Q2 Benchmark Practice - 4th Grade Science

Which diagram correctly labels the outer core of Earth?

• A

• B

• C

• D

A student states that mining activity affects the environment in the area. Is the statement made by the student correct?

• No. It increases the amount of plant cover.

• Yes. It increases the amount of sediment in the lake.

• Yes. It results in a rise in the level of water in the lake.

• No. It results in a drop in the height of the land surface.

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The students want to figure out what causes the road in Picture 1 to break. Which activity will most likely create results like Picture 1?

• rubbing rough sandpaper on the top of a pile of soil

• dripping water on the top of a pile of soil

• pouring water around the bottom of a pile of soil

• piling rocks around the bottom of a pile of soil

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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If the students were to travel to the location in Picture 2, which observation would be the best evidence that erosion has occurred?

• The plants in the field grow taller after a rainstorm.

• The plants shrink after a cold night.

• The dirt around the bottoms of the plants decreases after a windy day.

• The dirt around the plants is soft and easy to move.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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A stomp rocket is a toy that launches a rocket into the air when a person stomps on a plastic box. Air is pushed out of the box when it is stomped on. The air moves through a tube and launches the rocket into the air. A person stomps on the box at location H by jumping from different heights. The height of the jump and the height the rocket is launched into the air are recorded in a table. Which explains what happens when the person jumps higher than 60 centimeters?

• Less energy is transferred to location H, causing a larger amount of air to launch the rocket a distance farther than 3,000 centimeters.

• Less energy is transferred to location H, causing a smaller amount of air to launch the rocket a distance less than 3,000 centimeters.

• More energy is transferred to location H, causing a larger amount of air to launch the rocket a distance farther than 3,000 centimeters.

• More energy is transferred to location H, causing a smaller amount of air to launch the rocket a distance less than 3,000 centimeters.

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A community is changing its energy usage to renewable resources. Which two energy resources will the community choose?

• coal

• minerals

• oil

• sunlight

• wind

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A student creates a model of a landscape by placing a pile of sand on a tray that is raised at one end to create a slope. The student slowly pours water from a pitcher over the pile of sand. As the water flows over the sand, some sand moves down the slope and collects at the other end of the tray with the water. Based on the model, which statement correctly explains how the landscape changes?

• Erosion caused by the sand moves the water and deposits it in another location.

• Erosion caused by the water moves the sand and deposits it in another location.

• Deposition caused by the sand moves the water and erodes it in another location.

• Deposition caused by the water moves the sand and erodes it in another location.

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A 110 million-year-old fossil of an organism is discovered in South America. The chart lists information about the fossilized organism. 1. The organism had four legs. 2. The organism had pointed and slightly curved teeth. 3. The organism was 20 centimeters long. 4. The organism’s skull was about the size of a human’s fingernail. Which statement is supported by the information in the chart?

• The organism only ate plants.

• The organism walked on the ground.

• The organism was only active at night.

• The organism could give birth to many offspring at once.

Deepwater Horizon was an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico that was designed to drill for oil deep below the sea floor. The oil rig was destroyed in an accident which caused more than 130,000,000 gallons of oil to spill into the Gulf of Mexico. How do oil spill accidents affect the environment?

• They cause a negative effect on the environment as oil can harm plants and animals, causing populations to decrease.

• They cause a positive effect on the environment as some organisms can use oil as a food source.

• They cause a negative effect on the environment as oil is lost that could help operate other machines.

• They cause a positive effect on the environment as some organisms move to new locations to avoid the oil.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

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The diagram shows location X on Earth at two different times in a day. Why is location X in darkness at 11 p.m.?

• Earth tilts back, and location X faces away from the Sun.

• Earth does not move, and location X faces the Moon.

• Earth rotates on its axis, and location X faces away from the Sun.

• Earth revolves around the Sun, and location X faces the Moon.

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