5th Grade Science FSA Practice #2

A plant that makes the most food for itself is most likely to have –

• sticky seed pods.

• long, wide leaves.

• many small roots.

• lots of tiny flowers.

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Plants and animals are found in many different environments. For both animals and plants to survive in an environment, they must be –

• adapted to bright sunlight.

• adapted to the environment.

• able to hide in the environment.

• able to move away to a new environment.

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Scientific explanations must always be linked to –

• evidence.

• new theories

• common events

• controlled experiments

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Some students tested five remote-controlled cars. They raced the cars on the smooth basketball court of the school playground. They started all of the cars at one end of the court at the same time. Car number 4 was the first one to reach the end of the race at the opposite end of the court. Which of the following questions can be answered by completing multiple trials of the race?

• What is the speed of car number 4?

• Is car number 4 really the fastest car?

• Will car number 4 win races with other race cars?

• How much bigger is car number 4 than the other cars?

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Randy and Ana found a caterpillar in their garden. It had two little horn-like things on its head. Sometimes the horns stuck out. Sometimes the little horns went back into the head.

Which of these was an opinion and not an observation they made?

• The caterpillar had many short legs.

• The caterpillar had orange and black spots.

• The caterpillar smelled bad when its horns were out.

• The caterpillar moved silently along a stem of parsley.

Which of these causes the phases of the Moon?

• The rotation of the Sun

• The rotation of Earth on its axis

• The revolution of Earth around the Sun

• The revolution of the Moon around Earth

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The US Energy Information Administration produces reports on energy usage and sources in the United States. The following graph is from a 2018 report.

According to this graph, about how much of the electricity generated in 2018 came from nonrenewable energy sources?

• More than 60%

• About 35%

• About 20%

• Less than 5%

Jeff and Melinda tested the effects of different environmental conditions on Johnson grass plants. The picture shows the results of their experiment.

Based on these results, which of these is the most reasonable prediction?

• Snowy environments will have the tallest grasses.

• Grasses will be very short during hot, dry summers.

• Some grasses will grow better in heat than other types of grasses.

• Tall grasses will be more affected by salt than short grasses.

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The speed of Earth’s rotation at the equator is about 1,000 miles per hour. If Earth’s speed slowed to 900 miles per hour and all other factors remained constant, which of the following would most likely occur?

• The days would be longer.

• The years would be longer.

• The Moon would appear larger.

• The Sun would appear to be brighter.

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The speed of Earth’s rotation at the equator is about 1,000 miles per hour. If Earth’s speed slowed to 900 miles per hour and all other factors remained constant, which of the following would most likely occur?

• The days would be longer.

• The years would be longer.

• The Moon would appear larger.

• The Sun would appear to be brighter.