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Alaska Grade 5 Science Assessment Practice Test

Build Grade 5 Alaska science assessment readiness with five focused 10-question practice sets covering matter, energy, life science, Earth and space, engineering, and Alaska applications.

Alaska Grade 5 Science Assessment practice sets

This Alaska Grade 5 Science Assessment Practice Test page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets support Grade 5 review across matter and energy, life science, ecosystems, Earth and space patterns, scientific investigation, engineering, data, and Alaska-related phenomena.

Skills covered

  • Physical properties, states of matter, forces, energy transfer, magnets, circuits, and chemical change evidence
  • Cells, photosynthesis, producers, habitats, inherited traits, decomposers, food webs, and adaptations
  • Water cycle, weather, day and night, Moon phases, erosion, rocks, Earth tilt, and earthquakes
  • Testable questions, variables, measurement tools, repeated trials, models, constraints, evidence, and graphs
  • Glaciers, permafrost, sea ice, salmon ecosystems, snow data, Arctic adaptations, and field investigations

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Identify the evidence, connect it to the science idea, and check whether the conclusion is supported by the data. Review each explanation after responding.

This is supplemental State Test Practice, State Assessment Practice, and Standardized Test Practice. It does not replace current Alaska Department of Education and Early Development guidance, official assessment materials, accommodations, or testing schedules.

For the broader Alaska assessment hub, visit Alaska State Assessments.

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Alaska Grade 5 Science Assessment Practice Questions

A 10-question Alaska Grade 5 Science Assessment practice set on matter and energy, with answers and explanations.

Read each science scenario carefully, identify the evidence, choose one answer, and review the explanation after responding.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

Which property can be observed without changing what a substance is?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Color.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, materials, or data described in the question.
  2. Apply the science idea: Color is a physical property that can be observed without forming a new substance.
  3. Check the conclusion: Confirm that the answer is supported by the evidence and fits the Grade 5 science concept.

Color is a physical property that can be observed without forming a new substance.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

What happens to water particles when liquid water freezes?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is They move into a more fixed arrangement.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, materials, or data described in the question.
  2. Apply the science idea: Freezing changes liquid water into solid ice, where the particles are held in a more fixed arrangement.
  3. Check the conclusion: Confirm that the answer is supported by the evidence and fits the Grade 5 science concept.

Freezing changes liquid water into solid ice, where the particles are held in a more fixed arrangement.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which force pulls objects toward Earth?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Gravity.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, materials, or data described in the question.
  2. Apply the science idea: Gravity is the force that attracts objects toward Earth and gives them weight.
  3. Check the conclusion: Confirm that the answer is supported by the evidence and fits the Grade 5 science concept.

Gravity is the force that attracts objects toward Earth and gives them weight.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

A dark shirt becomes warmer in sunlight than a light shirt. What energy transfer is being observed?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Light energy is absorbed and changed into thermal energy.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, materials, or data described in the question.
  2. Apply the science idea: The dark material absorbs more light energy, which increases its thermal energy and temperature.
  3. Check the conclusion: Confirm that the answer is supported by the evidence and fits the Grade 5 science concept.

The dark material absorbs more light energy, which increases its thermal energy and temperature.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which example shows a physical change?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A sheet of paper is folded.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, materials, or data described in the question.
  2. Apply the science idea: Folding changes the shape of paper but does not create a new substance.
  3. Check the conclusion: Confirm that the answer is supported by the evidence and fits the Grade 5 science concept.

Folding changes the shape of paper but does not create a new substance.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Why does a metal pan handle become hot when the pan is on a stove?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Thermal energy moves through the metal.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, materials, or data described in the question.
  2. Apply the science idea: Thermal energy can transfer through metal by conduction from the hotter pan toward the cooler handle.
  3. Check the conclusion: Confirm that the answer is supported by the evidence and fits the Grade 5 science concept.

Thermal energy can transfer through metal by conduction from the hotter pan toward the cooler handle.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which object is most likely to be attracted to a magnet?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is An iron nail.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, materials, or data described in the question.
  2. Apply the science idea: Iron is a magnetic material, while wood, plastic, and rubber are not normally attracted to a magnet.
  3. Check the conclusion: Confirm that the answer is supported by the evidence and fits the Grade 5 science concept.

Iron is a magnetic material, while wood, plastic, and rubber are not normally attracted to a magnet.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

What happens when a flashlight circuit is open?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The electric current cannot complete its path.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, materials, or data described in the question.
  2. Apply the science idea: An open circuit has a gap, so current cannot travel through the complete path to light the bulb.
  3. Check the conclusion: Confirm that the answer is supported by the evidence and fits the Grade 5 science concept.

An open circuit has a gap, so current cannot travel through the complete path to light the bulb.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which observation is evidence that a chemical reaction may have occurred?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A new gas forms and the mixture changes color.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, materials, or data described in the question.
  2. Apply the science idea: Gas formation and a lasting color change can be evidence that new substances formed.
  3. Check the conclusion: Confirm that the answer is supported by the evidence and fits the Grade 5 science concept.

Gas formation and a lasting color change can be evidence that new substances formed.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

A student pushes a box with a force that is equal to the friction force. What happens to the box if it is already moving at a constant speed?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is It continues moving at the same speed.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, materials, or data described in the question.
  2. Apply the science idea: Equal opposite forces are balanced, so the motion does not change.
  3. Check the conclusion: Confirm that the answer is supported by the evidence and fits the Grade 5 science concept.

Equal opposite forces are balanced, so the motion does not change.

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Frequently asked questions about Alaska Grade 5 Science Assessment Practice Test

Which science skills are covered?

The page covers matter and energy, life science, ecosystems, Earth and space patterns, engineering, data, and Alaska-related science applications.

How many questions are included?

There are five practice sets with 10 questions each, for 50 questions in total. Each set can be completed separately.

Are these official Alaska assessment questions?

No. These are original supplemental practice questions. Check the latest Alaska Department of Education and Early Development information for official assessment dates, materials, accommodations, and policies.