Science ReviewScience Review

55thth Grade Grade

Earth Science ReviewEarth Science Review1. What is weathering?1. What is weathering?

• A. A type of climate

• B. The movement of rock pieces from one

place to another.

• C. The breaking down of rock into smaller

pieces.

• D. A force that pulls pieces of rock

downhill

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• C

2. Which word names a force that 2. Which word names a force that pulls pieces of rock downhill?pulls pieces of rock downhill?

• A. Gravity

• B. Erosion

• C. Eruption

• D. Weathering

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• A

3. Which is one way earthquakes 3. Which is one way earthquakes change the land?change the land?

• A. They pick up weathered rock and move

it.

• B. They cause cracks in Earth’s surface.

• C. They release ash and melted rock.

• D. They help form soil.

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• B

4. A glacier moving a boulder is an 4. A glacier moving a boulder is an example ofexample of

• A. Ice wedging

• B. Weathering

• C. Erosion

• D. A landslide

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• C

5. Deposition is a process that5. Deposition is a process that

• A. Moves rock particles to new places.

• B. Breaks down rock.

• C. Builds mountains

• D. Drops rock particles in new places.

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• D

6. Earthquakes are MOST LIKELY 6. Earthquakes are MOST LIKELY nearnear

• A. Deltas

• B. Volcanoes

• C. Moraines

• D. faults

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• D

7. Which landforms may form as a 7. Which landforms may form as a result of volcanic eruptions?result of volcanic eruptions?

• A. Floodplains

• B. Cliffs

• C. Mountains

• D. Deltas

8. Which landform is deposited by 8. Which landform is deposited by a glacier?a glacier?

• A. Dune

• B. Delta

• C. Mountain

• D. moraine

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• D

9. Which of these does NOT 9. Which of these does NOT prevent soil erosion?prevent soil erosion?

• A. Planting vegetation

• B. Using contour plowing

• C. Putting up windbreaks

• D. Building dams

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• D

10. Beaches that have eroded can 10. Beaches that have eroded can be reclaimed throughbe reclaimed through

• A. Weathering

• B. Building of seawalls

• C. Beach nourishment

• D. terracing

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• C

11. Which statement is TRUE of 11. Which statement is TRUE of both dams and levees?both dams and levees?

• A. They both stop soil erosion.

• B. They both help control water levels.

• C. They are both built across a river.

• D. They both control erosion by wind.

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• B

12. A tool that records earthquakes 12. A tool that records earthquakes is called a is called a

• A. Seismograph

• B. Seismologist

• C. Seismic wave

• D. seismogram

12.12.

• A

13. Which statement is TRUE?13. Which statement is TRUE?

• A. Scientists can predict when an earthquake will happen.

• B. Scientists can measure the size of an earthquake.

• C. Scientists can stop an earthquake from happening.

• D. Scientists can keep a volcano from erupting.

13.13.

• B.

14. What is a tsnumani?14. What is a tsnumani?

• A. A movement of magma inside Earth’s crust.

• B. A volcanic eruption

• C. A huge ocean wave

• D. A shaking of the ground

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• C

15. Which one can cause an 15. Which one can cause an earthquake?earthquake?

• A. Erosion of rock

• B. A landslide

• C. Weathering of rock

• D. Movement of rock along a fault

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• D

16. Dr. Horn is a seismologist. 16. Dr. Horn is a seismologist. Which of these does Dr. Horn Which of these does Dr. Horn

study?study?• A. Weathering

• B. Earthquakes

• C. Weather

• D. glaciers

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• B.

17. Which process causes some 17. Which process causes some beaches to get smaller?beaches to get smaller?

• A. Erosion

• B. Weathering

• C. Deposition

• D. Beach nourishment

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• A

18. Freezing and thawing of water 18. Freezing and thawing of water in rock can causein rock can cause

• A. Erosion

• B. Weathering

• C. Flooding

• D. Deposition

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• B

19. Which one forms from material 19. Which one forms from material deposited by wind?deposited by wind?

• A. Dune

• B. Delta

• C. Moraine

• D. floodplain

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• A

20. Seismographs helped 20. Seismographs helped scientists predictscientists predict

• A. Earthquakes

• B. Floods

• C. beach erosion

• D. tsunamis

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• A

21. Which one is not a way to 21. Which one is not a way to control floods?control floods?

• A. Building of dams

• B. Building of levees

• C. Beach nourishment

• D. Storm drain management

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• C

22. Over time, lava that flows out 22. Over time, lava that flows out of a volcanoof a volcano

• A. Can form mountains

• B. Can form moraines

• C. Can form faults

• D. Can freeze into ice

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• A

23. John notices a sudden 23. John notices a sudden movement of rock and soil moving movement of rock and soil moving down a hill. What is John noticing?down a hill. What is John noticing?

• A. A landslide caused by gravity

• B. A landslide caused by deposition

• C. Weathering caused by wind

• D. Weathering caused by water

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• A

24. Which of these can help stop 24. Which of these can help stop soil erosion?soil erosion?

• A. Building dams

• B. Terracing

• C. Storm drain management

• D. Beach nourishment

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• B

25. What is sediment?25. What is sediment?

• A. Melted rock underground

• B. Melted rock that flows out of a volcano

• C. Material deposited by wind, water, or glaciers.

• D. A break in Earth’s crust

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• C

26. 26.

Physical Science ReviewPhysical Science Review1. In which state of matter do the 1. In which state of matter do the

particles move the least?particles move the least?

• A. Solid

• B. Liquid

• C. gas

1.1.

• A.

2. A change of a liquid to a solid is 2. A change of a liquid to a solid is calledcalled

• A. Condensation

• B. Evaporation

• C. Melting

• D. freezing

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• D.

