WorksheetsScience Year Review
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following organisms goes through photosynthesis?
a)
Cheetah
b)
Koala
c)
Cactus
d)
Whale Shark
2.
Which of the following is NOT a decomposer?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Fungus
c)
Mushroom
d)
Lion
3.
Which of the following is not a type of consumer?
a)
Omnivore
b)
Producer
c)
Herbivore
d)
Carnivore
4.
What is not needed for photosynthesis to occur?
a)
Water
b)
Oxygen
c)
Carbon Dioxide
d)
Light
5.
If a giraffe's diet consists of leaves, it would be considered a
a)
Consumer and Omnivore
b)
Producer and Omnivore
c)
Producer and Herbivore
d)
Consumer and Herbivore
6.
Producers make
a)
oxygen through a process called Food Chains
b)
oxygen through a process called Photosynthesis
c)
carbon dioxide through a process call Food Chains
d)
carbon dioxide through a process called Photosynthesis
7.
Carnivores eat
a)
plants
b)
meat
c)
meat amd plants
d)
decomposers
8.
Which of the following is not a category of organisms?
a)
Consumers
b)
Decomposers
c)
Abiotics
d)
Producers
9.
Putting organisms into groups based on how they get energy is called:
a)
Ordering
b)
Classification
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Investigation
10.
Lions eat antelopes, zebras, hippos and wild hogs among many other animals. Therefore, lions would be considered:
a)
Consumers and Carnivores
b)
Consumers and Omnivores
c)
Decomposers and Scavengers
d)
Carnivores and Omnivores
11.
Which of the following organisms begins a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Primary Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Secondary Consumers
12.
Which of the following would eat primary consumers?
a)
Secondary consumers
b)
Tertiary consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Producers
13.
Interconnecting food chains that show how energy flows in an ecosystem is called:
a)
A food chain
b)
A food web
c)
An energy pyramid
d)
An energy web
14.
What is wrong with the diagram?
a)
Herbivores don't eat plants
b)
Carnivores don't eat omnivores
c)
The arrows are pointing in the wrong direction.
d)
Plants are not included in food chains.
15.
Which organism eats the snake?
a)
Rabbit
b)
Tiger
c)
Grass
d)
No organisms eat snakes.
16.
Which organisms are considered herbivores?
a)
Grasses, Trees, Shrubs
b)
Moose, Rabbit, Mice
c)
Lion, Snake, Owl
d)
Hawk, Frog, Mice
17.
Which organisms are secondary consumers?
a)
Grasses, Trees
b)
Moose, Rabbit
c)
Lion, Snake
d)
Hawk, Mice
18.
Which organism could be considered a tertiary consumer?
a)
Rabbit
b)
Kookaburra
c)
Snake
d)
Grass
19.
Which organism is a producer?
a)
Tuna
b)
Herring
c)
Zooplankton
d)
Phytoplankton
20.
Which organism is a secondary consumer?
a)
Tuna
b)
Herring
c)
Mackerel
d)
Phytoplankton
21.
Each animal has many specific parts that allow it to survive. These are called:
a)
Portrayal Adaptations
b)
Behavioral Adaptations
c)
Structural Adaptations
d)
Partition Adaptations
22.
Each animal's actions help it survive. These are called:
a)
Portrayal Adaptations
b)
Behavioral Adaptations
c)
Structural Adaptations
d)
Partition Adaptations
23.
Which word means to relocate (or move) to a new area to be able to survive?
a)
Mimicry
b)
Hibernation
c)
Migration
d)
Portrayal
24.
Which word means to look or act like something else to be able to survive?
a)
Mimicry
b)
Hibernation
c)
Migration
d)
Portrayal
25.
Which of the following is an interaction between two organisms living in close association with each other?
a)
Adaptation
b)
Symbiosis
c)
Ecosystem
d)
Habitat
26.
Which word below describes the interaction between two organisms where both organisms benefit?
a)
Mutualistic Relationship
b)
Behavioral Adaptation
c)
Structural Adaptation
d)
Commensalistic Relationship
27.
