Sample Spiral Review: Quarter 2, #5 (Life Science & Earth Science)
Monday
LIFE - S5L3.a
1. Which piece of scientific equipment would you use to view human cells?
a. computer
b. microscope
c. microwave
d. telescope
EARTH - S5E1.b
2. Over time, how will waves change the rocks shown in the above illustration?
a. Waves will change the rocks into sea salt.
b. Waves will pound, smooth, and break apart rocks.
c. Waves will wet the rocks, but will not change their shape.
d. Waves will press small rocks together to form larger rocks.
3. Ms. Blackburn asks her science students to design an activity that will make rocks smooth like
the one they find near a fast-moving river. The students came up with different idea listed below.
Which activity shows how a river makes rocks smooth?
a. Put the rocks under heavy weights.
b. Place the rocks in direct sunlight.
c. Bury the rocks in soil under water.
d. Shake the rocks in a container of water.
Tuesday
LIFE - S5L3.a
4. Sam and Ben collected some pond water for science class. They wanted to see what was
living in the water. They could see green algae, but Sam believed there were other things there
as well. What piece of lab equipment should they use to see the smallest animals that live in the
pond water?
a. hand lens
b. telescope
c. microscope
d. magnifying glass
EARTH - S5E1.b
5. Terrance drew a picture of the beach he goes to every year and compared it to the picture
he drew last year.
What probably caused the change in the size of the beach?
a. Wind and water eroded the beach.
b. People dumped rocks into the ocean water.
c. Lava flowed over the beach, washing away the sand.
d. Oxygen in the air reacted with the sand causing it to erode.
6. Which of these is caused by an earthquake?
a.
b.
c.
d.
fault
hurricane
tsunami
volcano
Wednesday
LIFE - S5L3.a
7. Which part of a flowering plant can be seen only by using a microscope?
a.
b.
c.
d.
seeds
pollen
chloroplast
flower petals
8. Leo wants to collect a water sample so he can study pond microorganisms. Which of these
would be the BEST tools to use to view a water sample?
a.
b.
c.
d.
EARTH - S5E1.b
9. Caves form under certain conditions. In which kind of environment would a cave be MOST
LIKELY to form?
a.
b.
c.
d.
a cool prairie
a wide desert
a rainy hillside
a windy mountainside
Thursday
LIFE - S5L3.a
10. Which of these would be best viewed using the microscope shown above?
a. a star
b. a rock
c. a snail
d. a cheek cell
11. How does a microscope allow a person to see small objects such as cells?
EARTH - S5E1.b
12. Will Stone Mountain always exist? Why or why not?
Answer Key
Sample Spiral Review: Quarter 2 #5(Life Science & Earth Science)
1. b
2. b
3. d
4. c
5. a
6. c
7. c
8. a
9. c
10. d
11. answers may vary
12. answers may vary
Suggestion for Assessment: Incorporate some of these spiral review items on your
weekly/unit test in a section labeled “Spiral Review”.