Science review 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4

Multiple Choice

A bunny is brown in the spring. Why does the bunny change to a white color in the winter?

• Camoflage

• Hibernation

• Migration

• Because it wants to

Multiple Choice

What is a nonliving thing?

• Human

• Plants

• Leaves

• Brick

Multiple Choice

If most of the land in Utah as left in its natural state, which environment would it be?

• Desert

• Wetland

• Ocean

• Forest

Multiple Choice

The Bear River flows into Great Salt Lake. The area where the two come together is marshy. What type of area is this?

• Desert

• Wetland

• Ocean

• Forest

Multiple Choice

Which plant would most likely be found in a desert area of Utah?

• Cottonwood Tree

• Cactus

• Cattail

• Blue Spruce

Multiple Choice

Use the information above

This area in Utah is probably which type?

• Desert

• Wetland

• Mountain

• Forest

Multiple Choice

Use the information above:

Which animal might be found living there?

• Bear

• Moose

• Tortoise

• Seagull

Multiple Choice

How is climate in the mountains different than nearby valleys?

• Colder, less precipitation

• Colder, more precipitation

• Warmer, more precipitation

• Warmer, less precipitation

Multiple Choice

Tyler is looking for information about the animals only found in a forest. Which book would help him the most?

• Amazing Animal Anties

• Animal Babies

• Endangered Animals

• Mountain Animals

Multiple Choice

How would a model of a wetland be different than a model of a desert? The wetland would...

• Have wet soil

• Have fewer animals

• Be bigger

• Have fewer plants

Multiple Choice

Which environment would have the most coniferous trees?

• Desert

• Grasslands

• Wetlands

• Forest

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains why a beaver is found in a forest? Beavers...

• Build dams and eat bark from trees

• Have small, rounded ears

• Have webbed feet to swim fast

• Like to live alone raising a family

Multiple Choice

How do beavers change the environment they live in?

• They swim in the water behind their dam

• Their dam prevents water from rushing downstream

• They chase away other animals that eat fish

• The tail provides warning for other animals

Multiple Choice

Which beak would best be adapted for eating small animals?

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Which adaptation would help a desert plant survive a hot summer?

• Large, thin leaves

• Lots of leaves in bunches

• A dark green color

• Small, thick, waxy leaves

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would help a rattlesnake get food?

• Long legs to run fast

• Poisonous bite

• Scaly skin

• Being cold-blooded

Multiple Choice

Each of these rock layers formed at a different time. Which layers formed when the area was covered by an ocean?

• W and X

• W and Y

• X and Y

• Y and Z

Energy

Directions:

1.

Make a ramp that is 1 inch high. Place a cube at the bottom
of the ramp.

2.

Release a car from the top of the ramp. How far does the
cube move when the car collides with it?

3.

Make a ramp that is 3 inches high. Place a cube at the
bottom of the ramp.

4.

Release a car from the top of the ramp. How far does the
cube move when the car collides with it?

Materials:

Ramp
Toy Car
2 rulers
Unifix cube

Teachers: Provide a
set of materials for
each group.

Multiple Choice

When does the ball have stored energy?

• When the ball is at the top of the hill.

• When Carlos kicks the ball.

• When the ball collides with the domino.

• When the ball stops rolling.

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When does the domino have motion energy?

• When the ball is at the top of the hill.

• When the ball is going down the hill.

• Right after the ball collides with the domino.

• After the domino falls over and is on the ground.

Multiple Choice

How is energy transferred in this situation?

• Domino -> Ball -> Carlos

• Ball -> Domino -> Carlos

• Carlos -> Ball -> Domino

• Air -> Carlos -> Domino

Fill in the Blank

Explain the energy conversions in a lamp.

Electrical energy is converted to ________ and heat energy.

Waves

Directions:

Part 1:

As a class use the virtual oscilloscope. What does the sound wave for a high
pitched sound look like? What does the sound wave for a low pitched sound look
like?

