End of Year Science Review 24-25

What causes different constellations to only be seen in certain seasons?

• The stars move around the Earth

• The Earth rotates on its axis every day

• The Moon blocks some constellations

• The Earth orbits around the Sun each year

Trisha is on a camping trip with her parents. She uses a flashlight to find her way in the dark. The beam of light from the flashlight is shown below. Which statement best explains what happens to the light that shines from Trisha’s flashlight?

• It will fan outward in different directions.

• It will travel in a straight line until it strikes an object.

• It will travel until it strikes an object and then will bend around it.

• It will be absorbed by the darkness as it gets farther from the flashlight.

Look at the graph. Which of the following is true based on the information in the graph?

• The number of animal habitats in the city has decreased.

• The amount of garbage in the city has decreased.

• The number of people in the city has decreased.

• The amount of air pollution has decreased.

Which of these answer choice describes how the use of wind might be limited as an energy source?

• Wind is used to produce electricity.

• Wind energy does not pollute the air.

• Wind only happens during storms.

• Wind strength can vary from day to day.

Look at the picture of the first quarter moon. What phase is shown in the diagram?

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• Third Quarter

• Last Quarter

Look at the picture of the first quarter moon. The phase that happens right after the one shown is:

• Waxing Crescent

• Full Moon

• Waxing Gibbous

• New Moon

The picture shows a squirrel eating a dandelion. Which sentence uses science vocabulary to correctly describe the picture?

• This producer is eating a consumer.

• This carnivore is eating a herbivore.

• This omnivore is eating a carnivore.

• This herbivore is eating a producer.

Kevin is investigating how far a marble will travel when placed into a slingshot. He knows that when he pulls back on the elastic band and releases it, it will fly across his yard. (See diagram of slingshot.) Which of the following statements might Kevin conclude from his investigation about the energy produced by the slingshot?

• The farther Kevin pulls the marble, the farther it travels.

• The less Kevin pulls on the elastic, the farther the ball travels.

• The farther Kevin pulls the marble, the less distance it travels.

Kim makes a sound instrument by attaching identical rubber bands to a pegboard. The rubber bands are stretched to the lengths shown below. Which of the following statements is true about the pitch of the rubber bands?

• The band stretched to 10 cm has a lower pitch than the one stretched to 25 cm.

• The band stretched to 25 cm has a lower pitch than the one stretched to 15 cm.

• The band stretched to 15 cm has a higher pitch than the one stretched to 20 cm.

• The band stretched to 20 cm has a higher pitch than the one stretched to 25 cm.

In a dark room, Sam uses a globe and a lamp to model Earth and the sun. What should he do to show what causes day and night?

• Rotate the globe one time.

• Move the globe closer to the lamp and then farther away.

• Turn the lamp off and then turn it back on.

• Have the lamp revolve around the globe one time.