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Earth Science Review for S.T.A.A.R. test. 30 questions for fifth grade.
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1
What is the main source of energy for plant growth?
electricity
biofuel
hydropower
the Sun
2
When rocks undergo heat and pressure, what kind of rocks are formed?
metamorphic
igneous
sedimentary
fossil
3
What force keeps planets in orbit?
gravity
inertia
magnetism
conductivity
4
Around what object do planets orbit?
Earth
Moon
Sun
Asteroids
5
The moon's orbit causes what on Earth?
seasons
tides
night and day
eclipses
6
What causes the formation of a delta?
weathering
deposition
rivers
precipitation
7
What planet is eighth from the Sun?
Neptune
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
8
What landform is low and flat?
continent
valley
plain
plateau
9
Which is a greenhouse gas?
helium
oxygen
hydrogen
carbon dioxide
10
What planet is fifth from the sun?
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Earth
11
The different shapes of the moon that repeat over and over are called a _
year
month
lunar cycle
lunar month
12
How many years does it take for fossil fuels to form?
hundreds
millions
tens
thousands
13
Which is not a characteristic of weather?
temperature
wind speed
precipitation
erosion
14
Why does the moon appear so bright?
it has volcanoes
it reflects sun's light
if creates light
it absorbs Earth's light
15
What are clouds mostly made of?
water
dust
oxygen
ozone
16
The tilt of Earth on its axis causes _
months
weather
seasons
day and night
17
What kind of resources are fossil fuels?
nonrenewable
renewable
slowly renewable
inexhaustible
18
What is the second planet from the Sun?
Venus
Jupiter
Mercury
Earth
19
What is the deepest soil layer?
humus
bedrock
topsoil
subsoil
20
What do you call the path a planet takes around the Sun?
phase
eclipse
orbit
satellite
21
An air mass that forms over the Gulf of Mexico will bring Texas what kind of weather?
cold and dry
warm and wet
warm and dry
cold and wet
22
From volcanoes we get what kind of rock?
igneous
sedimentary
metamorphic
fossil
23
Which is not a part of the water cycle?
precipitation
erosion
evaporation
condensation
24
What can dissolve minerals in soil?
ice
wind
sunlight
rainwater
25
What can you not do on the moon?
eat
walk
make a fire
talk
26
When the side of the moon that is not lighted by the Sun faces Earth, we call it a _
new moon
waning gibbous moon
quarter moon
full moon
27
Which resource is renewable?
trees for lumber
natural gas
oil
coal
28
Where are most minerals found?
in space
underwater
atmosphere
underground
29
Which of these are not resources?
energy
minerals
soil
inertia
30
Which soil type lets water pass through very slowly?
topsoil
sand
clay
humus
