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Delaware Grade 5 DeSSA Science Practice Test

Build Grade 5 Delaware DeSSA Science readiness with five focused 10-question practice sets covering life science, matter, energy, Earth and space, engineering, and data.

Grade 5 DeSSA Science practice sets

This Delaware Grade 5 DeSSA Science Practice Test page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets cover life science, matter, energy, Earth and space science, engineering, data, and evidence-based reasoning.

Skills covered

  • Plant and animal structures, adaptations, food chains, decomposers, inherited traits, ecosystems, habitats, and evidence
  • Physical and chemical properties, states of matter, particle motion, thermal energy, conductors, energy transformations, magnets, and dissolving
  • Earth rotation, Moon phases, water cycle, weathering, erosion, renewable resources, shadows, wind, and maps
  • Engineering problems, fair tests, speed, variables, measurement tools, data patterns, insulation, design testing, graphs, and filters
  • Grade 5 review scenarios combining ecosystems, matter, energy transfer, Earth processes, engineering, graphs, and evidence

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Identify the evidence, compare variables, interpret data, and review the explanation after each response.

This is supplemental State Test Practice, State Assessment Practice, and Standardized Test Practice. It does not replace current Delaware Department of Education guidance, official DeSSA materials, accommodations, or testing policies.

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Delaware Grade 5 DeSSA Science Practice Questions

A 10-question Delaware Grade 5 DeSSA Science practice set on earth and space science, with answers and explanations.

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

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

What causes day and night on Earth?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Earth rotates on its axis..

  1. Read the investigation: Identify the system, evidence, pattern, or design problem described in the question.
  2. Use science evidence: Earth’s rotation causes different parts of Earth to face toward or away from the Sun.
  3. Check the claim: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 5 DeSSA Science task.

Earth’s rotation causes different parts of Earth to face toward or away from the Sun.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Why does the Moon appear to have different shapes during a month?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is We see different portions of its sunlit half as it orbits Earth..

  1. Read the investigation: Identify the system, evidence, pattern, or design problem described in the question.
  2. Use science evidence: The Moon’s phases result from changing views of its sunlit portion.
  3. Check the claim: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 5 DeSSA Science task.

The Moon’s phases result from changing views of its sunlit portion.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Which process changes liquid water into water vapor?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Evaporation.

  1. Read the investigation: Identify the system, evidence, pattern, or design problem described in the question.
  2. Use science evidence: Evaporation changes liquid water into water vapor.
  3. Check the claim: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 5 DeSSA Science task.

Evaporation changes liquid water into water vapor.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Clouds form when water vapor cools and changes into tiny liquid droplets. What is this process?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is Condensation.

  1. Read the investigation: Identify the system, evidence, pattern, or design problem described in the question.
  2. Use science evidence: Condensation changes water vapor into liquid droplets.
  3. Check the claim: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 5 DeSSA Science task.

Condensation changes water vapor into liquid droplets.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which event is an example of weathering?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Water freezes in a crack and widens the crack in a rock..

  1. Read the investigation: Identify the system, evidence, pattern, or design problem described in the question.
  2. Use science evidence: Freezing water breaking rock into smaller pieces is weathering.
  3. Check the claim: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 5 DeSSA Science task.

Freezing water breaking rock into smaller pieces is weathering.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

What is erosion?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The movement of weathered rock or soil to a new place.

  1. Read the investigation: Identify the system, evidence, pattern, or design problem described in the question.
  2. Use science evidence: Erosion moves sediment by water, wind, ice, or gravity.
  3. Check the claim: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 5 DeSSA Science task.

Erosion moves sediment by water, wind, ice, or gravity.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which resource is renewable?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Sunlight.

  1. Read the investigation: Identify the system, evidence, pattern, or design problem described in the question.
  2. Use science evidence: Sunlight is naturally replenished and is a renewable resource.
  3. Check the claim: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 5 DeSSA Science task.

Sunlight is naturally replenished and is a renewable resource.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

A mountain casts a longer shadow in the afternoon than at noon. What most likely changed?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is The Sun’s position in the sky changed..

  1. Read the investigation: Identify the system, evidence, pattern, or design problem described in the question.
  2. Use science evidence: The changing position of the Sun changes the direction and length of a shadow.
  3. Check the claim: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 5 DeSSA Science task.

The changing position of the Sun changes the direction and length of a shadow.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which observation provides evidence that wind can move sediment?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is Sand collects on one side of a fence after a windy day..

  1. Read the investigation: Identify the system, evidence, pattern, or design problem described in the question.
  2. Use science evidence: Sand collecting after wind shows that wind moved the sediment.
  3. Check the claim: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 5 DeSSA Science task.

Sand collecting after wind shows that wind moved the sediment.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Why do people use maps of Earth’s surface?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Maps represent locations and relationships between places..

  1. Read the investigation: Identify the system, evidence, pattern, or design problem described in the question.
  2. Use science evidence: Maps model where places and features are located.
  3. Check the claim: Choose the answer best supported by the Delaware Grade 5 DeSSA Science task.

Maps model where places and features are located.

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Frequently asked questions about Delaware Grade 5 DeSSA Science Practice

Which grade is covered?

This page is organized for Grade 5 Delaware DeSSA Science practice, with life science, matter, energy, Earth and space, engineering, data, and evidence tasks.

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 DeSSA questions?

No. These are original supplemental practice questions. Check the latest Delaware Department of Education and official DeSSA information for current materials, accommodations, and policies.