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5th grade earth and rocks

5th grade (Year 6 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.5-ESS2-1, NGSS.5-ESS2-2, NGSS.5-ESS3-1 · England: KS3 Chemistry: Earth and atmosphere, KS2 Geography links, KS2 Y4 Living things and their habitats

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Question 1
True or false? Communities can reduce pollution by changing how they travel.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 2
Why could melting ice sheets cause sea levels to rise?
- A. Ice is heavier than water.
- B. Oceans shrink when it is warm.
- C. Water from ice on land flows into the oceans.
- D. Melting makes new water from nothing.
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Question 3
Which action best tackles this problem: too much rubbish going to landfill?
- A. more buses, bike lanes and electric vehicles
- B. banning single-use plastics and beach clean-ups
- C. planting trees and protecting forest areas
- D. recycling and composting schemes
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Question 4
Which of Earth's spheres does this belong to: the wind?
- A. geosphere (rock and land)
- B. hydrosphere (water)
- C. atmosphere (air)
- D. biosphere (living things)
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Question 5
Which two spheres are interacting here: plants take in carbon dioxide from the air?
- A. biosphere and geosphere
- B. biosphere and hydrosphere
- C. biosphere and atmosphere
- D. geosphere and atmosphere
Question 6
About 97% of Earth's water is salty ocean water. If all of Earth's water were shrunk into 500 litres, about how many litres would be salty ocean water?
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Question 7
Which choice protects BOTH the air and the climate?
- A. burning more rubbish in the open
- B. cutting down forests
- C. generating electricity from wind and sunlight instead of burning coal
- D. leaving car engines running
Question 8
The chart shows where Earth's fresh water is found. What percentage is groundwater?
Answer%
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Question 9
True or false? People are part of the biosphere.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 10
True or false? Recycling saves raw materials and energy.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 11
Why do engineers in some cities pump water up from deep underground?
- A. It is warmer.
- B. Rivers are always empty.
- C. Underground water is salty.
- D. Groundwater is a large store of fresh water.
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Question 12
Which action best tackles this problem: too much rubbish going to landfill?
- A. planting trees and protecting forest areas
- B. planting strips of plants along riverbanks
- C. recycling and composting schemes
- D. banning single-use plastics and beach clean-ups
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Question 13
Which of Earth's spheres does this belong to: a mountain?
- A. geosphere (rock and land)
- B. hydrosphere (water)
- C. atmosphere (air)
- D. biosphere (living things)
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Question 14
Which two spheres are interacting here: water evaporates from the ocean and forms clouds?
- A. biosphere and hydrosphere
- B. biosphere and geosphere
- C. hydrosphere and geosphere
- D. hydrosphere and atmosphere
Question 15
About 97% of Earth's water is salty and 3% is fresh. If all of Earth's water were shrunk into 500 litres, about how many litres would be fresh water?
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Question 16
Scientists measure river water each month and find pollution falling after a new rule. What is this measuring for?
- A. To make the river longer.
- B. To check whether the solution is working.
- C. Measuring is not useful.
- D. To make the water warmer.

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Answer key: 5th grade earth and rocks

1. A. True
2. C. Water from ice on land flows into the oceans.
3. D. recycling and composting schemes
4. C. atmosphere (air)
5. C. biosphere and atmosphere
6. 485 L
7. C. generating electricity from wind and sunlight instead of burning coal
8. 30 %
9. A. True
10. A. True
11. D. Groundwater is a large store of fresh water.
12. C. recycling and composting schemes
13. A. geosphere (rock and land)
14. D. hydrosphere and atmosphere
15. 15 L
16. B. To check whether the solution is working.