Grade 5 Science Test 2020

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Grade 5 Science Challenge

Welcome to the Grade 5 Science Test 2020! This quiz is designed to assess your knowledge and understanding of important scientific concepts covered in the fifth grade. Each question is multiple-choice and will test your skills in various areas of science.

Get ready to explore topics like:

Weather and Climate
Energy and Forces
Food Chains and Nutrition
Heat Transfer
Environment and Conservation

40 Questions10 MinutesCreated by ExploringEarth27

A rain gauge is used to measure rainfall in units of _________________.

Millimeters

Degrees

Newton

Kilometers

Weather changes ______________________

Seldomly

Constantly

Randomly

Hardly

Water that falls from the clouds to the earth is called:

Frost

Snow

Rain

hail

Energy of motion is _________________ energy.

potential

Kinetic

Magnetic

Nuclear

People and things are able to move because of ____________________.

Friction

Temperature

Forces

Direction

Opposite (unlike) poles magnet __________________ each other.

Attracts

Repel

Turn

Attack

Meat-eaters are carnivores as plant-eaters are to _________________.

Producers

Herbivores

Omnivores

consumer

A substance that is burned to give off energy___________________.

Alcohol

Fuel

Water

Lubricant

When solid fat is heated it _________________________

Hardens

Condenses

Sinks

Melts

The transfer of heat through a solid is

Convection

Insulation

Radiation

Conduction

Paul was told by his doctor that he needs to eat more foods with iron to prevent:

Anaemia

Asthma

Rickets

Common cold

A synonym for pollution is:

Condensation

Rainfall

Contamination

flooding

___________________ is not a very good conductor of heat.

Nail

plastic

Metal

Steel

A___________ represents food energy from one organism to another.

Watercycle

Food chain

Digestion

Food

We are protected from harmful rays of the sun by the:

Insecticides

Environment

Insecticides

Ozone layer

__________________ is referred to as the cutting down of trees without replanting them.

Deforestation

Soil erosion

Drought

flooding

Which of the following organisms would be the last in the food chain?

Tomato plant

Dog

Bird

Insect

Energy, which when used can be replaced is regarded as_______.

Renewable

Non-renewable

Received

reinforced

The electrical energy in a television can be changed into other forms of energy. Select the correct ones.

Heat and solar

Wind and wave

Sound and light

Sound and magnetic

A person who studies the weather is a/an __________________.

Meteorologist

Scientist

Teacher

Reporter

Food is broken down in the body by the process of ________.

Malnutrition

Absorption

Digestion

Deficiency

Scurvy is caused by a lack of ____

Vitamin A

Vitamin B

Vitamin C

Vitamin K

Which of the following is a good conductor of heat?

Plastic

Wood

paper

Safety pin

Which heat transfer occurs in liquid and gas?

Conduction

Radiation

Convection

Vibration

Radiation is the transfer of heat through_____________

Light

Water

Heat

Waves

Which object would most likely float when placed in water?

Rock

Coin

leaf

Soap

A __________________ is a winding inclined plane.

Hill

Ramp

Screw

ladder

A ____________________ is a simple machine.

Car

Lever

Truck

Tractor

The substance or energy we get from the food we eat is _____________________

Protein

Diet

Nutrient

Energy

A push or pull is called a ______________________

Fulcrum

Force

Twist

Work

John wants to look under a heavy rock. Name the simple machine that would be best to lift the rock.

Incline plane

Wheel and axle

Lever

Screw

The human body is a sort of machine. What parts of your body would you classify as levers?

Head and eyes

Fingers and head

Mouth and nose

Arms and legs

All the following are food groups except:

Staples

Salt

fats and oil

carbohydrate

Smoke is a form of ______________________

Water pollution

Noise pollution

Land pollution

Air pollution

The sun is a rich sources of vitamin ________________.

When removing a nail from a piece of board _________________ force is applied?

Twisting

Pushing

Pulling

Turning

Force can be defined as:

Doing no work

A push, pull or turn

A push only

A pull only

The place where organisms live is called a

Nest

Community

Habitat

Household

A plant is called a producer because it

Uses the sun’s energy to make food

Gives off oxygen

Is green

Does not consume anything

Which of the following affects climate?

Altitude

Rain

Weather

Breeze

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