5th Grade Science SOL Review Game - 4th & 5th Grade Content

Question 1

The Earth revolves around the sun in _____.

Accepted Answer

one year (365 days)

Question 2

A great variety of ocean animals are found in the shallow part of the ocean, above the _____.

Accepted Answer

continental shelf

Question 3

Organisms that get their energy by eating plants or animals are called _____.

Accepted Answer

consumers

Question 4

Only plant cells have a cell membrane and a _____.

Accepted Answer

cell wall

Question 5

Which part of the plant makes food for the plant?

Accepted Answer

leaf

Question 6

The smallest planet is _____.

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Question 7

Mountains and ocean ridges are caused by _____.

Accepted Answer

plate movements

Question 8

The instrument that measures precipitation is _____.

Accepted Answer

rain gauge

Question 9

Electrical energy easily moves through metal, which is a _____.

Accepted Answer

conductor

Question 10

Animals with backbones are _____.

Accepted Answer

vertebrates

Question 11

The tilt of the Earth as it revolves around the sun causes _____.

Accepted Answer

seasons

Question 12

The weight of air causes _____.

Accepted Answer

air pressure

Question 13

The distance between two peaks of a wave is called _____.

Accepted Answer

wavelength

Question 14

In an experiment, we look at things to get information. This is called making _____.

Accepted Answer

an observation

Question 15

Which part of the plant takes in water and nutrients?

Accepted Answer

root

Question 16

To produce food, green plants need water, sunlight, air and _____.

Accepted Answer

chlorophyll

Question 17

Potential energy is _____ energy.

Accepted Answer

stored

Question 18

When two or more elements combine to make a new substance, it is called _____.

Accepted Answer

a compound

Question 19

High, thin, wispy clouds are _____.

Accepted Answer

cirrus

Question 20

The salinity of the ocean varies. Salinity means _____.

Accepted Answer

saltiness

Question 21

About half of the water in Virginia drains to the Chespeake Bay _____.

Accepted Answer

watershed

Question 22

The number of vibration in a given time is _____.

Accepted Answer

frequency

Question 23

Food chains start with a producer (a plant) and end with a _____.

Accepted Answer

decomposer

Question 24

When a warm air mass pushes out a cold air mass, we call it a _____.

Accepted Answer

warm front

Question 25

Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are the _____.

Accepted Answer

rocky inner planets

Question 26

Long beaks and webbed feet help an organism survive and are called _____ adaptations.

Accepted Answer

structural

Question 27

When light bounces off an object, it is _____.

Accepted Answer

reflected

Question 28

Pollen forms on the ends of the male reproductive part of the flower called the ______.

Accepted Answer

stamen

Question 29

Objects in motion have _____ energy.

Accepted Answer

kinetic

Question 30

The instrument that measures air pressure is a _____.

Accepted Answer

barometer

Question 31

There are more than 100 pure substances called _____.

Accepted Answer

elements

Question 32

Living things are made of _____.

Accepted Answer

cells

Question 33

A light bulb will only light up if the circuit is _____.

Accepted Answer

closed

Question 34

Substances that be combined but can be separated again are called _____.

Accepted Answer

mixtures

Question 35

What kind of cloud brings stormy weather?

Accepted Answer

cumulonimbus

Question 36

The control center of the cell is the:

Accepted Answer

nucleus

Question 37

Rock material, sand and soil can be moved by water and wind in a process called _____.

Accepted Answer

erosion

Question 38

The water and waste storage sacs are called _____.

Accepted Answer

vacuoles

Question 39

Because plants make their own food, they are called _____.

Accepted Answer

producers

Question 40

When light passes through an object, it is _____.

Accepted Answer

transmitted

Question 41

If you heat a liquid it may _____.

Accepted Answer

change to a gas

Question 42

An important resource mined in the southwestern part of Virginia is _____.

Accepted Answer

coal

Question 43

Plates that slide against each other cause _____.

Accepted Answer

earthquakes

Question 44

Migration is something an organism does to survive and is called a _____ adaptation.

Accepted Answer

behavioral

Question 45

In a solid, the molecules are _____.

Accepted Answer

tightly packed

Question 46

Musical instruments produce a sound by _____.

Accepted Answer

vibrating

Question 47

The layers of the Earth that are mostly made of rocky material are the _____.

Accepted Answer

crust and mantle

Question 48

If you rub a balloon on fabric or your hair, you may create _____.

Accepted Answer

static electricity

Question 49

Three types of rocks are sedimentary, igneous and _____.

Accepted Answer

metamorphic

Question 50

Some light can pass through wax paper. Wax paper is _____.

Accepted Answer

translucent

Question 51

Most plants are ______.

Accepted Answer

vascular

Question 52

Earth is one of _____ planets that revolves around the sun.

Accepted Answer

8

Question 53

Two objects rubbing together create _____.

Accepted Answer

friction

Question 54

As you go deeper into the ocean, what decreases?

Accepted Answer

temperature

Question 55

Sound travels in _____.

Accepted Answer

Compression waves

5th Grade Science SOL Review Game - 4th & 5th Grade Content

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5th Grade Science SOL Review Game - 4th & 5th Grade Content

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