4th grade quiz 3

What are the four factors that make up weather?

• wind

• sunshine

• precipitation

• temperature

• rain

Life science is the study of life and living things called organisms.

• true

• false

The study of non-living things, including matter, motion, energy, and forces

• physical science

• earth science

• life science

The life cycle of a flowering plant begins with a

These are all parts of the environment, hint:

there's more than one answer.

• plants, animals, and insects

• land, oceans, and fresh water

• air, sunshine, and mountains

This scientist studies plants and animals that lived millions of years ago and is called

• paleontologist

• chemist

• botanist

• geologist

This scientist who studies organisms in their environment is called

• botanist

• physicist

• ecologist

• paleontologist

A scientist who studies mechanics, heat, light, and sound is called

• physicist

• ecologist

• botanist

• zoologist

A scientist who studies what things are made of and how these things interact is called

• geologist

• ecologist

• chemist

• astronomer

An inquiry is a process that includes many steps. The scientist is asking questions and seeking information.

• true

• false