5th Grade MISA Review

How does erosion form sand dunes in deserts?

• Wind moves sand from once place to another.

• Rivers move sediments as they flow.

• Animals move sand as they burrow.

• Plant roots move sand as they grow.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What is the name of the process that moves rock material from one place to another?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Delta

A fossil is the preserved remains of an organism that lived long ago. Fossils can include bones, teeth, and shells. Which of the following is also a fossil?

• Hot gases let off by a volcano.

• Water flowing in a river.

• Air trapped in a cave.

• An imprint of a leaf left in the mud long ago.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What could scientist conclude about this animal based on the fossil alone?

• It ran fast.

• It ate mostly meat.

• It lived on land.

• It ate mostly plants.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The Sun is_

• the largest star in the universe.

• the star closest to the Earth.

• part of a constellation.

• a planet in our solar system.

Which sentence best describes how the Sun and planets move?

• The planets revolve around the Sun.

• The Sun revolves around the planets.

• The planets stay in one place in space.

• The planets rotate but do not revolve around the Sun.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which animal is a vertebrate?

• worm

• fish

• ant

• spider

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which behavior does a child learn from a parent?

• breathing air

• swallowing water

• speaking a language

• blinking eyes

All living things need food to grow and survive. Different living things get their food from different sources. Where do plants get their food?

• They absorb it through their roots from the soil.

• They change light from the Sun and other material into food.

• They make it from the waste products of animals.

• Plants cannot eat and therefore do not need food.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which of the following describes the properties of a paper clip?

• a liquid that takes the shape of its container.

• a solid that always keeps its shape.

• a gas that spreads apart or squeezes together to fit into a space

• a vapor that has no definite shape.