🔬 Grade 5 Science Practice

Try 5 sample grade 5 science questions

These come straight from the Learning Camp question bank. Tap “Show answer” to see the explanation kids hear in the app.

1. Question 1 · Matter and properties

   Which property could help you identify a mystery material?

   • A. How you feel about it
   • B. Whether it is attracted to a magnet
   • C. Its name
   • D. Who owns it
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   B. Whether it is attracted to a magnet — Properties like magnetism, hardness, and color help identify materials. Being magnetic is a property you can test!

2. Question 2 · Conservation of matter

   You dissolve 5 g of salt into 95 g of water. What is the mass of the salt water?

   • A. 0 g
   • B. 100 g
   • C. 95 g
   • D. 5 g
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   B. 100 g — Matter is conserved, so the masses add up: 5 g of salt plus 95 g of water equals 100 g.

3. Question 3 · Mixtures and changes

   Which sign tells you a NEW substance has formed (a chemical change)?

   • A. You warm it slightly without other change
   • B. You move the material to a new shelf
   • C. You cut the material into pieces
   • D. A gas bubbles up and a color change appears
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   D. A gas bubbles up and a color change appears — Bubbling gas and a color change are clues that a new substance formed in a chemical change.

4. Question 4 · Food webs energy

   In a food web, the arrows show:

   • A. How animals are named
   • B. The direction that energy and matter move
   • C. Which animal is the fastest
   • D. Where animals sleep
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   B. The direction that energy and matter move — Arrows in a food web point from the organism being eaten to the one that eats it, showing energy flow.

5. Question 5 · Plants need air water

   Most of the material a plant uses to build its body comes from:

   • A. The pot it grows in
   • B. The Moon's light
   • C. The soil it is planted in
   • D. Carbon dioxide gas from the air and water
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   D. Carbon dioxide gas from the air and water — Plants build most of their mass from air (carbon dioxide) and water, not mainly from soil.

Grade 5 science skills covered

114 questions across 26 skills. Each daily quest mixes easy, medium, and stretch questions, and skips questions your child has seen recently.

• Matter and properties5-PS1-3
• Conservation of matter5-PS1-2
• Mixtures and changes5-PS1-4
• Food webs energy5-LS2-1
• Plants need air water5-LS1-1
• Earth systems5-ESS2-1
• Protecting earth5-ESS3-1
• Water distribution5-ESS2-2
• Sun stars brightness5-ESS1-1
• Shadows and day5-ESS1-2
• Gravity5-PS2-1
• Mixtures5-PS1-3, 5-PS1-4
• Food webs5-LS2-1
• Matter conservation5-PS1-2
• Energy food5-PS3-1
• Water cycle5-ESS2-1
• Space gravity5-PS2-1
• Matter particles5-PS1-1
• Matter states5-PS1-1
• Decomposers5-LS2-1
• Plant energy5-LS1-1
• Earth water5-ESS2-2
• Space sun5-ESS1-1
• Space patterns5-ESS1-2
• Space shadows5-ESS1-2
• Earth human impact5-ESS3-1

Tips for parents

• Pick one question from today's quest and test it at home: drop two objects, watch a shadow move, or check what dissolves in water.
• Ask "what do you think will happen?" before reading the explanation. Making a prediction is the heart of science.
• Keep a short wonder list of questions your child asks during the week and look one up together on the weekend.