Force & Motion
Two 5th grade classes are playing tug-of-war. If
the center of the rope is not moving, what must
be true?
A. Both classes are pulling equally.
B. Both classes have equal mass.
C. The forces are balanced.
D. One class is pulling harder than the other.
C. The forces are balanced
Which of the following would not always cause a
chemical change?
A. freezing
B. burning
C. baking
D. Rust
A. freezing
How does the respiratory system help the body stay alive?
A. It helps the body to respond to the environment
B. It helps the body get gases from the atmosphere
C. It helps the body move
D. It helps the body maintain a stable environment
B. It helps the body get gases from the atmosphere
Which abiotic factor below indicates a difference
between a river ecosystem and an ocean
ecosystem?
A. Sharks
B. Water
C. Algae
D. Salt
D. Salt
Emily records seasonal changes in Charlotte. She
uses monthly averages of temperature and
precipitation to do this. What is she observing?
A. the water cycle
B. the weather
C. the climate
D. cold fronts
B. the weather
Which best describes the Earth’s gravitational
force?
A. It pulls objects away from the air
B. It’s mass is smaller than the moon
C. It pulls objects closer to the Earth
D. The gravitational force does not exist on
Earth
C. It pulls objects closer to the Earth
A 6 gram ice cube melted. How much water
resulted?
A. 3 grams
B. 5 grams
C. 6 grams
D. 12 grams
C. 6 grams
How do all the children in a family grow up to
have a similar height?
A. They are healthy and exercise
B. They all ate carrots
C. They all acquired their height
D. They all inherited their genes
D. They all inherited their genes
How is a food web different from a food chain?
A. They are the same thing
B. It is more complex
C. It is easier to understand
D. It is constantly changing
B. It is more complex
Which factor will most likely increase
evaporation rates?
A. an increase in transpiration
B. a decrease in sunlight
C. an increase in sunlight
D. an increase in conduction
C. an increase in sunlight
A branch on a large tree falls and breaks. It falls
20 meters in 1 second. In the next second, it
falls 30 meters more. Which statement best
describes the motion of the branch?
A. It changes direction
B. It is slowing down
C. It becomes larger
D. It is speeding up
D. It is speeding up
Which situation best represents conduction?
A. You burn your finger on the stove
B. Hot gas rising from a campfire
C. Cool water at the bottom of the lake
D. The sun
A. You burn your finger on the stove
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a
living thing?
A. Covered in fur and hair
B. Made of cells
C. Ability to get energy
D. Responds to the environment
A. Covered in fur and hair
Which organisms make up the bottom of the
energy pyramid?
A. producers
B. primary consumers
C. top consumers
D. decomposer
A. producers
What type of weather will a warm front bring?
A. Cold and wet
B. Cold and dry
C. Warm and dry
D. Warm and wet
D. Warm and wet
Students did an experiment where they dropped
a cup, a book, tissue paper and a paper clip.
They found that the tissue paper took the
longest. Why did it take the longest to fall?
A. It has the largest volume
B. It experienced the most wind resistance
C. It was probably the largest
D. It experienced the most friction
B. It experienced the most wind resistance
A material that conducts heat energy easily is
a (n)
A. insulator
B. conductor
C. metal
D. liquid
B. conductor
What are the main components of the nervous
system?
A. bones, ligaments and tendons
B. stomach, esophagus and intestines
C. brain, spinal cord and neurons
D. heart, arteries and veins
C. brain, spinal cord and neurons
What ecosystem contains organisms that must
adapt frequently to changing salinity levels?
A. tropical rain forest
B. deciduous forest
C. estuary
D. pond
C. estuary
The jet stream dipping farther south means that our weather will be:
A. Rainy
B. Sunny
C. Colder
D. Warmer
C. Colder
Thomas rolls a bowling ball and a beach ball. If
he rolls with the same force, which one travels
further?
A. They will travel the same distance
B. The beach ball
C. The bowling ball
D. They will not move because it is a balanced
force
B. The beach ball
During footballs games, athletes often pour
water on their head. What type of heat transfer
mostly occurs between the water and the
athlete’s body?
A. insulation
B. radiation
C. convection
D. conduction
D. conduction
What other system does the circulatory system work with transport gases?
A. Nervous system
B. Respiratory system
C. Digestive system
D. Skeletal system
B. Respiratory system
Why is sunlight important to ecosystems?
A. Sunlight provides light for living things to see
B. Sunlight is the only source for animals
C. Sunlight isn’t needed in an ecosystem
D. Sunlight provides energy needed for
producers to store food
D. Sunlight provides energy needed for
producers to store food
A rising barometer means that the weather will
most likely:
A. improve
B. stay the same
C. get worse
D. get warmer
A. improve