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Periodic Assessment • Grade 5
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2
Which of these statements describes how clouds
form?
A Clouds form when air containing water
vapor rises, warms, and condenses on dust
particles.
B Clouds form when air containing water
vapor rises to where dust particles are
located.
C Clouds form when air containing water
vapor rises, cools, and condenses on dust
particles.
D Clouds form when air containing water
vapor falls to where dust particles are
located.
A forested area was cleared to build a new mall
and parking lot. Aisha wondered if this changed
the weather in that area.
Which of the following questions should Aisha
ask to investigate the situation?
A What are the types of stores in the mall?
B How many people used the land after the
mall was built?
C How many different species used the area
before and after the mall was built?
D What was the average temperature of the
area before construction and after the mall
was built?
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Earth Science
What change happens in the outside air as an
airplane flies higher in the atmosphere?
A There is more gravity.
B There is less air pressure.
C There is less heat from the Sun.
D There is more air pressure.
Seattle
H
Chicago
San Jose
Los
Angeles
New York
Denver
L
Memphis
Jacksonville
El Paso
Houston
H
Cold front
Warm front
4
A bus driver plans to drive from Los Angeles to
El Paso, Texas. First, she checks the weather
map above.
What kind of weather would she most likely
experience on this drive?
A She will drive through a cold front.
B She will drive through a warm front.
C The sky will be clear for the entire trip.
D Storms will occur during the entire trip.
5
Which of the following is the smallest object in
our Solar System?
A a planet
B a star
C a galaxy
D an asteroid
6
Cities along the ocean usually have
A cold winters and hot summers.
B cold winters and cool summers.
C mild winters and cool summers.
D mild winters and hot summers.
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Periodic Assessment • Grade 5
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Earth Science
Water vapor is present in the atmosphere and
falls to Earth as rain. What must occur for rain
to fall?
A Ice crystals must melt in the atmosphere.
B Two clouds must collide in the atmosphere.
C Water vapor in clouds must become warm
enough.
D Water droplets in clouds must become large
enough.
100
9
A weather balloon is released into the
atmosphere. What would change the size of the
balloon as it rises?
A an increase in temperature
B a decrease in carbon dioxide gas
C a decrease in atmospheric pressure
D an increase in atmospheric pressure
Percentage of Total
Water on Earth
80
60
40
20
0
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A
B
The bar graph above represents all the water on
Earth. Bar A would represent
A saltwater oceans.
B saltwater polar ice.
C freshwater lakes and rivers.
D freshwater glaciers and icebergs.
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Periodic Assessment • Grade 5
L
H
Earth Science
Key
L = low pressure
H = high pressure
= cold front
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A weather map of the western United States is shown above. What type of weather is the area the arrow
points to experiencing on this map?
A fair weather
B rainy weather
C weather from the collision of two fronts
D windy weather from a high pressure system
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Periodic Assessment • Grade 5
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Earth Science
The city of Los Angeles must provide drinking
water to a large population. It rains mostly
during the winter in Los Angeles.
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Which of these methods would best help the
city provide drinking water all year for the large
population?
A create more streams
B store rainwater in reservoirs
C move water from the ocean to the city
D drink less water in the summer than in the
winter
13
Janel learned an easy way to conserve fresh
water. Which of these activities can best
conserve fresh water?
A Save fresh water by drinking bottled water.
B Turn off the running water when brushing
your teeth.
C Clean the driveway and sidewalk with a
hose that can be quickly shut off.
D Water the lawn with an automatic sprinkler
that turns on every afternoon.
L
Why does the Moon stay in orbit around Earth?
A because Earth’s gravitational pull is
balanced by the Moon’s motion
B because Earth and the Moon repel each
other just as north and north on magnets do
C because the Moon is spinning in one
direction and Earth is spinning in another
direction
D because the Sun’s gravitational pull on the
Moon equals Earth’s gravitational pull on
the Moon
H
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L
Look at the weather map above. It shows the
weather on November 15.
What can be predicted with some accuracy by
using this weather map?
A the weather next November
B the weather one month later
C the weather on November 1
D the weather on November 16
14
Look at the picture above. What will happen
when the warm air rises above the land?
A rain will fall
B wind will blow
C tornadoes will form
D hurricanes will form
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Periodic Assessment • Grade 5
Earth Science
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Surface of Earth
2%
6%
22%
70%
17
18
The pie graph above represents some of the
major areas on Earth’s surface: deserts, other
landforms, ice, and oceans. Which section would
represent the oceans?
The diagram above shows the water cycle. Where
does water change from water vapor to liquid
water?
A river
B ocean
C atmosphere
D underground
Hurricanes are storms that form over the ocean.
What conditions cause hurricanes to form?
A cool ocean water and dry air
B warm ocean water and dry air
C cool ocean water and moist air
D warm ocean water and moist air
2%
B 6%
C 22%
D 70%
A
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Which of these statements describes how the Sun
produces heat?
A Heat is produced as the Sun travels through
space.
B Heat is produced when hydrogen is made
into helium through fusion.
C Heat is produced when hydrogen is burned
and combined with oxygen.
D Heat is produced on the surface of the Sun
and stored inside the Sun’s core.
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Periodic Assessment • Grade 5 • Constructed Response
Name
Earth Science
Score
CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE PROBLEM DIRECTIONS: Answer all parts of the next question
in the space below. Be sure to show your work.
Eureka
Sacramento
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
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The weather map above shows a cold front moving toward San Francisco and a warm front moving away from
San Diego on Tuesday morning.
• What causes the movement of air masses in a front?
• Predict the weather for San Francisco and for San Diego for Wednesday morning.
Each prediction should answer these questions:
• How will Wednesday’s temperature compare to Tuesday’s temperature?
• Is there likely to be precipitation?
Normally the temperatures in San Francisco do not change as much as the temperatures in Sacramento.
• Explain why the temperatures in Sacramento have greater changes than the temperatures in San
Francisco.
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