5th Grade Science Review

Forces

1

Which object would need the MOST force to move? 

• A book 

• A bowling ball 

• A soccer ball 

• A pencil  

A bowling Ball 

5

The amount an object's motion changes depends on?

• Color and Shape of the object 

• Shape and Mass of the object 

• Force used and Mass of the object 

• Force used and Color of the object 

Force used and mass of the object 

10

Speed is calculated by using?

• Distance and Time 

• Force and Mass  

• Time and Mass 

• Force and Distance 

Distance and time 

15

A force is applied in the opposite direction of an object's motion the speed will?

• Decrease 

• Increase 

• Stay the same 

• Object will immediately stop 

Decrease 

20

Which situation shows slowing down because of a force?

• A ball rolling down a hill 

• Brakes stopping a bicycle 

• A rocket taking off 

• A fan speeding up 

Brakes stopping a bicycle 

Light and Sound Energy

1

Light is a form of energy that travels in?

• Waves 

• Circles 

• Straight Lines 

• ZigZags 

Straight Lines 

5

When light bends as it passes through water, it is called?

• Vibration 

• Refraction 

• Reflection 

• Absorbance 

Refraction 

10

Why does a darker piece of clothing get warmer in sunlight?

• Absorbs more light 

• Reflects more light 

• Refracts more light 

• Makes its own heat 

Absorbs more light 

15

Which situation shows vibrations?

• Cloud in the sky 

• Book on a desk 

• Rock outside sitting still 

• Guitar string moving 

Guitar string moving 

20

Why do you see lightning before you hear thunder?

• Thunder is slower to start 

• Sound travels faster than light

• Light travels faster than sound 

• They happen at different locations 

Light travels faster than sound 

Organisms

1

A major source of energy for all ecosystems is?

• Sunlight 

• Oxygen 

• Food 

• Soil 

Sunlight 

5

A type of symbiotic relationship where both species benefit?

• Commensalism 

• Parasitism 

• Mutualism 

• Symbiotic 

Mutualism 

10

Decomposers help ecosystems by? 

• Stopping food chains 

• Eating only plants 

• Creating energy 

• Breaking  down dead organisms 

Breaking down dead organisms 

15

Photosynthesis is a process plants use to?

• Make food from the sun 

• Make water 

• Eat bugs 

• Break down soil 

Make food from the sun

20

An animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin?

• Herbivores 

• Omnivores

• Carnivores 

Omnivores 

Solar System

1

The path the planet follows around the sun is called?

• Rotation 

• Orbit 

• Axis 

• Revolution 

Orbit 

5

The sun is a? 

• Moon 

• Planet 

• Asteroid 

• Star

Star 

10

Seasons happen because earth?

• Spins faster in the summer 

• Stops spinning  

• Is tilted as it revolves around the sun 

• Spins slower in the summer 

Is tilted as it revolves around the sun 

15

Which planet would likely be the coldest?

• One farthest away from the sun

• One closest to the sun 

• One with rings 

• One with moons 

One farthest away from the sun 

20

A mixture of ices (both water and frozen gases) that are not part of a planet?

• Meteor 

• Asteroid

• Comet 

• Planet  

Comet 

Food Webs

1

In a food web the arrows show?

• Where animals live

• The flow of energy 

• How big animals are 

• The color of the organisms 

The flow of energy 

5

Which is the best example of a producer?

• Grass 

• Hawk 

• Snake 

• Frog 

Grass

10

Which shows energy flow in the correct order?

• Mouse to Plant to Sun to Snake 

• Sun to Plant to Mouse to Snake 

• Sun to Mouse to Snake to Plant 

• Plant to Sun to Mouse to Snake 

Sun to Plant to Mouse to Snake 

15

What would most likely happen if a predator disappeared?

• Producers would disappear 

• Sunlight would stop 

• Decomposers would stop 

• Prey population would increase 

Prey population would increase 

20

Which shows energy flow in the correct order?

• Sun to Plant to Rabbit to Fox

• Fox to Rabbit to Plant to Sun 

• Rabbit to Sun to Plant to Fox

• Plant to Sun to Fox to Rabbit

Sun to Plant to Rabbit to Fox