each day. The class measures the heights of the plants every Friday. The average height for each group is recorded in the table shown.

Students continue to record data on plant height. Why is it important to record data every Friday?

to see whether the data are correctto have the same time span between measuresto see whether plants grow more on Fridaysto check for diseases on the plants

3. Use the information below to answer the question.

Several students placed a toy truck on a table in front of a plane mirror and viewed the image of the truck in the mirror. Next the students moved the toy truck to different positions and observed the reflected images of the truck from each position. How does the size of the image of the toy truck compare to the size of the actual toy truck?

the image is smaller than the actual truckthe image is the same size as the actual truckthe image size depends on the light behind the toy truckthe image is larger than the actual truck

4. A group of students observed the following tree while hiking through a hilly area.

What is the most likely cause for the angle of growth of this tree?

Water rolling down the hill uprooted the tree.Strong uphill winds have pushed against the tree.Large rocks hit the tree when they rolled down the hill.The tree is reaching toward the afternoon sunlight.

5. Given this picture:

A student plays the cymbals in a band. When the cymbals are hit together a loud sound is produced. The force of the cymbals hitting each other produces sound because —

metal is magneticenergy is absorbedmetal conducts heatair vibrates

6. 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?

Heart rate is increased by exercise.Exercise triples a person’s heart rate.Heart rate is not affected by exercise.Exercise decreases a person’s heart rate.

7. Which of the following sets of pictures shows the phases of the Moon in the order they would be observed?

8. Carlos and his grandfather grow plants all year long in a greenhouse in Boston, Massachusetts. The picture below shows the greenhouse where they grow their plants.

This greenhouse was most likely built to solve which of the following problems?

How do they give water to the plants?How do they store the garden tools in an organized way?How do they protect the plants from weather conditions?How do they put fertilizer in the soil?

9. A teacher put a beaker of water on a hot plate. The beaker is shown before and after the hot plate is turned on.

What is the evidence that water is changing state?

The temperature increases.The mass of water in the beaker increases.The water bubbles and the steam is visible.The hot plate is turned on.

10. The pictures below show four objects that a student placed outside in the sunlight.

Which object should absorb the greatest amount of light?

black towelclear glassaluminum foilwhite paper

11. The table below shows averages of temperature and precipitation for the past 20 years in an area in the United States.

For which of the following would these data be most useful?

predicting how the weather will change from day to daydemonstrating the difference between weather and climateshowing the effect of weather on climateunderstanding the climate of the area

12. A group of students is building a model of an ecosystem. Which of the following organisms should the students select to act as a decomposer?

13. Use the information below to answer the question. Students examined plants and animals that live in and near the Chesapeake Bay. The students identified some features of these organisms as seen in the table below.

Underwater plants are needed for the Chesapeake Bay habitat to be healthy. Eelgrass is one of the most common underwater plants in the bay area. Which of these methods is the most likely way that thousands of eelgrass seeds are spread naturally throughout the bay area?

Fish eat the seeds and spit them out at another location.Birds gather the seeds on their feet and drop them in the water while flying.The constant motion of the waves transports the seeds.The seeds stick to bobcat fur and fall in the water as the bobcat swims.

14. Use the information and diagram below to answer the question. Two students built different electrical circuits using the materials below.

Which of the circuits shown below will make both light bulbs glow?

15. Several different types of cells are shown below.

Which two types of cells are most similar in shape?

nerve cells and skin cellsbone cells and nerve cellsmuscle cells and skin cellsskin cells and bone cells

16. The principal’s chair has wheels. It sits on her office floor next to her desk. She pulls the chair away from her desk.

What makes the chair move?

friction between her hand and the chairfriction between the wheels and the floorthe force of gravity on the chairthe force of her pull on the chair

17. Use the following information to answer the question. Investigating Plant Growth Students in a class predict that if they double the amount of water given to tomatoes then the plants will grow twice as tall. The class plants a seed in each planter shown.

Planters in Group A receive 5 mL of water each day. Planters in Group B receive 10 mL of water each day. The class measures the heights of the plants every Friday. The average height for each group is recorded in the table shown.

Why did the plants in group B grow taller than the plants in group A?

Group B plants received more sunlight.Group B plants received more thermal energy.Group B plants received more water.Group B plants received more oxygen.

18. Given this picture:

Which geographic region of Virginia has the least impact on the water quality of Chesapeake Bay?

Blue Ridge MountainsCoastal PlainPiedmontAppalachian Plateau

19. Over many years a river changes how it flows. A young river flows rapidly down a shallow bed because it has not developed a floodplain. An old river has a large floodplain and flows slowly around many bends.

Which series shows a river from its youngest age to its oldest?

20. Given this picture:

Which of these is probably the slowest fish?

21. A scientist uses an instrument to observe the pattern of molecules in a substance. The picture below shows what the scientist sees.

What state of matter is the scientist most likely observing?

vaporgasliquidsolid

22. Which of these animals has a different body support system than the others?

23. Given this picture:

Which statement best describes the circuits in the diagram?

Both light bulbs are lit.Only the light bulb in Circuit 2 is lit.Neither light bulb is lit.Only the light bulb in Circuit 1 is lit.

24. Use the information below to answer the question. The maps below show information about the air quality for one day in June, as reported from different air quality stations.

Which of these activities is the most likely source of poor air quality?

planting cropsgrazing cattleburning tiresrecycling aluminum

25. Use the following table to answer the question.

A student created this table for a report on animals that can be found in Ohio. Which animals give birth to live young?

beaver and black bearbeaver and potato beetlehawk and potato beetlehawk and black bear