Which word below describes the interaction between two organisms where one organism benefits and the other organisms is neither helped nor harmed?
a)
Mutualistic Relationship
b)
Behavioral Adaptation
c)
Structural Adaptation
d)
Commensalistic Relationship
28.
Which of the following describes a relationship between two organisms where one organism benefits and the other organisms is harmed?
a)
Commensalism
b)
Parasitism
c)
Mutualism
d)
Harmalism
29.
Remora fish are sometimes known as sucker fish because they suck off parasites from sharks. Sharks provide the fish with transportation and protection. Which of the following is NOT true?
a)
Sucker fish give sharks comfort
b)
Because the suckerfish eat parasites, this is a parasitic relationship.
c)
Remoras stay around sharks for protection.
d)
Sharks provide the remoras with food because of their parasites.
30.
Cheetahs hunt gazelles. Which of the following describes their relationship?
a)
Mutualistic
b)
Symbiotic
c)
Wholistic
d)
Predator-Prey
31.
Which vocabulary word below means an animal that is in serious risk of extinction?
a)
Extinct
b)
Detrimental
c)
Beneficial
d)
Endangered
32.
Which vocabulary word below means that there are no longer any organisms alive of a particular species?
a)
Extinct
b)
Detrimental
c)
Beneficial
d)
Endangered
33.
Which vocabulary word below means an action that is HELPFUL to the environment?
a)
Extinct
b)
Detrimental
c)
Beneficial
d)
Endangered
34.
Which vocabulary word below means an action that is HARMFUL to the environment?
a)
Extinct
b)
Detrimental
c)
Beneficial
d)
Endangered
35.
Why did the population of Bald Eagles severely decline in the early 1960's?
a)
Because of a drought.
b)
Because of DDT.
c)
Because of wildfires.
d)
Because humans hunted the bald eagles.
36.
What was the original purpose of DDT?
a)
To kill large birds
b)
To kill insects
c)
To kill fish
d)
To kill bacteria
37.
Humans unknowingly can have a detrimental impact on individual species and the environment.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
How would the frogs be impacted if a disease killing insects invaded this region? (Use the food web)
a)
All the frogs would die
b)
The frogs would have more food.
c)
The frogs would have less food, so in order to survive they would need to find another food source or move to another area.
d)
More frogs would live because their predator has died.
39.
Which organisms would begin to overpopulate if a large amount of snakes died or left this region?
a)
Grass
b)
Kookaburras
c)
Grasshoppers
d)
Wedge Tailed Eagles
40.
Which of the following is an herbivore?
a)
Snake
b)
Kookaburra
c)
Rabbit
d)
Wedge Tailed Eagle
41.
Coal, oil and natural gas are all examples of:
a)
detrimental resources
b)
non-renewable resources
c)
renewable resources
d)
extinct resources
42.
The sun, wind and water are all examples of:
a)
detrimental resources
b)
non-renewable resources
c)
renewable resources
d)
extinct resources
43.
What do wind turbines and hydropower have in common?
a)
They both use the sun's heat to generate power.
b)
They both use a generator to create electric energy.
c)
They both are non-renewable resources.
d)
Neither is used in the United States.
44.
What does the United States currently use most of to create electricity? (Use the pie graph)
a)
Solar Energy
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Coal
d)
Nuclear
45.
What are the 3 R's that can help us have a beneficial impact on the environment?
a)
Reduce, Reuse, Rewind
b)
Reading, 'riting, 'rithmatic
c)
Rethink, Renewable, Rainwater
d)
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
46.
Donating clothes for someone else to use and using both sides of a piece of paper for more than one purpose are examples of ways we can
a)
Reduce
b)
Reuse
c)
Rewind
d)
Recycle
47.
Turning off lights when you leave a room or turning off water when you are brushing your teeth are ways we can
a)
Reduce
b)
Rewind
c)
Recycle
d)
Reuse
48.
Which item below can NOT be recycled?
a)
Rubber
b)
Glass bottles
c)
Newspaper
d)
Metal cans
49.
Large animals never depend on small animals for protection.
a)
True
b)
False
50.
