SCIENCE FINAL TEST GRADE 5 TERM 2

I. Cross (X) A, B, C or D for the correct answer!

1. Air is a mixture of several gases and substances. It consist 78% of ….

    A. oxygen

    B. dioxide

    C. nitrogen

    D. carbon dioxide

 

2. An energy that comes from the heat of the earth is called … energy

    A. solar

    B. tidal

    C. geothermal

    D. hydroelectric

3. A big storm brings heavy rain to a small town. This is process of ….

    A. run off          

    B. condensation

    C. evaporation

    D. precipitation

4. The water cycle always starts in ….

    A. oceans

    B. clouds

    C. plants and animals

    D. no starting place and ending place

5. Groundwater is ….

    A. water that is part of the water table

    B. water that is stored in the ground

    C. water that supplies wells

    D. all of the above

6. If the Richter scale measures …, it considered a full blown (major) earthquake.

    A. 7.0         

    B. 6.0

    C. 5.0

    D. 4.0

7. An earthquake is caused by a/an … under the earth’s crust

    A. weather

    B. magma

    C. fault line

    D. folding shaped

8. A strong storm forming in one of the world many ocean is called ….

    A. weather

    B. tornado

    C. hurricane

    D. earthquake

9. A hurricane … means that the condition for a hurricane could form within the next 36 hours.

    A. see

    B. watch

    C. warning

    D. standing

10. The best chances for tornado to occur are from March to ….

    A. August

    B. January

    C. September

    D. December

11. Tsunami warning centers have a function to … any activity that could trigger a tsunami.

    A. help

    B. monitor

    C. evacuate

    D. warning

12. Tsunami begins as an under the water ….

    A. wave

    B. magma

    C. earthquake

    D. new wave

13. Most of garbage, such as glass, tin and plastic is ….

    A. non-biodegradable

    B. biodegradable

    C. non-profit

    D. non-block

14. The nitrate in the rivers leads to the growth of ….

    A. fish

    B. weed

    C. crabs

    D. algae

15. Soil erosion causes the river’s water to become muddy and ….

A. pure

B. pretty

C. nuclear

D. beautiful

16. When hydrocarbons from car exhaust combine with nitrogen oxide in sunlight, it will form ….

A. smog

B. snow

C. rain

D. nitrogen

17. The word universe is used to refer to all of ….

A. stars.

B. planets

C. outer space

D. solar system

18. Our solar system was formed from dust and gas in the universe left over from the ….

A. galaxy

B. big bang

C. big dipper

D. constellation

19. The process by which the sun makes light and heat is ….

A. burning

B. nuclear fusion

C. nuclear fission

D. chemical reaction

20. Planets move in … way(s)

A. one

B. two

C. three

D. four

21. As a comet approaches the sun, its icy body begins to ….

A. melt

B. glow

C. shine

D. frozen

22. The Halley’s Comet last came near the earth in 1986 and will return in ….

A. 2012

B.2014

C. 2026

D. 2062

23. Mercury is named for ….

A. Roman messenger God

B. Roman king of the God

C. Roman love and beauty

D. Germany king of ground

24. Venus is sometimes called ….

A. blue planet

B. the biggest planet

C. earth’s twin sister

D. the best place to live

25. Atmosphere of the earth is ….

A. a layer of gases that protects the earth from the sun

B. a blanket of air that surrounds a planet

C. causes our weather

D. all of the above

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26. Tsunami begins as an under the water …

27.Too much UV light can cause sunburn, skin cancer and ….

28. Most of garbage, such as glass, tin and plastic like polystyrene are….

29. An icy body that orbits the sun is called a/an ….

30. Meteoroids that reach the earth are called ….

31. Terrestrial means solid and     …     surface with metal cores planet.

32. There are large group of asteroid orbiting the sun between the orbits of mars and ….

33.Waning means that it is moving from full to ….