Will You Pass This 3-5th Grade Science Quiz?
Written by Daniel Rackley
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Do you have what it takes to pass 3-5th-grade science to make your way to 6th grade?
Do you have what it takes to pass 3-5th-grade science to make your way to 6th grade? Most quiz takers can't score higher than 70% on this ultimate science quiz. Prove you are smarter than a fifth grader!
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Daniel Rackley3-5th Grade Science Quiz Questions
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Question 1
A Ferris wheel is an example of what kind of simple machine?
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AIncline plane
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BLever
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CFixed pulley
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DWheel and axle
Wheel and axle
More than 100,000 parts went into the first Ferris wheel in 1893, notably an 89,320 pound axle that had to be hoisted onto two towers 140 feet in the air. Over the next 19 weeks, more than 1.4 million people paid 50 cents for a 20 minute ride.
Question 2
In what state of matter is water when it is frozen into ice?
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AGas
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BPlasma
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CSolid
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DLiquid
Solid
Ice is frozen water. When water freezes, its molecules move farther apart so ice will be lighter than the same volume of water.
Question 3
Matter is anything that has ____ and takes up space.
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ADNA
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BMass
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CAtoms
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DProtons
Mass
Mass is a quantitative measure in physics of inertia, a fundamental property of all matter. It is, in effect, the resistance that a body of matter offers to a change in its speed or position upon the application of a force. The greater the mass of a body, the smaller the change produced by an applied force.
Question 4
What are the regions where the magnetic force exerted by a magnet is strongest?
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AAnodes
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BMagnetic poles
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CElectrodes
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DCathodes
Magnetic poles
The magnetic pole is the area at each end of a magnet where the external magnetic field is strongest. A bar magnet suspended in Earth's magnetic field orients itself in a North-South direction.
Question 5
Rain, sleet, hail and snow are all forms of what?
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AFish
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BTranspiration
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CPrecipitation
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DGas
Precipitation
Precipitation is water released from clouds in the form of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, or hail. Most precipitation falls as rain.
Question 6
What is extinction?
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AInfectious disease
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BNatural disasters
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CWhen a species has no living members
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DAn endangered species
When a species has no living members
Extinction is the process in which groups of organisms die out. If over an extended period of time the birth rate of a species is less than the death rate, then extinction will eventually occur.
Question 7
____ usually occurs when a species is unable to adapt to a changing environment.
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ASuspension
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BAscension
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CExtinction
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DElation
Extinction
Extinction occurs when species are diminished because of environmental forces (habitat fragmentation, global change, overexploitation of species for human use) or because of evolutionary changes in their members (genetic inbreeding, poor reproduction, decline in population numbers).
Question 8
Which adaptation enables organisms to hide from predators?
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AMimicry
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BEvolution
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CMutation
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DCamouflage
Camouflage
Camouflage varies. Several animal species, including scorpionfish and leaf frogs, can change their appearance to match their surroundings. Others can make themselves appear to be something boring, like the walking stick, which looks very much like a twig.
Question 9
Which of these do you add to baking soda to make a model volcano erupt?
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ALava
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BCheez Whiz
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CVinegar
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DMentos
Vinegar
Baking soda and vinegar make a basic chemical reaction that increases the volume of the mixture and makes it shoot out the top of your model volcano in a fun and messy way.
Question 10
What is the name for an organism that eats only plants?
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AOmnivore
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BHerbivore
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CCarnivore
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DDetrivore
Herbivore
An herbivore is an animal adapted to subsist solely on plant tissues.
Question 11
What are animals without a backbone?
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AInvertebrates
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BMammals
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CReptiles
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DVertebrates
Invertebrates
An invertebrate is any animal that lacks a vertebral column, or backbone. More than 90 percent of all living animal species are invertebrates.
Question 12
Oceans and forests are examples of ______.
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APopulations
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BEcosystems
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CCommunities
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DBiospheres
Ecosystems
An ecosystem is the sum of both the living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) components of a natural community.
Question 13
What causes tides?
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AGiant schools of fish
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BUnderwater volcanoes
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CGravitational pull of the moon and sun
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DThe sea god Poseidon
Gravitational pull of the moon and sun
In 1687, Sir Isaac Newton explained that ocean tides result from the gravitational attraction of the Sun and Moon on the oceans of the Earth.
Question 14
What is the process by which carbon is released into the atmosphere from cars, homes and factories?
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ATranspiration
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BRespiration
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CPhotosynthesis
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DCombustion
Combustion
Combustion is a chemical reaction between substances, usually including oxygen and accompanied by the generation of heat and light in the form of flame.
Question 15
Plant leaves use ____ to capture light from the sun.
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AChlorophyll
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BStomata
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CWater
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DGlucose
Chlorophyll
Chlorophyll soaks up energy from sunlight. It is also what makes plants green!
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