Quarter 1: 4th grade Science Review

4th grade Science Review

QSMA 1

Multiple Choice

Alisa followed these steps of an investigation:

1. Collect five objects made of different types of metal.

2. Place them on a large laboratory table.

3 .Touch each metal object with a magnet and lift slowly.

4. Record observations.

Which of the following statements is Alisa most likely testing?

• A. Larger magnets can pick up heavier metal objects than smaller magnets can

• B. Each magnet can lift the metal object to the same height

• C. All types of metal are attracted to magnets

• D. Heavier metal object are more attracted to magnets than lighter metal objects are

Multiple Choice

In reading the graph above, in which two years did the number of spoonbills stay the same?

• A. years 4 and 5

• B. years 3 and 4

• C. years 2 and 3

• D. years 1 and 2

Multiple Choice

After reading the graph above, what inference can you make about the spoonbill data?

• A. The spoonbills have many predators.

• B. The food supply can support the population changes.

• C. The spoonbill’s environment is becoming polluted.

• D. None of these.

Multiple Choice

Based on the graph above, what could you predict for year 11?

• A. The number of spoonbills will increase.

• B. The number of spoonbills will decrease.

• C. The number of spoonbills will stay the same.

• D. Spoonbills will become endangered.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best way to compare the amounts of cat food a kitten eats each week as it grows?

• A. Remembering what you saw the kitten eat.

• B. Taking pictures.

• C. Drawings.

• D. A graph.

Multiple Choice

Susan has two bags of rocks. She told her friends that there were the same number of rocks in each bag, but one bag was heavier than the other. What physical property is different based on what Susan told her friends?

• A. Hardness

• B. Mass

• C. Volume

• D. Shape

Multiple Choice

Adam has two toy cars that are the same color and size. Which physical property can you observe is different in the cars below?

• A. Hardness

• B. Shape

• C. Texture

• D. Mass

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is describing the physical property, volume?

• A. An elephant is a very heavy animal

• B. An elephant is a very large animal

• C. An elephant is light and dark gray

• D. An elephant uses its trunk to roar

Multiple Choice

Henrietta made a glass of Kool-Aid. She forgot to add sugar to the mix! When her brother drank a glass later that day, he found that she had changed a physical property of the Kool-Aid. Which physical property did she change by forgetting to add the sugar?

• A. Temperature

• B. Color

• C. Taste

• D. Shape

Multiple Choice

Cameron placed 30 grams each of water, tea, and apple juice in ice cube trays. He wanted to see which one would have more mass after it was frozen. Which of the following will most likely be Cameron’s conclusion?

• A. Each will have a mass greater than 30 grams

• B. Each will have a mass less than 30 grams

• C. The mass of each liquid will be the same

• D. The water will have a mass greater than 30 grams

Multiple Choice

Roy poured a glass of lemonade, added 6 ice cubes, and set the glass on the table. His friend called and he went out to play. When Roy came back inside, all of the ice had melted. How was the mass of the Lemonade in the glass affected?

• A. After the ice melted, the mass of the Lemonade decreased

• B. After the ice melted, the mass of the Lemonade increased

• C. After the ice melted, the mass of the Lemonade remained the same

• D. After the ice melted, the mass of the Lemonade could no longer be measured

Multiple Choice

Patrick left his pumpkin sitting on the porch for three months. When his mom went to throw the pumpkin in the trash, she noticed that it had black spots on it and it was soft and smelly. What kind of change had occurred to the pumpkin?

• A. The pumpkin had rusted

• B. The pumpkin had grown

• C. The pumpkin had decayed

• D. The pumpkin had gained mass

Multiple Choice

Josh put a piece of white bread in the toaster. When it was done, he had a new material, toast. Which of the following is NOT evidence that toast is a new material?

• A. The toast is much harder than the bread

• B. The toast smelled different than the bread

• C. The toast was a different color than the bread

• D. You cannot change the toast back into white bread

Multiple Choice

What is the result of a change in matter?

• A. The matter stays the same

• B. The matter gets more massive

• C. The matter gets less massive

• D. New material is formed