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5th Grade Earth Science Practice
5th Grade Earth Science Practice
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1
What is most likely the cause for the angle of growth of this tree?
The tree is reaching toward the afternoon sunlight.
Strong uphill winds have pushed against the tree.
Large rocks hit the tree when they rolled down the hill.
Water rolling down the hill uprooted the tree.
2
What is at the center of our solar system?
a black hole that was once a star
a star composed of carbon and nitrogen
a medium sized planet with an atmosphere
a star composed of hydrogen and helium
3
Shale is a sedimentary rock that can be metamorphosed into slate by
chemical weathering
sedimentation
increased pressure
cementation
4
Which of the following processes is responsible for changing liquid water in water vapor?
precipitation
photosynthesis
condensation
evaporation
5
In which direction will air current most likely move in the picture below?
from the sea toward the land
straight over land
straight up above the sea
from the land toward the sea
6
What is responsible fro shaping this arch?
erosion
plate tectonics
earthquakes
deposition
7
The growth of 2 plants are measured every day for 10 days. Which question is being tested?
Does fertilizer added to the soil lead to taller plants?
Do plants grow better when watered with salt water?
How much fertilizer do flowering plants need?
How tall do plants grow?
8
Which of these revolves around a planet?
a moon
a comet
a star
an asteroid
9
Where is most of the Earth's water located?
rivers
oceans
glaciers
lakes
10
The freezing and thawing action of water affects a rock by
transforming the rock into igneous rock
chemically changing the rock
leave behind sedimentary particles from evaporated solutions
gradually breaking down the rock into smaller pieces
11
In this diagram, a ball is added to a graduated cylinder. What is the volume of the ball?
15mL
5 mL
10mL
20mL
12
Gravity is responsible for the
rotation of a planet on its axis
phases of the Moon
orbits of the planets around the Sun
tilt of Earth's axis
13
The largest body in our solar system is
Jupiter
the Sun
Earth
the Moon
14
Moving water was the most important factor in forming which of these?
San Andreas Fault
the Rocky Mountains
Mount St. Helens Volcano
the Grand Canyon
15
Which process is most responsible for the formation of the Grand Canyon?
eruptions by explosive volcanoes
cracking ot Earth's crust by earthquakes
erosion by wind and water
scouring by continental glaciers
16
When warm air begins to cool and clouds form, what is most likely about to happen
Rain will fall.
Hail will form.
Lightning will strike.
Hurricanes will form.
17
Where is the diagram below would air pressure be the greatest?
aboce the Earth's atmosphere
on top of the mountain
at the beach
at the bottom of the clouds
18
Which of the following factors would most likely cause a hurricane to decrease in strength?
moving toward tropical waters
moving over a continent
increasing the number of large clouds
staying over a warm body of water for a long time
19
Why are most fossils found in sedimentary rocks?
Organism can be preserved in sedimentary rock.
Organisms live only in areas with sedimentary rock.
Sedimentary rocks are not very old.
Sed. rocks are found only at the surface of the ground.
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An unknown mineral is tested against fluorite, neither mineral scratches the other. Why?
The unknown mineral and calcite won't scratch each other.
the unknown mineral and apatite will not scratch each other.
the unknown mineral will scratch apatite.
The unknown mineral will scratch calcite.
