Quiz about Question Bank for Grade 5 Science

Question 1

Which is harder to stop - an 18 wheeler or a motorcycle?

Accepted Answer

18 wheeler

Answer

motorcycle

Question 2

If a person walks 40 meters in 10 seconds how fast are they walking?

Accepted Answer

4 m/s

Answer

400 m/s

Answer

4 mph

Answer

50 m/s

Question 3

What type of forces cancel each other out and do not cause motion to occur?

Accepted Answer

Balanced forces

Answer

Jedi forces

Answer

Unbalanced forces

Answer

Balanced porches

Question 4

This picture is an example of what type of force?

Accepted Answer

Friction

Answer

Magnetic

Answer

Gravitational

Answer

Electric

Question 5

This picture is an example of what type of force?

Accepted Answer

Gravitational

Answer

Friciton

Answer

Electric

Answer

Magnetic

Question 6

If the man and the ball travels 90 m in 9 seconds, what is their average speed?

Accepted Answer

10 m/s

Answer

180 m/s

Answer

99 m/s

Answer

10 meters

Question 7

This game of tug of war is an example of _________ forces.

Accepted Answer

unbalanced

Answer

balanced

Answer

potential

Answer

net zero

Question 8

In this distance versus time graph...

Accepted Answer

The green line is "faster"

Answer

The red line is "faster"

Answer

The green line is slowing down

Answer

The red line is speeding up

Question 9

How do you calculate Average Speed?

Accepted Answer

total distance/total time

Answer

speed x time

Answer

distance/speed

Answer

total speed x total time

Question 10

Which graph could represent a car moving at a constant speed in a forward direction?

Accepted Answer

Option C is correct

Answer

A.

Answer

B.

Answer

D.

Question 11

What is happening at C?

Accepted Answer

Accelerating

Answer

Stationary

Answer

Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position

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Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position

Question 12

Which runner stopped for a rest?

Accepted Answer

Charlie

Answer

Albert

Answer

Bob

Question 13

Acceleration is

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Answer

increasing speed

Answer

decreasing speed

Answer

changing direction

Question 14

An object is _____ if its position changes relative to another object.

Accepted Answer

in motion

Answer

at reset

Answer

a frame of refence

Answer

magical

Question 15

What is happening at A?

Accepted Answer

Stationary

Answer

Accelerating

Answer

Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position

Answer

Steady speed; returning to start position

Question 16

What is happening at E?

Accepted Answer

Steady speed; returning to start position

Answer

Stationary

Answer

Accelerating

Answer

Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position

Question 17

What is happening at D?

Accepted Answer

Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position

Answer

Stationary

Answer

Accelerating

Answer

Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position

Question 18

What is air resistance?

Accepted Answer

friction in the air that slows things down

Answer

when an airplane flies into a cloud

Answer

when you feel the air hitting your face

Question 19

Look at the image. What two forces are happening in this picture?

Accepted Answer

Friction & Gravity

Answer

Friction & Magnetism

Answer

Magnetism & Gravity

Question 20

What does this graph represent?

Accepted Answer

Not moving

Answer

Constant speed

Answer

Acceleration

Question 21

What are 3 ways to describe MOTION? (We have talked about this for 5 weeks!!!!!!!!!)

Accepted Answer

Speed, Direction, Position

Answer

Gravity, Magnetism, Friction

Answer

Rough, Smooth, Lubricants

Question 22

What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

Accepted Answer

transpiration

Answer

condensation

Answer

evaporation

Answer

sublimation

Question 23

What is A?

Accepted Answer

Evaporation

Answer

Condensation

Answer

Precipitation

Answer

Runoff

Question 24

What is B?

Accepted Answer

Condensation

Answer

Evaporation

Answer

Precipitation

Answer

Runoff

Question 25

What is C?

Accepted Answer

Precipitation

Answer

Evaporation

Answer

Condensation

Answer

Runoff

Question 26

What is D?

Accepted Answer

Runoff

Answer

Evaporation

Answer

Condensation

Answer

Precipitation

Question 27

1. Which best explains why the handles of many cooking pans are made of plastic?

Accepted Answer

Plastic is a poor conductor of heat.

Answer

Plastic melts easily.

Answer

Plastic freezes easily.

Answer

Plastic is a good conductor of heat.

