Virginia 5th Grade Science Practice Test

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1 Which of these groups contains only animals without a backbone (invertabrates)?
dog, bear, jellyfish
earthworm, crayfish, jellyfish
bear, dog, crayfish
jellyfish, earthworm, bear
none of the above
2 Mudib put some seeds in an uncovered jar of soil, watered them and placed the jar in the windowsill. Daniel put the same type of seeds into an uncovered jar of soil, watered them, placed the jar into a shoebox with a lid and placed the closed shoebox next to Mudib's jar. After a few days Mudib's seeds sprouted, but Daniel's did not. What was the most likely reason?
Daniel's seeds were too warm inside of the shoebox
Daniel should have used a different type of soil
the jar helped Mudib's seeds to grow
Daniel's seeds did not get enough light
Mudib used different seeds
3 Five scientists are trying to determine which of four beakers of water is the coldest. Each choice below shows what each scientist said. Which comment gives the best start in finding this answer?
One of these feels the coldest to me
Which one do you think is the coldest
What is the freezing point of water?
They all look cold so you can't find the answer
Is there any way we can measure the temperature of the water in each beaker?
4 Five girls see and smell a cup of brown liquid sitting on the table, but they cannot taste it. Which of the following is not an observation that can be made?
It looks like soda
The cup in almost full
It is bitter
It may be oily
It smells like oranges
5 Which of the following instruments would be needed to determine the volume of liquid in a small jar?
meter stick
stop watch
a metric balance
graduated cylinder
a larger jar
6 Which of the following would produce the most friction if you tried to slide across a suface covered with it?
ice
water
gravel
oil
carpet
7 Which of the following objects would have the most inertia?
a bowling ball
a boulder
a basketball
a tennis ball
a baseball
8 Which is an example of a mixture?
a garden salad
salt
gold
water
styrofoam
9 Which of the following is an example of an element?
hydrogen peroxide
milk
neon
steel
water
10 At 212 degrees F, water changes from a _______________________
liquid to a solid
solid to a liquid
gas to a liquid
liquid to a gas
gas to a solid
11 Where are you most likely to find a beaver?
a forest
a meadow
a wetland
a wheat field
a tundra
12 Which is an example of a herbivore?
cow
human
lion
bear
snake
13 Which is not present in an animal cell?
cell membrane
nucleus
cell wall
mitochondrion
water
14 An "H" on a weather map means
hot temperatures
high chance of rain
heat index
high humidity
high pressure
15 Which of the following weather instruments would a meteorologist use to measure the amount of precipitation in an area?
anemometer
rain guage
hygrometer
barometer
thermometer
16 Which of the following weather instruments would a meteorologist use to measure the speed of the wind?
anemometer
wind vane
barometer
hygrometer
rain guage
17 Which of the following weather instruments would a meteorologist use to measure air pressure?
thermometer
barometer
anemometer
hygrometer
satellite
18 Why is it winter in the northern hemisphere when it is summer in the southern hemisphere?
it is always hotter in the south
the tilt of the earth away from the sun during the winter in the northern hemisphere
animals migrate south for the winter
the southern hemisphere has more countries closer to the equator
none of the above
19 Which of the following is almost the same distance as the length of a
football field?
a race against your friend at recess
a bus ride to an amusement park
a walk from your bedroom to the restroom and back
a walk around a typical city block
Answers A and D
20 What causes the phases of the moon as it is observed from earth?
the moon disappears for most of the month
the moon blocks out the light of the sun
The relative positon of the earth, moon and sun and the portion of reflected moonlight seen from the earth
the tides
none of the above
21 Which of the following things would be useful to astronauts in a space station?
a space suit with a built-in life support system
a renewable energy source
a place to exercise
supply of fresh water
all of the above
22 A lunar eclipse occurs when:
The moon passes between the earth and the sun at such an angle that we cannot see the moon
The earth passes between the moon and the sun at such an angle that we can not see the moon
The sun passes between the earth and the moon at such an angle that we cannot see the moon
Every month when there is a "new moon" and we cannot see it
Both answers A and D
23 Space telescopes can see farther into space because:
they are able to move to get a better view
they are above the earth's atmosphere and have a clearer view
they are able to receive more unobstructed light from objects in space
they are slighty closer to objects in space
all of the above
24 Satellites are useful for every reason except
they enable us to communicate with people on the other side of the world
they help us predict the weather
they keep track of air traffic
they tell us about the core of the earth
they give military strategist views of other countries
25 Fossilized clam shells and sandstone deposits are found in Montana. What can you conclude from that?
Natives buried the shells after ritual ceremonies
animals that eat clams carried them there
ancient oceans once covered the area
wind carried the shells from the coast
Glaciers carried theshells there from the north