Savvas 5th Grade Assessment Winter

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42 questions
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How many variables should be tested at one time in a scientific investigation?

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A scientist using scientific methods would NOT

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What is another word for hypothesis?

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What should you be sure to do to stay safe when performing science activities?

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Information from which a conclusion can be drawn or a prediction can be made are called

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For a scientific conclusion to be valid, what must it be based on?

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A valid scientific investigation must be able to be

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Which of the following is the best description of technology?

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In the design process, which step happens next after developing possible solutions?

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Computers were made smaller and more affordable by which of the following?

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What kind of reference materials do product designers use?

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In what way are robots like humans?

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The relationship between an owl and a mouse is an example of

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A coral reef and the organisms that live in it form a(n)

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Where would you be most likely to find animals with thick fur coats?

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A desert provides the resources needed to support a population of

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Which describes both a food chain and a food web?

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Which event would cause an ecosystem to change quickly?

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Which most likely limits a desert's ability to support plant life?

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Which of the following is the best example of competition?

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What do Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have in common?

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Which is an object in the solar system that is a frozen mass of ice and dust?

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First person to see the 4 moons of Jupiter through his telescope. He also saw the "handles" of Saturn.

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What evidence helped scientists decide that Pluto should be a dwarf planet?

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How many hours does it take for Earth to make a complete rotation?

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Which planet is warmer, Mercury or Mars?

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With the use of all the science skills scientists often do not find solutions to common every day problems.

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Scientific investigation starts with a testable question.

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Experiment is defined as the use of scientific methods to test your hypothesis.

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Technology has improved lives but also caused problems at the same time.

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In the design process, a version of the solution to the problem identified is called a prototype

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The four steps a computer use are input, processing, output, and feedback

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The Sun is the ultimate source of energy and starts all food chains

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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

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The number of daylight hours do not change as the seasons change.

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The dependent variable is the variable you can control

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Which choice below lists the correct order of the planets from the sun?

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The mode is the value that occurs least often.

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The mean is

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Arrows on a food chain and food web show energy being transferred between organisms

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Populations of organisms of different species in an area are known as a community.

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The greatest amount of energy is located at the top of a food web.