A large, spherical celestial body that revolves around a star is known as a _______________.
a)
meteorite
b)
planet
c)
orbit
d)
solar system
51.
A meteoroid that burns up in Earth's atmosphere, causing a streak of light. It is sometimes referred to as a 'shooting star' although it is not a star at all.
a)
moon
b)
meteorite
c)
comet
d)
meteor
52.
A meteoroid that hits Earth's surface and can cause a crater is called a ____________.
a)
planet
b)
meteorite
c)
comet
d)
meteor
53.
Choose the list below that correctly names the planets in order from the sun.
a)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
b)
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
c)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
d)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
54.
Which is not true about Mars?
a)
It is an inner planet.
b)
It is the last planet from the sun BEFORE the asteroid belt.
c)
It has one ring.
d)
Is is a rocky planet
55.
Why do planets appear so small from Earth?
a)
Because planets are not very big.
b)
Because planets are very far away from Earth.
c)
Because Earth is the largest planet.
d)
Because Earth's atmosphere reflects light.
56.
Which of the celestial bodies below is the biggest?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Earth's moon
c)
The Sun
d)
Mercury
57.
Neptune's orbit around the sun is longer than Mercury's orbit around the sun.
a)
True
b)
False
58.
Each planet in the solar system has unique characteristics.
a)
True
b)
False
59.
Pluto is ___________
a)
known as an inner planet
b)
known as a dwarf planet
c)
located between Jupiter and Saturn
d)
located in Saturn's rings
60.
What is the vocabulary word for a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern in the sky?
a)
star group
b)
astronomy
c)
collection
d)
constellation
61.
Our sun's true color is
a)
Yellow
b)
Blue
c)
Black
d)
White
62.
Approximately, how far is the Earth from the sun?
a)
93 miles
b)
930 miles
c)
9,300 miles
d)
93,000,000 miles
63.
What is one reason why Earth is able to sustain life? (Choose the best answer.)
a)
It is the perfect distance from the sun. It is not too hot nor too cold.
b)
It is located two planets from the asteroid belt.
c)
It has a moon.
d)
It does not have rings.
64.
What is located at the center of our solar system?
a)
Earth
b)
Earth's Moon
c)
The Sun
d)
The Milky Way Galaxy
65.
Compared to other stars, our sun
a)
is smaller than every other star in all other galaxies.
b)
is an averaged sized star.
c)
is larger than every other star in all other galaxies.
d)
is the same size as every other star in all other galaxies.
66.
What are celestial bodies made of burning gas that look like points of light from Earth?
a)
Moons
b)
Stars
c)
Inner Planets
d)
Asteroids
67.
Which would have the greatest gravitational pull?
a)
Jupiter (the largest planet in our solar system)
b)
The Sun
c)
VY Canis Majoris (the largest known star)
d)
Red Dwarfs (which have a relatively 'cool' temperature)
68.
What causes day and night?
a)
Earth's revolution around the sun.
b)
The Moon's revolution around the Earth
c)
Earth's rotation on its axis
d)
The sun and the moon
69.
If a shadow of a tree is in the East, the sun must be in the _______.
a)
East
b)
West
c)
North
d)
South
70.
What does the Earth rotate on?
a)
an axis
b)
an orbit
c)
a sphere
d)
a revolution
71.
The sun _______
a)
rises in the east and sets in the east
b)
rises in the west and sets in the east
c)
rises in the north and sets in the south
d)
rises in the east and sets in the west
72.
Approximately how long does it take the Earth to make one complete rotation on its axis?
a)
24 days
b)
24 hours
c)
365 days
d)
29.5 days
73.
Approximately how long does it take the Earth to make one complete revolution around the sun?
a)
24 days
b)
24 hours
c)
365 days
d)
29.5 days
74.
What are the two causes of the seasons?
a)
Rotation of Earth on its Axis and Revolution of the Earth around the Sun
b)
Revolution of the Earth around the Sun and Earth's Orbit
c)
Earth's Tilted Axis and Revolution of the Earth Around the Sun
d)
Rotation of Earth on its Axis and Earth's Tilted Axis
75.
