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Grade 5 Volcanoes
Steep-sided volcanoes composed of many layers of volcanic rocks, usually made from high-viscosity lava, ash and rock debris are called                    .
  1. Cinder Cones
  2. Composite Volcanoes
  3. Shield Volcanoes
  4. Lava Volcanoes
Grade 5 Heat Transfer
On a hot day, a lake is likely to be                                 .
  1. cooler than nearby land
  2. hotter than nearby land
  3. the same temperature as the land
  4. the cause of the heat
Grade 5 Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems
When does an ecosystem in its best ability to support a variety of organisms?
  1. organisms share food and habitats equally.
  2. competition for food is controlled by humans.
  3. the physical-space needs of organisms are met.
  4. organisms use the parts of the ecosystem differently.
Grade 5 Tectonics
What landform(s) is/are formed at a subduction zone?
Subduction Zone
  1. faults
  2. volcanoes only
  3. mountains only
  4. mountains and volcanoes
Grade 5 Energy and Momentum
As height increases, so does                 .
  1. thermal energy
  2. electric energy
  3. kinetic energy
  4. potential energy
Grade 5 Magnetism and Electricity
The buildup of electric charges in one place is called                   .
  1. Static electricity
  2. Electric charge
  3. Electric field
  4. Electric circuit
Grade 5 Food Chains and Webs
An example of a decomposer is
  1. bacteria.
  2. water.
  3. energy.
  4. niche.
Grade 5 Food Chains and Webs
Which list shows a possible order in which energy moves through an ecosystem?
  1. herbivore, carnivore, Sun, producer, decomposer
  2. Sun, producer, herbivore, carnivore, decomposer
  3. Sun, producer, predator, consumer, decomposer
  4. producer, Sun, carnivore, herbivore, decomposer
Grade 5 Cell Structure and Function
What two parts of the cell are different between an animal cell and a plant cell?
  1. cell wall and nucleus
  2. nucleus and cell membrane
  3. cell wall and chloroplast
  4. mitochondrion and chloroplast
Grade 5 Food Chains and Webs
The algae at the beginning of the food chain are
  1. consumers.
  2. decomposers.
  3. producers.
  4. heterotrophs.
Grade 5 Food Chains and Webs
In an ecosystem, how are food webs and food chains different?
  1. Food webs begin with animals, and food chains begin with plants.
  2. Food webs rarely begin with plants, and food chains begin with animals.
  3. Food webs show the relationship between many different food chains in a single ecosystem.
  4. Food chains show the relationship between many different food webs in a single ecosystem.
Grade 5 Food Chains and Webs
Animals that hunt other animals to eat are
  1. prey.
  2. omnivores.
  3. predators.
  4. herbivores.
Grade 5 Biochemical Pathways
What does photosynthesis produce?
  1. oxygen and glucose
  2. water and sugar
  3. oxygen and proteins
Grade 5 Cell Structure and Function
What cell part produces food in the plant cell?
  1. cell wall
  2. nucleus
  3. chloroplast
  4. cell membrane
Grade 5 Food Chains and Webs
In the diagram below, which is a decomposer?
Food Web
  1. bird
  2. snake
  3. grass
  4. mushroom
Grade 5 Food Chains and Webs
What is the original source of almost all the energy in most ecosystems?
  1. carbohydrates
  2. sunlight
  3. water
  4. carbon dioxide
Grade 5 Food Chains and Webs
The niche of a producer is to
  1. eat other consumers.
  2. provide food for carnivores.
  3. make carbon dioxide-oxygen.
  4. provide food for themselves and other organisms.
Grade 5 Skin, Skeleton, and Muscles
Bones, ligaments, and cartilage form the                 system.
  1. skeletal
  2. muscular
  3. respiratory
  4. circulatory
Grade 5 Scientific Method
The process of obtaining information by using your senses is called
  1. an observation.
  2. a scientific method.
  3. an inquiry.
  4. a conclusion.
Grade 5 Circulatory and Immune Systems
What body system moves blood through the body and includes the heart, blood, and blood vessels?
  1. circulatory
  2. respiratory
  3. digestive
  4. excretory
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