Quiz about Fourth Grade Science Review 1st Semester

Question 1

A student fills a container with 500 millimeters of a liquid. The student needs to heat the liquid to 35 degrees Celsius. What tool should the student use to measure the temprature or a liquid?

Accepted Answer

thermometer

Answer

beaker

Answer

graduated cylinder

Answer

balance

Question 2

Why do moon phases change?

Accepted Answer

The moon orbits around the Earth.

Answer

Earth rotates around the moon.

Answer

Earth rotates around the sun.

Answer

The moon casts a shadow on Earth.

Question 3

Which earth material is best for building structures that must support heavy weight?

Accepted Answer

iron

Answer

wood

Answer

copper

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plastic

Question 4

How are fossils preserved?

Accepted Answer

all the above

Answer

amber

Answer

molds

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cast

Question 5

What would you be doing if the temperature was 80 degrees outside?

Accepted Answer

swimming in a pool

Answer

skating on a pond

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wearing gloves and coat

Answer

raking leaves

Question 6

Which rock are most fossils found?

Accepted Answer

sedimentary

Answer

amber

Answer

igneous

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imprints

Question 7

Which of these does not cause erosion?

Accepted Answer

sunlight

Answer

water

Answer

ice

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wind

Question 8

True or false?

The Grand Canyon was formed through weathering and erosion by the Colorado River.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 9

Which of these is in the correct order?

Accepted Answer

weathering, erosion, deposition

Answer

weathering, deposition, erosion

Answer

deposition, erosion, weathering

Answer

erosion, weathering, deposition

Question 10

True or false?

Hard things like bones can become fossils over time.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 11

What is the main source of energy for plants?

Accepted Answer

The Sun

Answer

Rain

Answer

The Grass

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Soil

Question 12

A rock is moving with water in a river. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

erosion

Answer

deposition

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decomposer

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condensation

Question 13

What is a nonliving thing?

Accepted Answer

Brick

Answer

Human

Answer

Plants

Answer

Leaves

Question 14

What provides humans with the energy that they need to survive?

Accepted Answer

food

Answer

water

Answer

exercise

Answer

soil

Question 15

What does a decomposer do?

Accepted Answer

Breaks down dead organisms

Answer

Uses photosynthesis to make food

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Takes in nutrients

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The grass

Question 16

What part of a plant makes seeds and what other part of a plant makes food?

Accepted Answer

Flower and Leaves

Answer

Roots and Leaves

Answer

Roots and Stem

Answer

Flower and Stem

Question 17

What does the stem do for the plant?

Accepted Answer

Supports the plant

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Makes food

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Makes seeds

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Takes in nutrients and water

Question 18

Which plant part is responsible for photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

leaves

Answer

roots

Answer

flower

Answer

stem

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a job of the roots?

Accepted Answer

make food (sugar) for the plant

Answer

anchor the plant

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absorb water & nutrients

Question 20

Look at the map below. The letters represent 4 different locations.

Where would a hurricane most likely form?

Accepted Answer

y

Answer

w

Answer

x

Answer

z

Question 21

Study the table.

During what time of year were these temperatures most likely recorded?

Accepted Answer

mid-winter

Answer

late spring

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mid-summer

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early fall

Question 22

The maps show the long-term average precipitation amounts in South Carolina in January and July.

Which statement about precipitation in South Carolina is best supported by these data?

Accepted Answer

Most areas of South Carolina have less precipitation during January than during July

Answer

Most areas of South Carolina have more precipitation during January than during July.

Answer

In July, there is usually the same amount of precipitation across the entire state of South Carolina.

Answer

In January, there is usually the same amount of precipitation across the entire state of South Carolina.

Question 23

The diagram below represents sunlight shining on the Earth.

At which points on the Earth would it be day?

Accepted Answer

Z and A

Answer

Z and Y

Answer

B and Y

Answer

A and B

Question 24

A student studies two models of Earth in its orbit. The student knows that these models show two different seasons on Earth.

Which pair of statements best explains which season of the Northern Hemisphere is shown by each model?

Accepted Answer

Model 1 shows spring since the Sun shines more equally in both hemispheres. Model 2 shows summer since the Sun shines more directly above the Equator

Answer

Model 1 shows spring since the Sun shines more equally in both hemispheres. Model 2 shows winter since the Sun shines more directly below the Equator

Answer

Model 1 shows fall since the Sun shines more equally in both hemispheres. Model 2 shows summer since the Sun shines more directly below the Equator

Answer

Model 1 shows fall since the Sun shines more equally in both hemispheres. Model 2 shows winter since the Sun shines more directly above the Equator

Question 25

A group of students planted cucumber seeds in the spring. The data table shows some information about cucumber plants.

What did the students most likely see in the garden seven days after they planted the cucumber seeds?

Accepted Answer

Option C is correct

Answer

A.

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B.

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D.

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