Grade 5 Science Assessment

What is the boiling point of water on the Celsius scale? 

What is one human cause of climate change? 

Which of these is used both before and after processing? 

C - Which of these is caused by the tilt of Earth? 

Which phenomenon is also called the northern lights? 

Which of the following climate zones is warm and wet year-round? 

What is abstraction? 

What is Newton’s Third Law?

Which of these is an abiotic component of an ecosystem? 

Why is managing energy responsibly important in Alberta? 

Which of these is a renewable source used in Alberta? 

What happens to particles in a substance when it is heated? 

C - What does a “loop” do in coding? 

N - What do plants use to make their own food in photosynthesis? 

C - Which system moves oxygen around the human body?

What force helps a plane rise into the air? 

How might climate change affect farming in Alberta? 

What part of a plant moves water from roots to leaves? 

What type of force is created when you twist a towel to squeeze out water? 

Which is a non-renewable energy source? 

C - A soccer ball floats in water. Why?

What is a conditional in coding? 

What is the correct order of planets from the Sun? 

What tool is used to gather images from space and orbit Earth? 

Why is it important not to change your data during an experiment? 

Why do scientific ideas sometimes change over time? 

Which object is more dense:

What type of code lets you drag puzzle-like pieces together? 

What do scientists call an explanation that can be tested?

C - What do we call the long-term average weather conditions of a place? 

C - Which state of matter has particles that are far apart and move in all directions? 

C - In a science experiment, what do you call the factor you change on purpose?