5th Grade Science SOL night

A marble was formed by limestone that changed under high temperature and high pressure. What type of rock is it?

• Metomorphic
• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Magma

• Coal
• Soapstone
• Marble
• Slate

Which of the following measurements is most likely the length of a wasp?

• 30 meters
• 3 meters
• 3 centimeters
• 30 centimeters

Which unit is best to use to measure the distance a runner covered in 30 seconds?

• km
• cm
• mm
• m

A student asked, "How does playing video games affect hand-eye coordination?"  What is the best hypothesis for this experiment?

• If a person plays video games every day for 15 minutes, then he will improve his score on a hand-eye coordination test.
• If a person takes a hand-eye coordination test, then he will want to play video games when he is done.
• If a person plays video games while taking a hand-eye coordination test, then he will purposely try to have a bad score.
• IF a person takes a hand-eye coordination test and thinks of his favorite video game at the same time, then he will be in a better mood.

Students planted bean seeds in the same kind of soil in separate cups.  The cups were put next to each other on a sunny windowsill.  Cup 1 was given 10 mL of water every other day.  Cup 2 was given no water.  Which of these is the independent (manipulated) variable in the experiment?

• The type of seed
• The amount of water
• The type of soil
• The amount of sunlight

• 12-17 inches
• 15-20 inches
• 18-23 inches
• 21-26 inches

The part of the wave where the molecules are spread apart is called--

• Direction of travel
• wavelength
• rarefaction
• compression

The part of a wave where the molecules are pressed together is called--

• Direction of travel
• wavelength
• rarefaction
• compression

When frequency increases what else goes up?

• Pitch
• Wavelength
• Frequency
• Sound