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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 earth and space patterns, 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

What process changes liquid water into water vapor?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Evaporation.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, materials, or data described in the question.
  2. Apply the science idea: Evaporation occurs when liquid water gains enough energy to become water vapor.
  3. Check the conclusion: Confirm that the answer is supported by the evidence and fits the Grade 5 science concept.

Evaporation occurs when liquid water gains enough energy to become water vapor.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

How do clouds commonly form?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Water vapor cools and condenses into tiny droplets.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, materials, or data described in the question.
  2. Apply the science idea: Cooling water vapor condenses around particles in the air and can form clouds.
  3. Check the conclusion: Confirm that the answer is supported by the evidence and fits the Grade 5 science concept.

Cooling water vapor condenses around particles in the air and can form clouds.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

What is the main source of energy that drives most weather on Earth?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is The Sun.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, materials, or data described in the question.
  2. Apply the science idea: Solar energy heats Earth unevenly and drives evaporation, winds, and many weather processes.
  3. Check the conclusion: Confirm that the answer is supported by the evidence and fits the Grade 5 science concept.

Solar energy heats Earth unevenly and drives evaporation, winds, and many weather processes.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Why does Earth have day and night?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Earth rotates on its axis.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, materials, or data described in the question.
  2. Apply the science idea: As Earth rotates, different locations face toward the Sun and then away from it.
  3. Check the conclusion: Confirm that the answer is supported by the evidence and fits the Grade 5 science concept.

As Earth rotates, different locations face toward the Sun and then away from it.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which statement best describes weather?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, materials, or data described in the question.
  2. Apply the science idea: Weather includes short-term conditions such as temperature, wind, clouds, and precipitation.
  3. Check the conclusion: Confirm that the answer is supported by the evidence and fits the Grade 5 science concept.

Weather includes short-term conditions such as temperature, wind, clouds, and precipitation.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

What causes the phases of the Moon?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The changing positions of the Sun, Earth, and Moon.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, materials, or data described in the question.
  2. Apply the science idea: The Moon reflects sunlight, and its orbit changes the portion of the lit half visible from Earth.
  3. Check the conclusion: Confirm that the answer is supported by the evidence and fits the Grade 5 science concept.

The Moon reflects sunlight, and its orbit changes the portion of the lit half visible from Earth.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

How can moving water change the surface of land?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is It can weather, erode, and carry sediment.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, materials, or data described in the question.
  2. Apply the science idea: Flowing water can wear away rock and soil and transport sediment to another location.
  3. Check the conclusion: Confirm that the answer is supported by the evidence and fits the Grade 5 science concept.

Flowing water can wear away rock and soil and transport sediment to another location.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

What type of rock can form when melted rock cools and hardens?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Igneous rock.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, materials, or data described in the question.
  2. Apply the science idea: Igneous rock forms when magma or lava cools and solidifies.
  3. Check the conclusion: Confirm that the answer is supported by the evidence and fits the Grade 5 science concept.

Igneous rock forms when magma or lava cools and solidifies.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Why can Alaska experience long summer daylight in northern regions?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Earth tilt causes the northern region to face the Sun for a longer part of its orbit.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, materials, or data described in the question.
  2. Apply the science idea: Earth axis tilt changes the angle and duration of sunlight received at different latitudes during the year.
  3. Check the conclusion: Confirm that the answer is supported by the evidence and fits the Grade 5 science concept.

Earth axis tilt changes the angle and duration of sunlight received at different latitudes during the year.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Which event is caused by a sudden release of energy along a fault?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is An earthquake.

  1. Identify the evidence: Read the observation, materials, or data described in the question.
  2. Apply the science idea: An earthquake occurs when stress is released as rocks move along a fault.
  3. Check the conclusion: Confirm that the answer is supported by the evidence and fits the Grade 5 science concept.

An earthquake occurs when stress is released as rocks move along a fault.

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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.