SLO Pretest For 5th Grade Name 1 A

slo pre-test for 5th grade name _____________________________________ 1. a student looks at the two glasses pictured below.

SLO Pre-test for 5th Grade
Name _____________________________________
1.
A student looks at the two glasses pictured below.

Why does the straw in the glasses of water appear to be split at the
surface of the water?
A. The water reflects light passing through it.
B. The water refracts light passing through it.
C. The water scatters light passing through it.
D. The water absorbs light passing through it.
2.
What causes a blue block to appear blue in the sunlight?
A. The block absorbs all blue light.
B. The block bends (refracts) all blue light.
C. Only blue light is reflected by the block.
D. Only blue light passes through the block.
3.
When you are looking out your window at night, you notice that the
moon is all lit up. Why is the moon so bright?
A. The moon is made of a special material that gives off its own
light.
B. The moon’s core is making its own light.
C. The moon bounces light back from the sun.
D. The moon is covered with a material that glows in the dark.
4.
A roof of a house was 75 degrees at 2:00 in the afternoon. If it
was a sunny day, what would you expect the temperature to do by
9:00 in the evening?
1.
The temperature of the roof will decrease.
B. The temperature of the roof will stay the same.
C. The temperature of the roof will go up slightly.
D. The temperature of the roof will increase.
5.
Which part of a camera refracts light?
A.
the lens
B.
the mirror
C.
the film plane
D.
the viewfinder
6.
Which object works best when reflecting light?
A.
mirror
B.
camera
C.
binoculars
D.
eyeglasses
7.
Light is refracted the least when passing through a
A.
telescope lens.
B.
a tinted window.
C.
magnifying glass.
D.
a pair of eyeglasses.
8.
A small village is located near a mountain. The mountain blocks
the Sun, and the town stays in the dark shadows in winter.
Engineers built rotating mirrors, called heliostats, in a sunny
field outside the town. A mirror-covered tower was also built in
the town to help solve this problem.

How will the mirrors most help the town?
A.
by reflecting light into the town
B.
by adding another source of heat
C.
by providing a new source of energy
D.
by making electricity cheaper to produce
9.
In your answer document, explain what a prism does and proves
about white light? (2 points)
10.
After a firework is shot off from the ground, do you first see the
firework explode in the sky or hear the firework explode in the
air during a firework show? Also, in your answer document explain
why this is so. (2 points)
11.
What do decomposers do for an ecosystem?
A. They hunt invasive species.
B. They make their own food.
C. They provide shelter for other living things.
D. They use waste materials and dead organisms for food.
12.
A bird living in a tree is an example of
A. predator/prey
B. parasitism
C. mutualism
D. Commensalism
13.
A __________________ is any type of plant or animal that is
brought into an area and which reproduces at a high rate and has a
negative impact on native plants and animals.
A. native species
B. invasive species
C. chemical species
D. venomous species
14.
The sun shines on plants. Through photosynthesis the plants turn
the sunlight into stored energy. Animals such as deer eat the
grass. In the above example what is the producer?
A. sunlight
B. air
C. plants
D. deer
15.
Satellite imaging helps scientists when studying an ecosystem
EXCEPT:
A. so they can look at remote, hard to reach areas to monitor wildlife
populations
B. to look at how the land has changed over time
C. to observe ocean temperatures
D. so the satellites can touch the animals and count them
Use the diagram below to answer questions 16 and 17.

16.
What is the correct flow of energy through an ecosystem like the
one shown in the chart?
A. sun  producer  herbivore  omnivore  carnivore
B. herbivore  omnivore  sun  carnivore
C. sun  carnivore  herbivore  producer
D. carnivore  omnivore  herbivore  producer  sun
17.
What is the model showing feeding relationships called like the
one shown in the chart?
A. food chain
B. food web
C. Ecosystem path
D. Ecosystem energy
Use the picture to answer questions 18 and 19.

18.
Where does the major source of energy come from in this ecosystem?
A. deer
B. wood
C. lily pads
D. sun
19.
In your answer document explain what affect a lot of acid rain
could have on this ecosystem? (2 points)
20.
D raw arrows in your answer document to
make a food chain to show the correct transfer of energy. (2
points)
21.
Marni runs 1500 meters around the school track. What does she need
to know in order to find out her speed?
A.
her time from start to finish
B.
the number of steps she took
C.
her heart rate at the finish line
D.
the direction she began running
22.
Three children launched a model rocket.

Which properties best describe the motion of the rocket?
A.
length and mass
B.
shape and weight
C.
height and distance
D.
speed and direction
23.
A student is investigating the effect of force on several objects.

If each ball is rolled with the same amount of force on the same
surface, which ball will roll the farthest?
A.
golf ball
B.
tennis ball
C.
soccer ball
D.
basketball
24.
At recess, Sara slides down a slide on the playground. In your
answer document, describe two forces that affect the motion of
Sara as she moves down the slide. (2pts)
25.
A ball rolled toward Manny while he was playing soccer.

If Manny’s foot kicks the ball as shown in the picture, which will
most likely happen to the ball?
A.
The ball will stop rolling.
B.
The ball will roll toward the east.
C.
The ball will continue rolling west.
D.
The ball will go straight up in the air.
26.
The following trucks are pushed with the same amount of force.

Which truck will roll the farthest?
A.
Truck 1
B.
Truck 2
C.
Truck 3
D.
Truck 4
27.
Don throws a ball in the air. The ball comes back to the ground
because
A.
the wind pushes on the ball with friction.
B.
the mass of Earth creates a pull of gravity on the ball.
C.
the core of Earth pulls on the ball with a magnetic attraction.
D.
the weight of the atmosphere pushes down on the ball.
28.
A soccer player kicks a soccer ball across a field. Which factor
has the most effect on the distance the soccer ball travels?
A.
the color of the ball
B.
the force of the kick
C.
the length of the field
D.
the temperature of the air
29.
Two girls are pulling on opposite ends of a thick rope. Both girls
pull on the rope with the same force but in opposite directions.
If both girls continue to pull with the same force, what will most
likely happen?
A.
One girl will pull the other toward her.
B.
Both girls will stay in the same place.
C.
Gravity will cause the rope to sag.
D.
The rope will break.
30.
The diagram shows two forces acting on a ball at the same time.

Which arrow represents the most likely direction the ball will move?

A.

B.
C.

D.