5 Grade MCAS Questions

What type of energy does a tuning fork create when it is hit?

• Electrical

• Kinetic

• Magnetic

What will the sound waves from the tuning fork that has been hit do when placed in water?

• Move the Water

• Immediately stop moving

Which of the following diagrams best shows how a person sees an object?

• Diagram A

• Diagram B

• Diagram C

• Diagram D

A student looks into a mirror and sees the wall behind him. Which of the following best describes why the student sees the wall in the mirror?

• Light reflects off the mirror.

• Light curves around the mirror.

• Light passes through the mirror.

• Light scatters when it hits the mirror.

A student took pictures of the Moon on different days. Which set of pictures did the student take on Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday of the same week?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Only a small percentage of the freshwater on Earth is available for human use because most freshwater is where?

• Stored deep underground

• Frozen in glaciers and ice caps

• Trapped in the air as water vapor

• Found in lakes in areas that are hard to reach

The people in a town want to help the environment. Which of the following is one way the people in the town can reduce human impact on the environment?

• Heat town buildings using oil and propane gas

• Build a housing development in a forested area

• Install street lights throughout the town so people can see at night

• Build a water-treatment plant that cleans and recycles wastewater

A town is having a water shortage, and the people in the town have been asked to reduce their use of the town’s water supply. A gardener wants to continue to water plants in a garden. Which of the following would be the most effective way to water the plants and still reduce water use?

• use soapy water

• use filtered water

• use water from water bottles sold in stores

• use water from rain collected in large containers

Students tested a simple filter designed to remove particulates from water. The filter has a layer of cotton on top of layers of sand and gravel held in by a screen. The students found particulates in the water that had moved through the filter. Which of the following changes will most improve the filter?

• removing the cotton above the sand

• adding a coffee filter just above the screen

• making the filter larger so it can hold more water

• reducing the amount of water to be cleaned by the filter

Students used sand, gravel, and a coffee filter to make a simple water filter. Which of the following should the students observe or measure to find out how well the water filter works?

• how clear the filtered water is

• how much water needs to be filtered

• the length and width of the water filter

• the amount of sand used to make the water filter