Practice Test 4 - 5th Grade Science
19 questions. Answer them in any order, then submit to see your score and every explanation.
- Amir notices stars at night look dim; why does the sun appear so much brighter?
- When you drop a tennis ball from your hand, it moves down and hits the ground. What causes the ball to fall toward the ground?
- This neighborhood tree-planting project helps protect which natural resource using photosynthesis science?
- Van Helmont's willow tree gained 164 lb, but the soil lost only 0.1 lb after 5 years of watering. This counters the idea that soil becomes most of the tree. Based on the evidence, what is the best conclusion about new plant mass?
- In the flashlight test, 5 ft looks brighter than 50 ft; which matches stars?
- Three white powders looked identical, so color didn't help. All three dissolved in water, so dissolving didn't help either. Only one powder fizzed when vinegar was added. Which property was most helpful for distinguishing the powders?
- If Earth had 100 liters of water, how would the table split salt and fresh water?
- According to Sun → Grass → Deer, how does energy flow from plants to animals?
- Jamal graphs day and night hours; which data row is correct for June?
- The data shows noon shadows are shortest every day and repeat every 24 hours; what causes this?
- The energy from sunlight is stored in plants as what kind of energy in food?
- The observations show a shadow pattern repeating daily; which Earth motion causes it?
- Based on the comparison, which property best distinguishes Rock C from Rock A? Data: Rock A—gray, hard, rough, 50g, not magnetic; Rock C—gray-black, hard, shiny, 85g, strongly magnetic.
- Comparing these liquids, what do the properties tell us about how Liquid B and Liquid C are different? Liquid B: clear yellow, 50 mL, 60 g, no odor. Liquid C: cloudy white, 50 mL, 55 g, slight odor.
- Most plant mass (~93%) comes from air and water; which materials are those?
- Keisha adds food coloring to water; it spreads slowly until all water is tinted. This shows evidence that particles...
- According to the explanation, plants change sunlight into stored energy by making what?
- The line graph shows sunset times; which month has the latest sunset time?
- Using these observations, which argument best explains that gravity affects objects right away near Earth? A student held a marker still above the floor. The marker fell the moment the student opened their fingers.