All of the following are inherited traits found in plants except –

the number of insects that pollinate it

What is the primary role of the Sun in the water cycle?

To provide energy that causes liquid water to evaporate

How do plants affect the water in an aquatic ecosystem?

Plants remove carbon dioxide from the water

Which statement is not true about mixtures?

Mixtures can only be made with solids

Which action produces energy from an alternative source?

Using biofuels to generate electricity

What can you infer about the substances from the pictures below?

Sugar is soluble in water, but pepper is not

Which change would most likely occur if all of the sea stars in this ecosystem were removed?

The number of snails would increase.

Beavers build homes called burrows, how does the beaver modify his environment to survive?

The beaver makes his burrow in the dam he builds.

If the population of hawks decreased, what will be the effect on the rest of the ecosystem?

The ecosystem will become overpopulated with snakes.

Which statement describes how the Sun appears to move in the sky as observed each day?

The Sun rises in the east in the morning

Which of the following best explains how these layers can become rock over many years?

The weight of the water compacts the sediment into rock.

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5th Grade Science Benchmark CFISD

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Life Science, Earth and Space, Force Motion and Energy, Matter and Energy

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1
What temperature did the water outside the school building most likely begin to change to ice?
32° c
5° c
100° c
0° c
2
All of the following are inherited traits found in plants except –
the type of root structure
the shape of a plant’s leaves
the number of insects that pollinate it
the color of a plant’s flower
3
What is the main function of the spines on the prickly pear cactus shown below?
to make food
to attract animals
to protect the plant
to provide shade
4
Which substance is needed by animals to survive and is released into the environment by plants?
Water
Carbon Dioxide
Sugar
Oxygen
5
The fox and the owl are both-
Migrating for winter
Seeking shelter
Searching for a mate
Competing for food
6
What is the primary role of the Sun in the water cycle?
To cool the ocean and make room for more runoff
To provide energy to the land to cause precipitation
To provide energy to cause clouds to form
To provide energy that causes liquid water to evaporate
7
Which of the pictures shown below does not use alternative energy resources?
Wind mills
River Dam
Power Plant
Solar Panels
8
How do plants affect the water in an aquatic ecosystem?
Plants release energy into the water
Plants use sunlight to make food
Plants remove carbon dioxide from the water
Plants use oxygen from the water to make food.
9
Which statement is not true about mixtures?
2 or more things are combined & don't form a new substance.
Mixtures can be separated in different ways
Mixtures can be separated back into their original parts
Mixtures can only be made with solids
10
Predict what the weather will be like in Frankfort, Kentucky as the front passes through.
rainy with colder temperatures
sunny with warmer temperatures
snowy with colder temperatures
rainy with warmer temperatures
11
Which action produces energy from an alternative source?
Burning coal to heat homes
Using biofuels to generate electricity
Building new water-treatment plants to improve water quality
Replacing lawns with plants that require less water
12
Which alternative energy resource is used the most in the United States to produce electricity?
Hydroelectric
Natural Gas
Coal
Wind, Solar, Geothermal
13
Which two processes best complete this diagram?
Compacting and cementing
Eroding and compacting
Weathering and eroding
Dissolving and cementing
14
What can you infer about the substances from the pictures below?
Sugar is soluble in water, but pepper is not
If stirred, the pepper & sugar have the same solubility
Sugar and pepper have the same solubility.
Pepper is soluble in water, but sugar is not
15
Which change would most likely occur if all of the sea stars in this ecosystem were removed?
The number of sea urchins would decrease.
The large fish would start eating sea urchins.
The number of snails would increase.
All the animals would either move away or die.
16
Which of these time frames is a direct result of the Earth’s rotation?
One year
One day
One season
One month
17
Beavers build homes called burrows, how does the beaver modify his environment to survive?
The beaver makes his burrow in the dam he builds.
The beaver uses his flat tail to swim.
The beaver has fur to protect him from the cold water.
The beaver uses his teeth to very carefully chew his food.
18
Which of the following landforms cannot be found on both the Earth and the Moon?
craters
plains
deltas
mountains
19
Which of the following is an inherited trait of a chimpanzee?
builds nests in trees to sleep
long black hair
uses twigs as tools
prefers to eat fruit
20
If the population of hawks decreased, what will be the effect on the rest of the ecosystem?
The ecosystem will become overpopulated with snakes.
The nutrition of the soil in the ecosystem will decrease.
The population of snakes will decrease in the ecosystem.
More types of plants will begin growing in the ecosystem
21
What is the most likely explanation for the formation of the valley pictured above?
Weathering by wind
Erosion by a glacier
Deposition by wind
Erosion by water
22
Which statement describes how the Sun appears to move in the sky as observed each day?
The Sun rises in the east in the morning
The Sun rises in the south in the morning
The Sun sets in the east in the evening
The Sun sets in the north in the evening
23
Which of the following best explains how these layers can become rock over many years?
The weight of the water compacts the sediment into rock.
Warm temperatures turns and in the sediment into rock
Pollution caused by humans turns the sediment into rock
Sand in the sediment melts and turns into rock
24
According to the diagram, what happens to paper after it is recycled?
It is recycled to pulp
It is deposited into a landfill
It is delivered to a customer
It gets thrown away
25
Which city will most likely experience a decrease in temperatures in the next 24 hours?
Miami, Florida
Des Moines, Iowa
San Francisco, California
Houston, Texas
26
Give two reasons why an ice cube is considered matter-
It is melting
It is a solid and liquid
It has 3 states of matter
Has mass and takes up space

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