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WorksheetsEnd of Year Review, Science
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why are viruses harmful?
a)
They are single celled.
b)
They change as they reproduce.
c)
They need living cells to reproduce.
d)
Their are many types of viruses.
2.
Consider the following creatures: honey bee, monarch butterfly, spider, and red bird. Why does the red bird not belong in this group?
a)
It is a bird.
b)
It is not an insect.
c)
It is the only vertebrate.
d)
It is vascular plant.
3.
What do valleys that have been shaped by rivers look like?
a)
They have U shaped sides.
b)
They have V shaped sides.
c)
They have T shaped sides.
4.
What do valleys that have been shaped by glaciers look like?
a)
They are U shaped.
b)
They are V shaped.
c)
They are G shaped.
5.
What is true about a system, such as a water cycle?
a)
It contains water.
b)
All the steps in the cycle affect each other.
c)
The cycle has clouds.
d)
They cycle contains rain.
6.
How are single-celled organisms different from multi-celled organisms?
a)
Single-celled organisms have no nucleus.
b)
Multi-celled organisms are usually very small.
c)
The cells in multi-celled organisms carry out different jobs.
d)
The single-celled organisms do not contain cytoplasm.
7.
How is algae a helpful organism?
a)
They are single celled.
b)
They are multi celled.
c)
They produce massive amounts of oxygen.
d)
They are found in the ocean.
8.
How does technology help the world of Science?
a)
It reduces mistakes made by scientist.
b)
It answers all of our problems.
c)
It makes Science an interesting career.
9.
What made these landforms?
a)
Wind
b)
Ice
c)
Waves
d)
Rain
10.
Which month had the warmest weather?
a)
May
b)
June
c)
July
d)
August
11.
What is a scientific inquiry?
a)
Cutting grass in your yard.
b)
Choosing a new color for your room.
c)
Observing a beaver building a dam.
d)
Helping your mother cook spaghetti.
12.
Michelle uses a microscope to look at a drop of pond water. What will she see?
a)
The water atoms.
b)
Only clear water.
c)
Only bits of dirt and water.
d)
Dirt, water, and tiny living found in the water.
13.
What is true for both bar magnets and electromagnets?
a)
They can both be turned on or off.
b)
They both use wire.
c)
They both have a north and south pole.
d)
They both use a battery.
14.
What causes the plant cell to be green?
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
cytoplasm
d)
chloroplasts
15.
What is the control center or all cells?
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
cytoplasm
d)
nucleus
16.
What is the jelly-like substance found in cells?
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
cytoplasm
d)
chloroplasts
17.
Which is passed along by a parents gene?
a)
dirty shoes
b)
eye color
c)
love of PB&J
d)
The location of your home
18.
How are microorganisms harmful?
a)
Some like e coli cause disease.
b)
They are very small.
c)
Millions can fit on a spoon.
d)
Small animals use them for food.
19.
If you have a mixture of sand and iron filings, what would be most useful in separating the mixture?
a)
a paper filter
b)
a magnet
c)
a spoon
d)
water
20.
What happens if one bulb goes out in a series circuit that has three bulbs?
a)
The other two shine brighter
b)
The other two also go out
c)
One a second bulb will go out but one will stay on
21.
What is an example of bacteria being helpful?
a)
They cause disease.
b)
They cause people to get sick.
c)
They break down food in the digestive system.
d)
They can be used as food by people.
22.
What is a barrier island?
a)
An island in the middle of the ocean.
b)
An island just off the beach.
c)
An island found in the mouth of a river.
d)
An island found in a lake.
23.
What is an example of a chemical change?
a)
breaking a pencil
b)
crushing a sugar cube
c)
melting an ice cube
d)
burning a piece of wood
24.
Which is reasonable?
a)
You wash a dog with three pints of water.
b)
A rock erodes 40 grams per year.
c)
You use twenty-five gallon of water to take a shower.
d)
You drink 30ml of water each day
25.
John stirs 4 grams of salt into 65 g of water until the salt disappears. Which is true?
a)
The mass increases as the salt dissolves in the water.
b)
The mass will slowly decrease as the salt mixes with the water.
c)
The mass of the mixture will be the same as the mass of the salt and the mass of the water.
d)
The mass of the mixture will be less than the salt plus the water.
26.
Pick the statement that is true.
a)
Everything has the same number of genes.
b)
Traits are controlled by genes.
c)
Genes are controlled by traits.
d)
Most of your genes come from your father.
27.
What happens if you open a switch on a circuit?
a)
The current only flows to the switch and then stops.
b)
The current stops flowing in the circuit.
c)
The current will be reversed
d)
The current flows everywhere except through the switch.
28.
What will a balloon with a negative charge do?
a)
It will repel a balloon with a positive charge.
b)
It will repel a balloon with a negative charge.
c)
It will repel a balloon with a neutral charge.
29.
John makes an electromagnet. He then adds loops of wire to the magnet. What happens?
a)
The direction of the current changes.
b)
The magnetic field becomes weaker.
c)
The magnetic field becomes stornger
d)
The magnetic field stays the same.
30.
What would you use to observe a plants leaves?
a)
a yardstick.
b)
A graduated cylinder.
c)
A triple-beam balance
d)
A hand lens.
31.
Which is not a method of sorting plants into groups?
a)
Sorting by flowers and seeds.
b)
Sorting by vascular or nonvascular.
c)
Sorting by seeds or spores.
32.
Which might you inherit from your parent?
a)
Having attached ears.
b)
Liking peanut butter.
c)
Having a broken arm.
d)
Knowing how to multiply.
33.
Which is the best conductor of electric current?
a)
gold
b)
cloth
c)
glass
d)
wood
34.
What is a sign that a chemical change is taking place?
a)
changing state
b)
rusting
c)
breaking
d)
bubbling
35.
Which is true?
a)
All cells have a nucleus.
b)
Only plant cells have a nucleus.
c)
Only animal cells have a nucleus.
d)
Bacteria cells do not have a nucleus.
36.
What does beach nourishment accomplish?
a)
It allows more palm trees to grow on the beach.
b)
It attracts more sea animals.
c)
It attracts more people.
d)
It places more sand on the beach to repair storm damage.
37.
What happens to water when it boils?
a)
Its particles lose energy and break apart.
b)
Its particles gains energy and break apart.
c)
It particles lose energy and come together.
d)
Its particles become cooler.
38.
What do longshore currents help form?
a)
sand dunes
b)
floodplanes
c)
deltas
d)
beaches
39.
Sue rubs a balloon with a piece of wool. Why will the balloon attract small pieces of pepper?
a)
The balloon becomes a magnet.
b)
The balloon has a positive charge.
c)
The balloon has a negative charge.
d)
Both the balloon and the pepper have a positive charge.
40.
Which does not belong?
moss mushroom fungi rose
moss mushroom fungi rose
a)
moss
b)
mushroom
c)
fungi
d)
rose
41.
Which characteristic is learned not inherited?
a)
being short
b)
having brown hair
c)
liking grape jelly
d)
having long fingers
42.
Which vertebrate lives part of its life on land and in water?
a)
bird
b)
reptile
c)
mammal
d)
amphibian
43.
Flood control dams hold back water and what else?
a)
disaster
b)
people
c)
sediment
d)
birds
44.
Which tool would you use to study a hummingbird?
a)
microscope
b)
telescope
c)
video camera
d)
hand lens
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