4th Grade SC PASS Science Review

Salmon return to the area where they were born.  They swim upstream to lay their eggs.  What is this type of behavioral adaptation called?

• hibernation
• camouflage
• migration
• mimicry

The picture shows a pencil in a container of water. The pencil looks as if it is broken because

• the shiny glass reflects the light
• the  water separates the light into many colors
• the part of the pencil ourside the water casts a shadow by the water
• the light is refracted

Materials that allow light to pass through them clearly are called transparent.  Which of the following materials is NOT transparent?

• window glass
• clean air
• a mirror 
• water

It was spotted at sea by satellite. It has winds faster than 75 miles per hour. A warning was given that it would reach land in 24 hours or less.  When is struck land there were dangerous winds, heavy rain, and flooding. What was it?

• tornado
• hurricane
• tidal wave
• severe thunderstorm

The suns energy caused water from the ocean to make these clouds.  What happens to the water to form the clouds?

• irrigation
• evaportation
• precipitation
• condensation

When water evaporates, it changes from a

• solid to a gas 
• liquid to a gas
• liquid to a solid
• solid to a liquid

If you are playing in a baseball game and a thunderstorm is approaching, which of the following actions is the safest?

• continue to play
• get in the dugout
• get under a tree
• get in a car 

The tool shown here is used to measure-----

• wind speed 
• air pressure 
• wind direction 
• air temperature 

Which are processes involved in the water cycle?

• bathing, sunning, and drinking
• paddling, swimming, and drinking
• evaporation, hibernation, and dehydration 
• evaporation, condensation, precipitation

Predict the weather if you look outside and see cirrus clouds

• a tornado is likely 
• a fair sunny day 
• a thunderstorm is likely 
• a hailstorm is likely