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Savvas 5th Grade Assessment Winter
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Question 1
1.
How many variables should be tested at one time in a scientific investigation?
None
One
Two
Three
Question 2
2.
A scientist using scientific methods would NOT
ask a question.
form an opinion.
record data.
perform repeated trials.
Question 3
3.
What is another word for hypothesis?
evidence
graph
investigation
prediction
Question 4
4.
What should you be sure to do to stay safe when performing science activities?
ask my teacher questions
smell every chemical I use
wear loose clothing
use tools
Question 5
5.
Information from which a conclusion can be drawn or a prediction can be made are called
tools
procedures
details
data
Question 6
6.
For a scientific conclusion to be valid, what must it be based on?
opinions
facts
descriptions
questions
Question 7
7.
A valid scientific investigation must be able to be
replicated
graphed
predicted
observed
Question 8
8.
Which of the following is the best description of technology?
A making new inventions
using knowledge, processes, and products to solve problems
designing new tools to make people’s lives better
Question 9
9.
In the design process, which step happens next after developing possible solutions?
choose one solution
identify the problem
do research
Question 10
10.
Computers were made smaller and more affordable by which of the following?
micro chips
plastic circuit boards
metal cases
Question 11
11.
What kind of reference materials do product designers use?
scientific magazines
The internet
Both scientific magazines and the internet
Question 12
12.
In what way are robots like humans?
think like humans
have emotions like humans
have movements like humans
Question 13
13.
The relationship between an owl and a mouse is an example of
competition
predator and prey
producer and consumer
Question 14
14.
A coral reef and the organisms that live in it form a(n)
habitat
ecosystem
population
Question 15
15.
Where would you be most likely to find animals with thick fur coats?
coral reef
tropical rain forest
tundra
Question 16
16.
A desert provides the resources needed to support a population of
rattlesnakes
woodpeckers
bison
Question 17
17.
Which describes both a food chain and a food web?
both begin with a producer
both contain multiple ways that energy flows
both must contain a carnivore
Question 18
18.
Which event would cause an ecosystem to change quickly?
climate change
earthquake
lake drying up
Question 19
19.
Which most likely limits a desert's ability to support plant life?
too much sunlight
not enough rain
not enough space
Question 20
20.
Which of the following is the best example of competition?
Goats and cows grazing grass from the same small field
A bear catching fish out of a river
A bird building a nest in a tree
Question 21
21.
What do Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have in common?
They all have rocky surfaces.
They all are gaseous planets.
They all appear to be made of rock and ice.
Question 22
22.
Which is an object in the solar system that is a frozen mass of ice and dust?
comet
an asteroid
a moon
Question 23
23.
First person to see the 4 moons of Jupiter through his telescope. He also saw the "handles" of Saturn.
Galileo
Copernicus
Newton
Question 24
24.
What evidence helped scientists decide that Pluto should be a dwarf planet?
very small size
odd orbit
all of the above
Question 25
25.
How many hours does it take for Earth to make a complete rotation?
12
18
24
Question 26
26.
Which planet is warmer, Mercury or Mars?
Mercury
Mars
Question 27
27.
With the use of all the science skills scientists often do not find solutions to common every day problems.
True
False
Question 28
28.
Scientific investigation starts with a testable question.
True
False
Question 29
29.
Experiment is defined as the use of scientific methods to test your hypothesis.
True
False
Question 30
30.
Technology has improved lives but also caused problems at the same time.
True
False
Question 31
31.
In the design process, a version of the solution to the problem identified is called a prototype
True
False
Question 32
32.
The four steps a computer use are input, processing, output, and feedback
True
False
Question 33
33.
The Sun is the ultimate source of energy and starts all food chains
True
False
Question 34
34.
As Earth rotates, the sun, moon, stars, and planets only seem to rise in the East and set in the West. It is really you that is moving
True
False
Question 35
35.
The number of daylight hours do not change as the seasons change.
True
False
Question 36
36.
The dependent variable is the variable you can control
True
False
Question 37
37.
Which choice below lists the correct order of the planets from the sun?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Earth, Mars, Venus, Jupiter
Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn
Question 38
38.
The mode is the value that occurs least often.
True
False
Question 39
39.
The mean is
The most common
The average
The middle
Question 40
40.
Arrows on a food chain and food web show energy being transferred between organisms
True
False
Question 41
41.
Populations of organisms of different species in an area are known as a community.
True
False
Question 42
42.
The greatest amount of energy is located at the top of a food web.
True
False