Part 2:

Use a necklace or string to make waves. Make a wave with:

❏

A high amplitude (height)

❏

A low amplitude

❏

A short wavelength

❏

A long wavelength

Which waves have
more energy?

Teachers: Provide a plastic
bead necklace or soft string
for each student.

Multiple Choice

Look at Wave A and Wave B. Which property of the two waves is the same?

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• String

Multiple Choice

A violin makes high pitched sounds. A cello makes low pitched sounds. Which wave was made by a cello?

• Wave A

• Wave B

Multiple Choice

Which model correctly shows how you can see an apple?

• Model A

• Model B

• Model C

• Model D

Multiple Choice

Look at the model. What time is it in Utah in the model?

• Sunrise

• Noon

• Sunset

• Midnight

Multiple Choice

Why does the sun appear to be so much larger and brighter than the other stars?

• The sun is a really big star.

• The stars are really small.

• Stars only come out at night.

• The stars are much farther away than the sun.

Nice work 4th Graders!

Multiple Choice

A moving object will have more energy when the object...

• changes direction

• stops moving

• moves faster

• loses mass

Multiple Choice

What property of the wave is represented by the letter "A"?

• crest

• wavelength

• amplitude

• trough

Multiple Choice

All waves carry______ as they travel from place to place.

• energy

• space

• water

• matter

Multiple Select

which is an example of energy transfer by heat (select all that apply)

• a windmill powering a farm

• water running through a dam

• s'mores in a solar oven

• heat lamp warming food

Multiple Choice

What do solar cells do?

• it converts wind into electrical energy

• it converts water into solar energy

• it transmits radio wave signals

• it converts light into electrical energy

Multiple Choice

How is energy transferred?

• light

• heat

• sound

• electrical currents

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

Which of the following lists only renewable resources?

• coal, sunlight, water, wood

• wind, sunlight, water, plants

• sunlight, wind, steel, oil

• natural gas, coal, oil, minerals

Multiple Choice

what is a non-renewable resource?

• paper

• a plastic water bottle

• you can't reuse them

• you can reuse them

Multiple Choice

What is a renewable resource?

• an object you can reuse

• fossil fuels

• oil

• an object you cannot reuse

Multiple Choice

materials found in nature that are used by living thing to meet their needs...

• weathered

• nonrenewable resources

• natural resources

• minerals

Multiple Choice

"to take in" refers to which of the following:

• reflect

• absorb

• transmit

Multiple Choice

In science, when one object runs into another we call it a _____.

• crash

• strike

• hit

• collision

Multiple Choice

When two objects collide, what will happen?

• both will move in the opposite direction

• both will stop

• both will move in the same direction

• nothing will happen

Multiple Choice

This illustration shows Sun’s locations in the sky at noon on December 21 and on June 21. Based on this information, predict which labeled dot in the illustration shows the location of the Sun at noon on September 21.

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

A student collected data on how the Moon appeared in the night sky.

What will it look like on May 17?

Multiple Choice

Why do shadows change in appearance during the day?

• The change in how the air moves during the day

• The place we stand when we look at the shadows

• The way the Sun seems to move through the sky

• The way things grow when they are warmed by the Sun

Multiple Choice

This table displays the sunrise and sunset data for Houston, Texas.

Which of the following are the most reasonable predictions for sunrise and sunset on Day 20?

• Sunrise: 6:48 a.m., Sunset: 8:00 p.m.

• Sunrise: 6:50 a.m., Sunset: 8:03 p.m.

• Sunrise: 6:52 a.m., Sunset: 7:59 p.m.

• Sunrise: 6:55 a.m., Sunset: 8:10 p.m.

Multiple Choice

Multiple Choice

When light is blocked by a solid object

• Shadow

• Seasons

• Pattern

Multiple Choice

Caused by Earth revolving around the Sun at a tilt

• Shadow

• Seasons

• Pattern

Multiple Choice

A recognizable, predictable cycle

• Shadow

• Seasons

• Pattern

Multiple Choice

All the living things surrounding an organism are called _______________.

