5th grade science Air test 1

Which of the following best describes the movement of these 3 bodies?

• moon revolves around sun, and sun revolves around earth

• moon revolves around earth, and earth revolves around sun

• sun revolves around earth, and moon revolves around sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which statement best describes what is happening to cause the boy to hear sound?

• pulling the string causes a noise to be produced in boy’s cup

• the girl’s voice echoes in the cup causing the boy to hear it

• the girl’s voice causes vibrations to travel from her cup,

  through the string, and to the boy’s cup

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What term best describes the motion of

the earth on its axis as shown by the

arrow in this picture?

• revolution

• rotation

• orbit

• refraction

Which statement shows the correct transfer of energy in a food web that includes a cricket, a blade of grass, a worm, a lizard, and an owl?

• sun, blade of grass, worm, lizard, cricket, owl

• sun, worm, blade of grass, lizard, cricket, owl

• worm, blade of grass, cricket, lizard, owl, sun

• sun, blade of grass, cricket, lizard, owl, worm

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

A student puts a quarter, a deck of cards, and a backpack filled with books on a table. Which statement is a true fact when describing the gravitational force acting on the objects?

• the quarter experiences the least gravitational force

• all of the objects experience the same gravitational force

• the backpack experiences the least gravitational force

• the deck of cards would have the most gravitational force

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Cindy was stirring a glass of water with lemon. When she left the spoon in the glass, she noticed that it appeared bent. What term best describes what she saw?

• absorption of light rays in the water

• refraction of light rays in the water

• reflection of light rays in the water

• transparency of light rays in the water

Which list shows what can happen to the motion of an object when only one force is acting on the object?

• the object speeds up, slows down, or sits at rest

• the object moves at a constant speed, speeds up, or slows down

• the object changes direction, speeds up, or slows down

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

In Ohio, the angle of the sun’s rays changes throughout the year. The changes in the angle result in the rays covering more area. During which season does the angle result in the greatest area covered by the rays?

• fall

• winter

• summer

• spring

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following correctly identifies an example of a producer, a consumer, and a decomposer?

• producer: rosebush, consumer: ladybug, decomposer: bacteria

• producer: fungi, consumer: wolf, decomposer: algae

• producer: ladybug, consumer: owl, decomposer: rosebush

• producer: grass, consumer: mouse, decomposer: algae

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which statement explains why Earth and Jupiter are classified as planets and Pluto is classified as a dwarf planet?

• A. Pluto is too far away to be considered a planet

• Pluto is too cold to be considered a planet

• Pluto is too small to be considered a planet

• Pluto has too few satellites to be considered a planet