Question 28

Which material is most likely to expand if exposed to freezing temperatures?

Accepted Answer

water

Answer

iron

Answer

wood

Answer

plastic

Question 29

Bob is putting new water pipes in his house. Which material would be best for Bob to use to prevent his pipes from freezing?

Accepted Answer

plastic

Answer

aluminum

Answer

copper

Answer

steel

Question 30

4. This illustration shows how heat can move

through the atmosphere as air circulates. What

causes the circulation of air?

Accepted Answer

The ground is heated by the Sun and then heats

the air, causing the air to rise.

Answer

Air in the atmosphere is heated by the Sun and

sinks to the ground.

Answer

Air loses heat to the ground and then rises

upward to obtain more energy.

Answer

The Sun heats the clouds which forces the cooler

air to move away and sink.

Question 31

In what way is roasting a hot dog over a fire an example of the transfer of heat that occurs during radiation?

Accepted Answer

The heat from the fire is transferred to the hot dog to warm it.

Answer

Heat circulates from the bottom of the fire up.

Answer

The fire touches the hot dog directly and cooks it.

Answer

Electricity from the fire is transferred to the hot dog.

Question 32

Which is a way that a piece of paper can go through a chemical change?

Accepted Answer

burn the paper with fire

Answer

fold the paper in half

Answer

soak the paper in water

Answer

cut the paper with scissors

Question 33

Which of these is an example of a new substance being formed?

Accepted Answer

a nail rusting

Answer

a wall being painted

Answer

water changing to steam

Answer

paper being folded

Question 34

Ruth left a wax candle in her car for several hours on a warm day. Which

describes the change in the candle Ruth most likely observed?

Accepted Answer

The candle changed its shape.

Answer

The mass of the candle wax increased.

Answer

The mass of the candle wax decreased.

Answer

The candle changed into a new substance.

Question 35

What best explains the physical change of liquid water to ice?

Accepted Answer

The liquid water was frozen.

Answer

The liquid water was melted.

Answer

The liquid water was condensed.

Answer

The liquid water was heated.

Question 36

What happens to sugar when it is mixed with water and then heated to make syrup?

Accepted Answer

It dissolves

Answer

It melts

Answer

It evaporates

Answer

It condenses

Question 37

Campers burned logs in a campfire.

How would the campers know that a chemical

change has taken place?

Accepted Answer

The wood became a different substance.

Answer

The logs changed shape.

Answer

The rocks glowed when heated.

Answer

The ground absorbed heat from the coals.

Question 38

An engineer can choose from four different materials to make a heat resistant

handle for a stirring spoon. Which material is least likely to get hot when the spoon is placed in boiling water?

Accepted Answer

wood

Answer

ceramic

Answer

glass

Answer

iron

Question 39

Which is an example of condensation?

Accepted Answer

moisture on mirror after hot shower

Answer

water boiling in a pot

Answer

water being absorbed by plants

Answer

salt being removed from water

Question 40

A teacher places a penny into an amount of acid in a closed container to demonstrate a chemical change. The penny weighs 3 grams and the acid 230 grams. After the chemical reaction takes place, what will be the mass of the penny and acid?

Accepted Answer

233 grams

Answer

3 grams

Answer

200 grams

Answer

230 grams

Question 41

The table below lists the amounts of the ingredients Stephanie used to make ice cream. What will be the weight of the ice cream after being frozen?

Accepted Answer

290g

Answer

210g

Answer

250g

Answer

310g

Question 42

Which best explains why a pan placed on a hot stove top will begin to warm?

Accepted Answer

conduction

Answer

convection

Answer

radiation

Question 43

Which shows an example of convection?

Accepted Answer

Jose cooks an egg in a pot of boiling water.

Answer

Clara burns her hand by touching a light bulb.

Answer

Lucy wraps herself in an electric blanket to keep warm.

Answer

Ben holds the end of a metal rod in fire to cook hot dogs.

Question 44

How does heat energy from the Sun reach Earth?

Accepted Answer

Radiation

Answer

Solar Wind

Answer

Conduction

Answer

Convection

Question 45

Which of the materials would be the best conductor of heat?

Accepted Answer

metal

Answer

plastic

Answer

stone

Answer

wood

Question 46

How would weather conditions in an area change if a high pressure system replaced a low pressure system?

