4th and 5th Grade Science Review

A fungus is found growing on dead leaves on the forest floor. The fungus is an example of a -

• decomposer

• carnivore

• preditor

• producer

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Which of these best explains why the sun is not visible during the night?

• The moon blocks the sun from view.

• That side of the sun faces away from Earth.

• The sun stops creating light at night.

• That side of the Earth faces away from the sun.

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A model of a plate boundary is shown. What most likely happens as the plates side past each other?

• A mountain forms.

• An earthquake occurs.

• The ocean floor widens.

• Magma comes to the surface.

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During pollination, pollen is transferred from a stamen to a -

• petal

• stem

• sepal

• stigma

Which of these is an impact made by humans?

• Marble being dug from a rock quarry.

• Marble forming from sedimentary rock.

• Oceans drying and exposing limestone.

• Limestone forming from shells of ocean animals.

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Lobster pots are used by fishermen to catch lobsters in shallow water. In which area of the ocean would commercial fishermen most likely place their lobster pots?

• On the bottom of an ocean trench.

• On top of a mid-ocean ridge.

• On the continental slope.

• On the continental shelf.

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Which cell part is necessary for producing food?

• Cell membrane

• Vacuole

• Chloroplast

• Cytoplasm

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One way in which light waves are different from sound waves is that light waves -

• can move through empty space.

• are caused by rapid vibrations.

• travel more slowly.

• can be reflected.

Which material will correctly complete the chart?

• Gold, because it is a shiny metal.

• Salt, because it is made of two types of atoms.

• Nitrogen, because it is a gas in the atmosphere.

• Carbon, because it is part of many different molecules.

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A student rubbed a plastic comb with a piece of wool cloth and then placed the comb near a stream of water. The water bent toward the comb as shown because of -

• thermal energy.

• magnetism.

• static electricity.

• gravity.

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