Grade 5: Science (2000 VDOE Released Items)

1. This bear lives in a cold climate.
2. This bear has big teeth.
3. This bear has black claws.
4. This bear has small ears and eyes.
The length of an adult human footprint would be closest to 20 --
1. millimeters
2. centimeters
3. meters
4. dekameters
Which of these should be used to accurately measure 250 mL of water?
Students want to find out if an empty can rolls down a ramp faster than a can filled with sand. Which of these would be the fairest way to find out?
1. 5
2. 15
3. 20
4. 25
1. 3 mL
2. 11 mL
3. 14 mL
4. 25 mL
1. faster the candle melted
2. longer the candle burned
3. brighter the candle's flame
4. higher the candle's glame
1. 1 kilometer
2. 4 centimeters
3. 3 meters
4. 10 millimeters
Objects with greater inertia are more difficult to move than those with less inertia. Which object has the greatest inertia?
1. A bicycle
2. A school bus
3. A rowboat
4. A basketball
Which of these inclined planes would be most efficient to use to move an object upward?
Copper is called a good conductor because it can carry --
1. water
2. electricity
3. air
4. natural gas
Dragging your feet across a rug and then touching a doorknob and getting shocked is a result of --
1. static electricity
2. magnetism
3. current electricity
4. resistance
Which of these is caused by static electricity?
1. Water flowing very fast through a small tube
2. Hair sticking to a comb on a cold, dry day
3. Wilting of plant leaves in the summertime
4. Light shining from a flashlight
Which of these shows one complete wavelength?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
Thomas Edison used electricity in many of his inventions. Which of these was one of his inventions?
1. The electric can opener
2. The electric light bulb
3. The telephone
4. The electron microscope
All elements are made up of --
1. atoms
2. compounds
3. mixtures
4. solutions
Which of these is being changed from a solid to a liquid?
Which plant part will become a new plant?
Which gas is used by plants during photosynthesis?
1. Oxygen
2. Nitrogen
3. Carbon dioxide
4. Natural gas
Which of these is the source of energy for photosynthesis?
1. Electricity
2. Magnetism
3. Sunlight
4. Gravity
Which of these is most important for helping an animal move through soft sand or snow?
1. Short thin legs
2. A long bushy tail
3. A long neck
4. Big wide feet
1. Owls
2. Snakes
3. Rabbits
4. Hawks
1. The box
2. The light
3. The wheelbarrow
4. The water hose
Which of these belongs to the kingdom Protista?
1. 4
2. 8
3. 16
4. 24
Which of these has a backbone, skull, and ribs?
Which of these are found only in vertebrates
1. Blood
2. Backbones
3. Shells
4. Fur
1. Cirrus
2. Cumulus
3. Stratus
4. Nimbostratus
Changes in the pressure of the air can be measured by --
1. barometers
2. thermometers
3. weather vanes
4. anemometers
The sun heats the Earth unevenly, making the poles cold and the tropics hot, because --
1. the tropics face more directly toward the sun
2. the poles are covered with ice which causes cold air
3. seasons change
4. weather changes
Which of these is the biggest?
1. The moon
2. The Earth
3. The sun
4. Jupiter
The Earth, the other planets, and the sun are all a part of the solar system. How is the sun different from other parts of the solar system?
1. It is smaller than most of the planets in the solar system.
2. It is farther from the solar system than the planets.
3. It is producing most of the heat and light in the solar system.
4. It is made up of elements that cannot be found on the planets.
Why is coal an important resource in Virginia?
1. It is a source of steel.
2. It is an energy source.
3. It is a basic building material.
4. It is ground into fertilizer.
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
1. eat more zooplankton
2. have to reproduce faster
3. finally die
4. be smaller
1. Weathering
2. Erosion
3. Earthquakes
4. Volcanoes
1. Wind
2. Running water
3. Volcanoes
4. Flowing ice

Grade 5: Science (2000 VDOE Released Items)

Multiple-Choice ExerciseContent © 2000 Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Education; Permission to Use Granted by VDOE; Author of Activity: Tami Maloney; All rights reserved. No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.

The length of an adult human footprint would be closest to 20 --

Which of these should be used to accurately measure 250 mL of water?

Students want to find out if an empty can rolls down a ramp faster than a can filled with sand. Which of these would be the fairest way to find out?

Objects with greater inertia are more difficult to move than those with less inertia. Which object has the greatest inertia?

Which of these inclined planes would be most efficient to use to move an object upward?

Copper is called a good conductor because it can carry --

Dragging your feet across a rug and then touching a doorknob and getting shocked is a result of --

Which of these is caused by static electricity?

Which of these shows one complete wavelength?

Thomas Edison used electricity in many of his inventions. Which of these was one of his inventions?

All elements are made up of --

Which of these is being changed from a solid to a liquid?

Which plant part will become a new plant?

Which gas is used by plants during photosynthesis?

Which of these is the source of energy for photosynthesis?

Which of these is most important for helping an animal move through soft sand or snow?

Which of these belongs to the kingdom Protista?

Which of these has a backbone, skull, and ribs?

Which of these are found only in vertebrates

Changes in the pressure of the air can be measured by --

The sun heats the Earth unevenly, making the poles cold and the tropics hot, because --

Which of these is the biggest?

The Earth, the other planets, and the sun are all a part of the solar system. How is the sun different from other parts of the solar system?

Why is coal an important resource in Virginia?

Multiple-Choice Exercise
Content © 2000 Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Education; Permission to Use Granted by VDOE; Author of Activity: Tami Maloney; All rights reserved.
No commercial, for-profit use of this material is allowed. E-mail comments and questions to Tami Maloney.