1 GRADE 5 SCIENCE 2006 Released Test

2 Using sharp teeth to cut twigs and leaves 1. A porcupine has sharp quills that protect it from predators. Which of these is a behavioral adaptation of porcupines that makes the quills more effective for protection? Using sharp teeth to cut twigs and leaves Climbing to the very tops of trees to eat. Making an underground nest for young. Curling up into a ball when threatened. 1 2 3 4 5

3 2.Which of these does not emit light waves?Picture F Picture G Picture H Picture J 1 2 3 4 5

4 3. According to the table, which animal is an arachnid?Tick Butterfly Ant Termite 1 2 3 4 5

5 4. Which of these instruments would be used to measure wind speed?Picture F Picture G Picture H Picture J 1 2 3 4 5

6 5. Which animal belongs in group one?Picture A Picture B Picture C Picture D 1 2 3 4 5

7 6. According to the table, sound travels fastest through matter that -Can evaporate easily Has no definite shape Has particles that are close together Has particles that move quickly 1 2 3 4 5

8 Fungi, protists, and monerans Fungi, protists, and viruses 7. A kingdom is the largest classification of living things. What other organisms, besides plants and animals, make up the five kingdoms? Fungi, protists, and monerans Fungi, protists, and viruses Monerans, protists, and viruses Monerans, protists, and vertebrates 1 2 3 4 5

9 Picture F Picture G Picture H Picture J8. Different types of clouds are associated with different types of weather. Which of the following types of clouds would most likely be seen in the sky during a thunderstorms? Picture F Picture G Picture H Picture J 1 2 3 4 5

10 9. Sand dunes in the desert are caused by erosion from -Rain Glaciers Streams Wind 1 2 3 4 5

11 10. What do plants take in through their root systems?Light Water Carbon dioxide Oxygen 1 2 3 4 5

12 Winter Summer Spring Fall11. The lacewing is a common small insect. The graph shows the breeding period of one species of lacewing. During what season would most of these lacewings breed? Winter Summer Spring Fall 1 2 3 4 5

13 12. Who invented and patented the electric light bulb?Benjamin Franklin George Washington Carver Orville and Wilbur Wright Thomas Edison 1 2 3 4 5

14 13. Which of these is a mixture?Salt Water Lemonade Sugar 1 2 3 4 5

15 Grizzly bear Deer Lion Human Being14. Based on the chart above, which of these animals would be considered a herbivore? Grizzly bear Deer Lion Human Being 1 2 3 4 5

16 15. Which of these will change solid iron to a liquid?Raising the air pressure Increasing its temperature Crushing the solid iron Adding water to iron 1 2 3 4 5

17 16. Lava cools to form - Igneous rock Sedimentary rockMetamorphic rock Sandstone 1 2 3 4 5

18 The role it plays in its habitat Where it is located Its appearance 17. In healthy ecosystems, many different species of animals may share the same habitat because they each have a different niche. An animal’s niche is best described as -- The role it plays in its habitat Where it is located Its appearance Its ability to reproduce 1 2 3 4 5

19 18. Sound is a type of mechanical energy that is transmitted in the form of --Waves Light Heat electrons 1 2 3 4 5

20 19. Which of these is the most accurate reading of the mass of the rock on the balance scale pictured? 33 g 120.3 g 123 g 303 g 1 2 3 4 5

21 20. The table above compares some facts about Venus with some facts about the planet Earth. How are the two planets most different? Diameter Mass Density Surface temperature 1 2 3 4 5

22 Prepare them for reproduction Protect them from predators 21. Barnacles and corals are two types of animals that live in the ocean. Both animals build a hard layer of calcium around their soft body parts. What is the most likely reason that they build these layers? Prepare them for reproduction Protect them from predators Help them capture food Keep them from drying out. 1 2 3 4 5