Accepted Answer

The area would become cooler with less humidity.

Answer

The area would become more stormy and rainy.

Answer

The area would become more humid and warmer.

Answer

The area would become warmer with strong winds.

Question 47

A change in which weather condition would most likely result in a change in wind speed?

Accepted Answer

air pressure

Answer

humidity

Answer

temperature

Question 48

The graphic shows a common daily wind pattern. Which term best describes the wind pattern in the graphic?

Accepted Answer

sea breeze

Answer

land breeze

Answer

trade wind

Question 49

Which information is used in a station model?

Accepted Answer

wind direction in a particular point and time

Answer

yearly average precipitation

Answer

daily average barometric pressure

Answer

number of lightning strikes

Question 50

Which will most likely be the effect on cloud cover when there is a stationary front in an area?

Accepted Answer

Low, thick clouds will remain in the area while the front remains stationary.

Answer

Light, wispy clouds will remain in the area while the front remains stationary.

Answer

Light, variable winds will partly clear the skies until the front begins to move.

Answer

High winds will blow clouds away, and skies will be clear and sunny until the front begins to move.

Question 51

Which type of air pressure causes a storm to form on a spring day?

Accepted Answer

low pressure, causing air to rise, cool, and form water droplets

Answer

high pressure, causing air to rise, cool, and form water droplets

Answer

low pressure, causing air to sink and bring water droplets to the ground

Answer

high pressure, causing air to sink and bring water droplets to the ground

Question 52

A cloud is shown beneath the bridge.

This form of water is called

Accepted Answer

fog.

Answer

snow.

Answer

rain.

Answer

sleet

Question 53

Which best explains the effect a tornado has on normal wind speed and direction?

Accepted Answer

A tornado increases wind speed and may change its direction.

Answer

A tornado does not affect wind speed or direction.

Answer

A tornado decreases wind speed and may change its direction.

Answer

A tornado causes wind direction to reverse and may change its speed.

Question 54

Which statement best describes temperature patterns in areas along the equator?

Accepted Answer

Temperatures along the equator are consistently warm all year long.

Answer

Temperatures along the equator vary from hot in the summer to cold in the winter.

Answer

Temperatures along the equator are consistently cool all year long.

Question 55

High air pressure is most often related to which type of weather?

Accepted Answer

cool with clear skies

Answer

humid with clear skies

Answer

warm with cloudy skies

Answer

humid with overcast skies

Question 56

The graphs show monthly temperature and precipitation data.

Which prediction could be made based on the data?

Accepted Answer

Next year, the coldest months will have the most precipitation.

Answer

Next year, the warmest months will have the most precipitation.

Answer

Next year, the warmest months will have the least precipitation.

Answer

Next year, the coldest months will have the least precipitation.

Question 57

From which cloud would rain or snow most likely fall?

Accepted Answer

cumulonimbus

Answer

cirrus

Answer

cumulus

Question 58

A table showing precipitation amounts and temperature for Cary, NC.

Based on this data, what kind of weather would most likely be forecast for the weekend?

Accepted Answer

warm and rainy

Answer

cool and rainy

Answer

cool and thunderstorms

Question 59

Which type of cloud is most often observed during a thunderstorm?

Accepted Answer

cumulonimbus

Answer

cirrus

Answer

stratus

Answer

cumulus

Question 60

On a cold, cloudy day, the local weather forecaster predicts that a highpressure system will be moving into the area in the next 24 hours. Which weather conditions will this system most likely bring to the area?

Accepted Answer

sunny

Answer

stormy

Answer

snowy

Answer

hot

Question 61

Which best describes the weather condition in which clouds touch the surface of Earth?

Accepted Answer

foggy

Answer

dry

Answer

humid

Answer

stormy

Question 62

Which method of collecting weather data is most likely to be accurate?

Accepted Answer

collecting daily from the same place at the same time

Answer

collecting daily from different places at different times

Answer

collecting weekly from different places at the same time

Answer

collecting weekly from the same place at different times

Question 63

Which causes the surface water in a lake to heat up during the hot summer?

Accepted Answer

Radiation

Answer

Conduction

Answer

Convection

Answer

Evaporation

Question 64

How does the sun warm a person's face?

Accepted Answer

Radiation

Answer

Evaporation

Answer

Conduction

Answer

Convection

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