Solar System
Force and Motion
Ecosystem Restoration
Waves and Energy
Vision, Light and Other
100
Which of the following statements is true about the sun?
A. The sun is brighter than most stars.
B. The sun is larger than most stars.
C. The sun is a medium-size star.
D. The sun is a supergiant star.
C. The sun is a medium-size star.
100
Show an example of friction
Rubbing hands together
100
Which of the following forms a complete food chain within the food web?
A.grass, rabbit, hawk
B.prairie dog, snake, hawk
C.grass, mouse, rabbit
D.mouse, snake, hawk
D.mouse, snake, hawk
100
What most commonly causes tsunamis? (two words)
Underwater Earthquakes
100
Describe the property of light shown in the illustration
A.Reflection
B.Refraction
C.Pitch
D.Absorption
A.Reflection
200
Which of the following best describes dwarf planets?
A. They are found in the region between Mars and Jupiter.
B. They are made up of frozen gases, rock, and dust.
C.They have not cleared their orbits of other celestial bodies.
D. They are chunks of rock that burn up as they enter Earth's atmosphere.
C. They have not cleared their orbits of other celestial bodies.
200
Which team would win the tug of war and WHY?
The team on the left will win because they have more Newtons which means more force and will pull the other team down.
200
Which organism in this food web is a producer?
A.grass
B.rabbit
C.hawk
D.snake
A.grass
200
Which is wavelength and which is amplitude? 
A. Wavelength
B. Amplitude
200
Which of the diagrams below correctly shows the property of light known as refraction?
A.A
B.B
C.C
D.D
B. B
300
Which phenomenon is caused by the same force that causes objects to fall toward the surface of the Earth?
A.Earth orbits the sun
B.Sunlight travels to the planets
C.The tail of comets point away from the sun
D.A compass needle points to the North Pole
A.Earth orbits the sun
300
A group of students conduct an experiment. They use a rubber band to apply a force to a group of cars of different weights. Each time they pull back the rubber band the same distance. Then they measure the distance that each car travels.
Which statement most likely describes the results that the students may find in their experiment?
A.All three cars will travel the same distance.
B.The lightest car will travel the greatest distance.
C.The heaviest car will travel the greatest distance.
D.All three cars will change direction as they travel.
B.The lightest car will travel the greatest distance.
300
Which statement describes one way that bees interact with flowers?
A.Flowers make seeds that bees can use for energy.
B.Bees produce honey that flowers can use for energy.
C.Flowers provide bees with places to hide from predators.
D.Bees help flowers reproduce by carrying pollen to other flowers.
D.Bees help flowers reproduce by carrying pollen to other flowers.
300
When a sound wave travels from one place to another, what is transported?
Energy
300
Name the property of light that is illustrated in this diagram
A.Reflection
B.Refraction
C.Absorption
D.Retention
B.Refraction
400
One night while camping, a student observes that the moon and stars appear to move across the sky. Which statement describes why the moon and stars appear to change position?
A.Earth rotates
B.Earth is tilted
C.Earth orbits the sun
D.Earth moves away from the sun
A.Earth rotates
400
A student pushed a cart in a straight line for three trails. In the first trial she applied a small force to the cart. In the second trial she applied a medium force, and in the third trial she applied a large force. She observed the relationship between the force she applied and the change in speed of the cart.
Which bar graph shows the relationship between the force applied to the cart and the change in speed in the student's three trials?
Graph D
400
Organisms that make their own food through a process called ______________ are called _______________. Organisms that eat other living things to obtain energy are called ____________. Some organisms, known as ___________, because they consume dead and decaying matter, return nutrients to the soil and water.
Photosynthesis
Producers
Consumer
Decomposers
400
What are you doing when you are making sound? (think of noise)
Causing particles to vibrate
400
On your whiteboard, draw this code.
1, 1, 1, 1, 1
1, 1, 0, 1, 1
1, 0, 1, 0, 1
1, 1, 0, 1, 1
1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Row 1: Black
Row 2: BBWBB
Row 3: BWBWB
Row 4: BBWBB
Row 5: Black
500
A student looks at stars through a telescope Each star is the SAME SIZE as the Sun. Which star is the farthest from Earth?
Star A
500
Two identical wagons, A and B, are next to each other on a flat surface. The wagons are not moving and are not touching.
The student wants Wagon A to have a GREATER INCREASE IN ITS SPEED THAN wagon B when an EQUAL force is applied to both wagons.
What could the student do to one of the wagons to achieve this result?
A.Put a bag filled with books in Wagon A only.
B.Put a bag filled with books in Wagon B only.
C.Push Wagon A towards the right instead of straight.
D.Push Wagon A towards the left and push Wagon B towards the right.
B.Put a bag filled with books in Wagon B only.
500
Students in 5th grade class want to set up an aquarium that is like a natural lake enviornment. They want the aquarium to run on its own without cleaning, feeding, filters, or air pumps. To do this, the aquriaum must contain organisms to fill all the roles in a complete food chain.
Which aquarium design shows organisms that fill all the roles in a complete food chain?
A. aquarium A
500
Describe how a semaphore (1800’s France) was used for long distance communication. 
The arms of the semaphore were shaped to send messaged over a distance as the arm movements all had different meanings.
500
Look at the stages of a tsunami below and place them in the correct order
C, A, E, D, B
600
Xenia learned about the constellation Orion in school. Orion looks like a hunter with a belt, and its stars are some of the brightest in the sky.
On a camping trip this summer, Xenia stayed awake until it was completely dark out and looked for Orion in the sky, but she could not see it.
What is the best explanation for why Xenia was unable to see Orion in the sky?
A. The light from the campfire created too much light and made it difficult to see Orion.
B. Orion is a summer constellation, but it is one of the few constellations that can only be seen during the daytime.
C. Orion is a winter constellation and cannot be seen in the sky in the summer because of where Earth is in its orbit around the sun.
D. The brightness of the Sun made it difficult to look up into the sky to see Orion.
C.
Orion is a winter constellation and cannot be seen in the sky in the summer because of where Earth is in its orbit around the sun.
600
A student measure the distance traveled by several toy cars in different times periods.
Which car has the fastest speed?
Car G
600
The student runs the simulation for the box with a medium mass/weight. The result of the simulation is shown. 
Where would the lighter box be after the force is applied? (the SAME FORCE IS APPLIED)
The lighter box would end up at spot G
600
How does the mother dolphin communicate with her calve across a distance?
Include all these words in your answer:
Sound
Pattern
Wave
Source/mother dolphin
listener/ calf
The mother dolphin (source) communicates with her calf (listening) across a distance by creating a sound wave in a pattern that her calf can recognize as 'her voice'.
600
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Many rabbits, like the one shown below, have very long ears, eyes on both sides of their head, and very strong back legs.
Which of the following best explains why rabbits have long ears?
A.to help them find plants to eat
B.to protect them from snow
C.to look for a good habitat
D.to notice predator sounds
D.to notice predator sounds