Jackson's Grade 4 NYS Science Test 21a

The Sun appears to rise and set daily due to

• Earth’s rotation

• Earth’s revolution

• the Sun’s rotation

• the Sun’s revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How much time does it take Earth to travel once around the Sun?

• one day

• one week

• one month

• one year

Which property of a rock can a student best observe by touching it with their hand?

• color

• odor

• taste

• texture

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

A circuit tester is best used to determine an object’s

• reflectiveness

• conductivity

• flexibility

• weight

The diagram shows a crowbar, which is being used as a simple machine to remove a nail. The crowbar is an example of

• a pulley

• a lever

• a pan balance

• an inclined plane

The diagram shows four parts of a closed circuit.

Which object is a source of electric energy in the closed circuit?

• battery

• lightbulb

• switch

• wire

Which statement is an example of a harmful interaction with light energy from the Sun?

• A teacher uses a calculator powered by sunlight.

• A student gets sunburned at the beach.

• A turtle warms itself on a sunny rock.

• Plant leaves use sunlight to make their own food.

Two cars are parked outside on a hot, sunny day. The cars are the same size and shape. One car is black and the other is white. They have been parked in the Sun for four hours. The roof of the black car compared to the roof of the white car is most likely

• cooler, because it absorbs more sunlight

• cooler, because it absorbs less sunlight

• warmer, because it absorbs more sunlight

• warmer, because it absorbs less sunlight

A student goes to school in the morning, takes a test, eats lunch, and plays drums. Which of these activities is a life process?

• going to school

• taking a test

• eating lunch

• playing drums

Which example of a nonliving thing is created by humans?

• water

• air

• sunlight

• paper

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3