5th grade Science practice sheet
Arizona Academic Standards · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Kenji has a dry mix of iron filings, sand and salt. Put his separation steps in order.
- 🥄Add water and stir until the salt dissolves
- 🧲Run a magnet through the dry mix to pull out the iron
- ☀️Let the water evaporate to leave the salt
- ☕Pour it through a filter to catch the sand
Run a magnet through the dry mix to pull out the iron → Add water and stir until the salt dissolves → Pour it through a filter to catch the sand → Let the water evaporate to leave the salt
Hint: Use the magnet while the mix is still dry. Then dissolve the salt, filter out the sand, and evaporate the water to get the salt back.
Question 2
Which tool measures the mass of an object?
- A graduated cylinder
- A thermometer
- A balance
A balance
Hint: A balance compares masses. A graduated cylinder measures the volume of a liquid.
Question 3
At what temperature does pure water freeze at sea level?
- 10 °C
- 100 °C
- 0 °C
0 °C
Hint: Ice melts and water freezes at 0 °C.
Question 4
Which is a physical change?
- Burning a match
- Rusting a bike chain
- Melting an ice cube
Melting an ice cube
Hint: Ice and water are the same substance.
Question 5
Which tool measures mass?
⚖️- a measuring cup
- a balance scale
- a thermometer
- a ruler
a balance scale
Hint: A balance compares masses. It gives grams or kilograms.
Question 6
A car travels 60 km in one hour. A bike travels 15 km in one hour. Which has greater speed?
- they are the same
- the bike
- the car
the car
Hint: The car goes farther in the same time.
Question 7
A skier speeds up going down a hill because of…
- magnetism
- friction
- gravity
- air pushing up
gravity
Hint: Pulled downhill.
Question 8
The Sun seems to rise in the east because Earth spins…
- only at noon
- toward the east
- up and down
- toward the west
toward the east
Hint: We turn toward the Sun.
Question 9
Which is NOT an inherited trait?
- Speaking a language
- Height range
- Freckles
- Hair color
Speaking a language
Hint: Language is learned.
Question 10
You test three paper bridges. What should stay the same?
- The weights and the gap they span
- Nothing
- The bridge design you change
- The results
The weights and the gap they span
Hint: Only the design changes.
Answer key
- 1. Run a magnet through the dry mix to pull out the iron → Add water and stir until the salt dissolves → Pour it through a filter to catch the sand → Let the water evaporate to leave the salt (Solutions & Mixtures)
- 2. A balance (Solid, Liquid, Gas)
- 3. 0 °C (Changes of State)
- 4. Melting an ice cube (Physical or Chemical?)
- 5. a balance scale (Measuring Matter)
- 6. the car (Speed & Motion)
- 7. gravity (Gravity Pulls Down)
- 8. toward the east (Spinning Earth, Moving Shadows)
- 9. Speaking a language (Traits & Variation)
- 10. The weights and the gap they span (Engineering Challenges)
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