5TH SCIENCE
What is the primary cause of the seasons on Earth?
A. distance from the sun
B. Earth's axial tilt
C. The moon's gravity
D. Speed of rotation
B
What phenomenon is caused primarily by the moon's gravitational pull-on Earth's oceans?
A. Trade Winds
B. Ocean tides
C. Earthquakes
D. Solar Flare
D
Which force keeps the Earth in its stable orbit around the Sun?
A. Magnetism
B. Centrifugal force
C. Gravity
D. Friction
C
What is the name of the darker, inner part of a shadow during an eclipse?
A. Penubra
B. Umbra
C. Corona
D. Halo
B
In the Northern Hemisphere, which event marks the longest day of the year?
A. Summer solstice
B. Spring equinox
C. Winter solstice
D. Autumn equinox
A
What do we call the decreasing visible portion of the Moon after a Full moon?
A. Waxing
B. Waning
C. Crescent
D. Gibbous
B
Which term describes the point where the Moon is the farthest from the Earth in its orbot?
A. Perigee
B. Equinox
C. Apogee
D. Solstcice
C
Which word is not part of the water cycle?
A. Condensation
B. Transpiration
C. Evaporation
D. Separation
D
Precipitation returns to the atmosphere as what?
A. Water sprouts
B. Water vacuums
C. Water valency
D. Water vapor
D
Transpiration involves the release of water by what?
A. Lakes
B. Rocks
C. Trees and plants
D. Wildlife
C
Another word for throughflow is what?
A. Flirtation
B. Interception
C. Infiltration
D. Transpiration
C
Man-made attempts to form clouds and rain is called what?
A. Cloud seeding
B. Mist meddling
C. Over casting
D. Rain conjuring
A
What will reduce rates of infiltration?
A. Gentle slopes
B. Light rain
C. Impermeable surface rock
D. Permeable surface rock
C
Very high, thin wispy clouds have what name?
A. Cirrus
B. Cumulonimbus
C. Cumulus
D. Stratus
A
What is the main process that vegetation helps prevent?
A. Pollination
B. Germination
C. Transpiration
D. Erosion
D
Hoe do the leaves and stems of plants help protect the soil from wind?
A. They make the wind hotter
B. They change the wind's direction to the sky
C. They absorb the wind
D. They turn the wind into water
E. They act as a physical shield
E
Which of the following are 3 ways that plants help control erosion?
A. Roots binding soil
B. Flowers attracting bees
C. Stems slowing surface water
D. Leaves making oxygen
E. Leaves intercepting rain
A, C, E
What type of weathering causes disintegration of rocks without chemical change?
A. Biological weathering
B. Thermal weathering
C. Physical weathering
D. Chemical weathering
C
Which of these is not a process of chemical weathering?
A. Dissolution
B. Abrasion
C. Oxidation
D. Carbonation
B
Which of these does not cause physical weathering?
A. Man
B. Frost
C. Temperature
D. Pressure
A
Which of these is not an agent of denudation?
A. Ice
B. Waves
C. Wind
D. Weather
D
Which of this increase chemical weathering in rocks?
A. Algae
B. Ants
C. Lichens
D. Fungi
C
An idea or feeling that a word invokes
A.Connotation
B.Definition
C. Denotation
D. Interpretaion
A
Connotation defines a word's
A. Antonym
B. Synonym
C. Literal definition
D. Emotional meaning
D
Benjamin is a lanky kid.
What does the word LANKY mean?
A. Huge and Tall
B. Tall and Thin
C. Muscular and Tall
D. Thin and Stout
B