During Winter in the Northern Hemisphere, what kind of sunlight does Ohio get?
a)
Direct
b)
Indirect
76.
When it's Winter in the Grove City, OH what season are people in Perth, Australia experiencing?
a)
Spring
b)
Winter
c)
Fall
d)
Summer
77.
Why does a ruler with one end in the air and one end under water appear bent?
a)
Light moves through air faster than it moves through water.
b)
The light reflected from the ruler moves in a curved path.
c)
Light moves through water at the same speed as it moves through air.
d)
Light in the air is brighter than light in the water.
78.
What happens to blue light when it hits a shirt that appears blue?
a)
The blue light is reflected.
b)
The blue light is absorbed.
c)
The blue light is refracted.
d)
The blue light is blocked.
79.
What is a property of a transparent object?
a)
Almost all of the light rays that reach it are scattered.
b)
Almost all of the light rays that reach it are absorbed.
c)
Almost all of the light rays that reach it are reflected.
d)
Almost all of the light rays that reach it pass through it.
80.
Which is translucent?
a)
tissue paper
b)
clear air
c)
wood
d)
clear plastic
81.
What is most likely to happen to light that hits an opaque object?
a)
All of the light passes through the object.
b)
None of the light passes through the object.
c)
Some of the light disappears.
d)
Some of the light passes through the object.
82.
Which objects transmit almost all the light that strikes them?
a)
Transparent
b)
Translucent
c)
Emitting
d)
Opaque
83.
Which objects allow some light to pass through them, but you can not see clearly through them.
a)
Opaque
b)
Translucent
c)
Transparent
d)
Emitting
84.
What causes sound?
a)
Waves
b)
Vibrations
c)
Pitch
d)
Volume
85.
The highness and lowness of sound is called the ________________.
a)
Waves
b)
Vibrations
c)
Pitch
d)
Volume
86.
A longer wavelength will produce a different __________ compared to a shorter wavelength.
a)
pitch
b)
volume
c)
medium
d)
instrument
87.
Sound can be transmitted through opaque objects.
a)
True
b)
False
88.
An echo is an example of sound _____________
a)
Transmission
b)
Reflection
c)
Refraction
d)
Absorption
89.
Hanging carpet squares on the walls in a noisy room will help __________ the sound.
a)
absorb
b)
reflect
c)
refract
d)
transmit
90.
How are light and sound different?
a)
Light is a form of energy but sound is not.
b)
Light travels in waves but sound does not.
c)
Light travels in a straight path but sound can travel in many paths.
d)
Light can be reflected but sound can not.
91.
Speed =
a)
distance / time
b)
time / distance
c)
distance - time
d)
distance + time
92.
Which of the following causes a ball to stop rolling?
a)
mass
b)
friction
c)
inertia
d)
gravity
93.
If the boys in the picture are pulling with the same amount of force. What will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
94.
A measure of how fast something moves over a certain distance is ________________.
a)
motion
b)
speed
c)
work
d)
force
95.
If two objects are pushed with the same force, which one will go faster?
a)
The lighter object
b)
The heavier object
96.
If two objects have the same mass, which one will go faster?
a)
The one pushed with a greater force
b)
The one pushed with a lighter force
97.
A baseball is hit high in the air by a batter. What causes the ball to fall to the ground? (Choose the BEST answer.)
a)
Unbalanced Forces
b)
Balanced Forces
c)
Gravity
d)
Friction
98.
Two balloons are dropped from a second story window. The one filled with air hits the ground 10 seconds after the balloon filled with water. Why?
a)
Air resistance slows down the balloon filled with water.
b)
Air resistance slows down the balloon filled with air.
99.
If a student does an experiment and measures the time in seconds and the distance in inches what will the unit be for the speed he/she calculates?
a)
in / min.
b)
sec / min
c)
ft. / sec.
d)
in. / sec
100.
If a toy car travels 10 meters in 5 seconds. What is the toy car's speed?
a)
2 meters / second
b)
5 meters / second
c)
50 meters / second
d)
1 meter / second
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