3. How can you change liquid 3. How can you change liquid water to water vapor?water to water vapor?

• A. By freezing the water

• B. By dissolving salt in the water

• C. By cooling the water

• D. By heating the water

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• D

4. Which one is an example of a 4. Which one is an example of a chemical property?chemical property?

• A. The color of a substance

• B. Whether a substance can rust

• C. The texture of a substance

• D. The density of a substance

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• B

5. What can you do to cake batter 5. What can you do to cake batter to cause a chemical change?to cause a chemical change?

• A. Stir it

• B. Heat it

• C. Cool it

• D. Freeze it

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• B

6. A chemical change takes place 6. A chemical change takes place when when

• A. Water boils

• B. An apple is cut

• C. An ice cube melts

• D. An apple rots

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• D

7. If you moved two magnets 7. If you moved two magnets together with both North poles together with both North poles facing each other, what would facing each other, what would

happen?happen?• A. A pull

• B. A push

• C. No force

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• B

8. Which of these materials will a 8. Which of these materials will a magnet attract?magnet attract?

• A. Copper

• B. Rubber

• C. Iron

• D. plastic

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• C

9. Which of these is caused by 9. Which of these is caused by static electricity?static electricity?

• A. A magnet attracts a paper clip.

• B. Glue holds two pieces of paper together.

• C. Socks taken from a clothes dryer stick together.

• D. Ice sticks to a car’s windshield on a cold winter day.

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• C

10. Which of these can supply 10. Which of these can supply current to an electrical circuit?current to an electrical circuit?

• A. Wire

• B. A battery

• C. A switch

• D. A lightbulb

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• B

11. Which of these materials is a 11. Which of these materials is a conductor?conductor?

• A. Rubber

• B. Plastic

• C. Glass

• D. copper

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• D

12. Which of these materials is an 12. Which of these materials is an insulator?insulator?

• A. Glass

• B. Aluminum

• C. Copper

• D. steel

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• A

13. Which of these is NOT a 13. Which of these is NOT a permanent magnet?permanent magnet?

• A. Electromagnet

• B. Refrigerator magnet

• C. Bar magnet

• D. Horseshoe magnet

13. 13.

• A

14. In order to work, an 14. In order to work, an electromagnet must be part ofelectromagnet must be part of

• A. An electric crane

• B. An electrical circuit

• C. An open circuit

• D. A battery

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• B

15. Which part of the circuit starts 15. Which part of the circuit starts and stops the flow of electric and stops the flow of electric

current?current?

• A. Battery

• B. Lightbulb

• C. Wire

• D. Switch

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• D

16. Which of these will the south 16. Which of these will the south pole of a bar magnet repel?pole of a bar magnet repel?

• A. A paper clip

• B. The north pole of another magnet

• C. The south pole of another magnet

• D. An iron nail

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• C

17. Electric current does not flow in17. Electric current does not flow in

• A. An open circuit

• B. A closed circuit

• C. An electromagnet

• D. A complete circuit

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• A

18. What type of material DOES 18. What type of material DOES NOT allow electric current to flow NOT allow electric current to flow

through it?through it?

• A. Insulator

• B. A magnet

• C. A conductor

• D. A metal

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• A

19. When water freezes what 19. When water freezes what happens?happens?

• A. The water changes from a liquid to a solid

• B. The water changes from a solid to a gas.

• C. The water changes from a liquid to a gas.

• D. The water changes from a solid to a liquid.

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• A

20. What material is a conductor?20. What material is a conductor?

• A. Wood

• B. Glass

• C. Rubber

• D. aluminum

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• D

21. Max makes a mixture of four 21. Max makes a mixture of four solid materials. Which material solid materials. Which material

could a bar magnet separate from could a bar magnet separate from the rest of the mixture?the rest of the mixture?

• A. Sand

• B. Sugar

• C. Iron filings

• D. Dirt

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• C

22. When a liquid evaporates22. When a liquid evaporates

• A. It melts

• B. It freezes

• C. It becomes a gas

• D. It becomes a solid

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• C

23. What happens when a liquid 23. What happens when a liquid freezes?freezes?

• A. A chemical change takes place.

• B. A physical change takes place.

• C. New substances form

• D. The mass of the liquid changes.

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• B

24. John changed the texture of 24. John changed the texture of a wooden box by rubbing it with a wooden box by rubbing it with sandpaper. What did John do sandpaper. What did John do

to the box?to the box?• A. He changed the wood to a different

substance.

• B. He changed a physical property of the box.

• C. He changed a chemical property of the box.

• D. He made no change to the box.

24.24.

• B.

25. Eric wants to study the 25. Eric wants to study the pattern on a butterfly’s wings a pattern on a butterfly’s wings a little more closely. Which tool little more closely. Which tool

would be BEST for him to use?would be BEST for him to use?

• A. Eyeglasses

• B. A hand lens

• C. A microscope

• D. A mirror

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• B

26. Kevin places bananas on a pan 26. Kevin places bananas on a pan balance. He puts a bunch of five balance. He puts a bunch of five bananas in one pan. He puts 5 bananas in one pan. He puts 5

separate bananas in the other pan. All separate bananas in the other pan. All the bananas are the same weight. the bananas are the same weight.

What will the balance MOST LIKELY What will the balance MOST LIKELY do?do?

• A. Tip toward the bunch of bananas• B. Tip toward the separate bananas• C. Dip back and forth• D. Stay level

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• D

27. Which one is a physical 27. Which one is a physical change due to temperature?change due to temperature?

• A. Evaporating

• B. Burning

• C. Dissolving

• D. Becoming magnetized

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• A