• the environment

• adaptations

• an ecosystem

Multiple Choice

All living things are called _________.

• prey

• organisms

• partnerships

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A change in a characteristic of a living thing that allows it to survive in its environment is called _____________.

• an adaptation

• an ecosystem

• migration

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Some animals _______ from one ecosystem to another to find food and water.

• migrate

• adapt

• hibernate

Multiple Choice

During the coldest months of the year, some animals _________.

• compete

• camouflage

• hibernate

Multiple Choice

An adaptation may be a physical characteristic, a skill, or a ________.

• behavior

• prey

• protection

• steward

• mimicry

Multiple Choice

All living things have basic needs such as food, water, and __________.

• prey

• mimicry

• behavior

• protection

• scientist

Multiple Choice

Fossils help us learn about how organisms lived in ancient times.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

We learn from fossils that Earth has never changed.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Petrified wood deposits found in Utah teach us that....

• Indians used wood to cook.

• Utah used to be a swampland.

• There was a big fire in the forest.

• Dinosaurs ate wood for dinner.

Multiple Choice

What clues were found that helped us know about Lake Bonneville.

• Marine fossils and shore lines were discovered

• Utah Raptor fossils were discovered.

• It was written on cave walls.

• Petrified wood was found.

Multiple Choice

What is an adaptation?

• A feature or behavior that helps an animal survive.
• The food that an animal eats.
• How energy moves in a food web.
• How animals evolve throughout time.

Multiple Choice

The scientific definition of energy is the ability to...

• change shape

• cause a change in health

• change states of matter

• the ability to do work or cause a change

Multiple Choice

If two objects with different weights are moving at the same speed, the lighter object has...

• less energy than the heavier object.

• more energy than the heavier object.

• an unpredictable amount of energy.

• the same amount of energy as the heavier object.

Multiple Select

Choose all that apply.

Some of the energy transferred during a collision can produce _________.

• heat

• light

• sound

• electricity

Multiple Choice

Which of the following collisions would cause a still object to move at the speed of the object that hit it?

• a heavy moving object collides with a light still object

• a light moving object collides with a heavier still object

• a moving object with a still object of the same weight

• a large but light object collides with a still object that is smaller but heavier

Multiple Choice

All sounds start with...

• a source of heat.

• a vibration.

• a collision.

• a moving object.

Multiple Choice

When an object gives off light, it ...

• transfers energy.

• gains energy.

• gains heat.

• makes a sound.

Multiple Choice

What happens when light bounces off of an object?

• The light changes the temperature of the object.

• The light passes through the object.

• The light gets absorbed.

• The light is reflected to our eyes.

Multiple Choice

What is an electric current?

• a mix of heat and sound

• when objects collide

• a group of magnets

• a flow of electric charges

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Why might this light bulb feel hot if you touched it?

• The light energy is transferring from the bulb to your hand.

• When the electric current passes through the metal in a light bulb, some of the energy is converted to heat.

Multiple Choice

These objects do not transfer energy through them easily. They are called __________.

• conductors

• insulators

Multiple Choice

These objects do transfer energy through them easily. They are called __________.

• conductors

• insulators

Multiple Choice

A _______________ stores energy and transfers it to electrical energy when it's connected to metals.

• motor

• buzzer

• battery

• light bulb

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a behavioral adaptation?

• A cow that has flat teeth.

• A squirrel that has buried acorns.

• A fish that has scales.

• An owl that has soft feathers.

Multiple Choice

Two students saw a shiny object on the ground.  Why was it shiny?

• it reflected light
• it refracted light
• it produced its own light
• it absorbed all of the light

Multiple Choice

Based on the last paragraph, why is it difficult to see the box jellyfish?

• It moves fast.

• It has a clear body.

• Its tentacles hold poison.

• It is ignored by most swimmers.

Multiple Choice

Based on the text, why is the box jellyfish described as “one of the most

poisonous animals in the world”?

• It has 15 tentacles.

• It has fins filled with poison.

• It has a sharp tail with poison in it.

• It has 5,000 stingers which contain venom.