23 Water given to each plant Salt in the soil in each plant pot22. A student set up an experiment to test how much bean plants will grow in soil with salt in it. The student grew 50 plants in one group and 50 plants in the other group. The only thing that can be different in the two groups is the amount of -- Soil in each plant pot Water given to each plant Salt in the soil in each plant pot Fertilizer given to each plant 1 2 3 4 5

24 23. When in operation, this tool transforms electrical energy mostly into -Chemical energy Solar energy Sound energy Mechanical energy 1 2 3 4 5

25 24. The wingspan of this month is about --7 mm 8 mm 7 cm 8 cm 1 2 3 4 5

26 Oxygen Salt Algae Plants25. The main difference between ocean water and lake water is the ocean water contains - Oxygen Salt Algae Plants 1 2 3 4 5

27 Shelter from direct sunlight Seeds carried to new places 26. Which of the following is a benefit that many flowering plants get from animals. Shelter from direct sunlight Seeds carried to new places Oxygen to use in photosynthesis Moisture to prevent wilting 1 2 3 4 5

28 27. Which animal no longer lives on Earth?Wooly mammoth Buffalo Sea walrus Rhinoceros 1 2 3 4 5

29 28. Water, ice, and steam are alike because they -Are the same compound Have the same shape Look the same Feel the same 1 2 3 4 5

30 29. The picture shows some animals29. The picture shows some animals. Which graph most accurately shows the number of animals in the picture? Graph A Graph B Graph C Graph D 1 2 3 4 5

31 Small fish and shrimp-sized krill.30. Blue whales have no teeth. Instead, they have rows of bristled strands that look like a broom, called baleen, which filters their food. Which sea creatures are their most common food? Seal and shark Dolphin and porpoise Turtle and penguin Small fish and shrimp-sized krill. 1 2 3 4 5

32 31. Which set of pictures shows what happens to a glass of salt water when it is left out on a counter for several weeks? C→D→A→B A→C→B→D B→A→C→D D→B→A→C 1 2 3 4 5

33 32.In which plant cell structure does photosynthesis occur?Vacuole Chloroplast Cytoplasm Nucleus 1 2 3 4 5

34 0.2 meters 2 meters 20 meters 200 meters33. By August, a student noticed that the sunflowers outside his house were as tall as the back door of his house. About how tall were the sunflowers? 0.2 meters 2 meters 20 meters 200 meters 1 2 3 4 5

35 34. Which of the diagrams best shows the arrangement of molecules in a solid?Picture F Picture G Picture H Picture J 1 2 3 4 5

36 Many craters Plants but no animals Active volcanoes Polar ice caps35. About 400 years ago, Galileo became the first person to record what the moon looked like through a telescope. He was able to tell that the moon had - Many craters Plants but no animals Active volcanoes Polar ice caps 1 2 3 4 5

37 36. Algae in the ocean provide much of Earth’s -Oxygen Hydrogen Nitrogen Carbon dioxide 1 2 3 4 5

38 37. The picture shows the life cycle of a beetle37. The picture shows the life cycle of a beetle. At which stage of the cycle are the eggs laid? A B C D 1 2 3 4 5

39 Arizona (AZ) Florida (FL) Oregon (OR) Virginia (VA)38. According to this precipitation map of the continental United States, which of the following states would be the least likely to have floods for this weather period? Arizona (AZ) Florida (FL) Oregon (OR) Virginia (VA) 1 2 3 4 5

40 After getting up in the morning39. A student used a thermometer to take his temperature at different times. He wrote down his measurements in a table. When did the student most likely record the temperature inaccurately? After getting up in the morning After reading a book After math class After playing outside 1 2 3 4 5

41 Picture F Picture G Picture H Picture J40. Sometimes you can see the moon during the daytime. The moon looks the same size as the sun, but the moon is 1/400 the size of the sun. Which o these best shows the size of the moon relative to the sun? Picture F Picture G Picture H Picture J 1 2 3 4 5