WorksheetsSAGE Science Review
Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is B representing in the water cycle?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Runoff
d)
Precipitation
2.
What is D representing in the water cycle?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
3.
What is C representing in the water cycle?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
4.
The sun drives the water cycle by doing what?
a)
Rotating on it's axis
b)
Giving off light for plants
c)
Providing gravity to keep the Earth in orbit
d)
Providing heat for evaporation
5.
What does the lamp represent in this water cycle set up?
a)
The Sun
b)
Precipitation
c)
Condensation
d)
Accumulation
6.
What part of this water cycle set up represents precipitation?
a)
The lamp
b)
Water sitting in the bottom on of bottle
c)
Drops running down the side of the bottle
d)
Tiny drops at the top of the bottle
7.
What would meteorologist study in order to predict the weather forecast?
a)
Cold and Warm Fronts
b)
Habitats
c)
The sun and moon
d)
the grown of plants
8.
Water moves through the water cycle because of:
a)
Earth's core
b)
Energy from the Sun
c)
Gravity
d)
Wind
9.
What letter represents condensation?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
10.
Water running down the side of a mountain is an example of:
a)
Runoff
b)
Groundwater
c)
Precipitation
d)
Accumulation
11.
Water that soaks deep into the ground is and stays there for a long time is called:
a)
Runoff
b)
Groundwater
c)
Collection
d)
Accumulation
12.
The Sun's heat causes which of these to happen in the water cycle?
a)
Condensation
b)
Precipitation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Runoff
13.
Most of the water on Earth is in the form of salt water found in:
a)
the Ocean
b)
Rivers
c)
Rain
d)
Lakes
14.
This picture shows the puddle:
a)
Gathering rain
b)
Condensing
c)
Accumulating
d)
Evaporating
15.
In the water cycle, condensation is responsible for:
a)
Flowing of the rivers
b)
Tides
c)
Formation of clouds
d)
Salt in the ocean
16.
All of the following are forms of water found in the water cycle EXCEPT-
a)
Condensation
b)
Water vapor
c)
Carbon dioxide
d)
Precipitation
17.
What most likely occurred between day 4 and day 5?
a)
A warm front
b)
A snow storm
c)
Low pressure system
d)
A cold front
18.
You predict that the weather will get colder over the next few days because a cold front is approaching. How should you verify this change in weather?
a)
Check the weather forecast online
b)
Look at the clouds outside for 3 days
c)
Use a thermometer to measure and record the temperature over the next 3 days
d)
Measure and record the rain using a rain gauge for the next 3 days
19.
According to the map, which statement is accurate?
a)
There is a cold front over Texas.
b)
There is a warm front over Texas.
c)
It is cloudy in Florida.
d)
Texas is warm and partly cloudy.
20.
The trace of remains of a living thing that died long ago.
a)
mineral
b)
sedimentary rock
c)
fossil
d)
rock
21.
Rock that was once melted and then cooled and hardened is called what?
a)
metamorphic rock
b)
volcanic rock
c)
igneous rock
d)
concrete
22.
A rock formed from material that settled in layers.
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
lead
c)
granite
d)
fossils
23.
A solid made of one or more minerals.
a)
metamorphic rock
b)
rock
c)
copper
d)
lead
24.
Which is an imprint fossil.
a)
a petrified tree
b)
a dinosaur footprint
c)
a dinosaur bone
d)
an insect trapped in sap
25.
Which would be needed to form sedimentary rocks?
a)
a volcano
b)
casts and molds
c)
pressure and temperature
d)
wind and water
26.
What is formed when mud or minerals fill a mold?
a)
cast
b)
fossil
c)
rock
d)
wood
27.
Weathering is defined as________
a)
The transport of sediments
b)
The breaking down of rocks into sediment
c)
The deposit of sediment
d)
None of these
28.
Erosion is defined as ________
a)
The transport of sediment
b)
The break down of rcoks into sediment
c)
the depositing of sediment
d)
None of these
29.
What type of rock is formed deep underground through heat and pressure?
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentray
c)
Metamorphic
d)
None of these
30.
What caused the letters on this old tombstone to fade?
a)
weathering
b)
deposition
c)
being made of cheap material
d)
none of these
31.
What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land?
a)
glacier
b)
iceberg
c)
ice wedging
d)
dune
32.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
33.
Layers of sediment forming at the bottom of the ocean floor
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
34.
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks? The freezing water—
a)
keeps the rocks in place
b)
makes the rocks last longer
c)
expands cracks and breaks rocks
d)
causes rocks to fall in landslides
35.
What is the layer of soil that contains humus, leaf litter, and other organic matter?
a)
O - Organic
b)
A - Topsoil
c)
B - Subsoil
d)
R - Bedrock
36.
Rock that was melted and then cooled and hardened is called what?
a)
metamorphic rock
b)
clastic rock
c)
igneous rock
d)
sedimentary rock
37.
What happens when weathering and erosion work together?
a)
New Mountains are created
b)
The climate changes overnight
c)
Metal objects become rusty
d)
They change the Earth's surface
38.
Which of the following is NOT one of the three layers of soil?
a)
topsoil
b)
undersoil
c)
subsoil
d)
bedrock
39.
Which layer of soil is on the top?
a)
topsoil
b)
subsoil
c)
bedrock
d)
dirt
40.
What layer of soil is in the middle?
a)
topsoil
b)
bedrock
c)
minerals
d)
subsoil
41.
Which layer of soil has the BIGGEST pieces of rock in it?
a)
topsoil
b)
subsoil
c)
bedrock
d)
midsoil
42.
_______ is the type of soil used most often with plants. It is a mixture of clay, sand, and silt.
a)
loam
b)
humus
c)
mud
d)
dirt
43.
Are there minerals in soil?
a)
Yes
b)
No
44.
Humus is.....
a)
the dead parts of plants and animals in soil.
b)
A food we eat with pretzels.
c)
The tiny particles inside of soil
d)
The roots that come off of a plant and live in soil.
45.
Ellen grabs a topsoil sample in her hand. She rolls it into a ball. The soil feels gritty and the ball falls apart. What part of the topsoil most likely made the topsoil feel gritty?
a)
clay
b)
sand
c)
silt
d)
humus
46.
When there are not enough plants to hold topsoil in place, water and _______ carry the topsoil away, leaving the subsoil exposed
a)
sunlight
b)
birds
c)
magnetic fields
d)
wind
47.
When plants, animals, and other organisms die, they break down and become part of the soil. What is this part of the soil called?
a)
sand
b)
silt
c)
clay
d)
humus
48.
Which of the following is the largest particle in soil?
a)
sand
b)
silt
c)
humus
d)
clay
49.
You dig a small hole in the soil and the next day it rains. The hole fills with water, but does not empty even after several days of dry weather. What is the soil mostly made of?
a)
clay
b)
sand
c)
humus
d)
silt
50.
Which of the following best describes soil erosion?
a)
A. the breakdown of soil by chemicals
b)
A. the improvement of soil quality by fertilizers
c)
A. the breakdown of soil by drought
d)
A. the movement of soil by wind or water
51.
Many plants cannot grow in sandy soil. Why is this true?
a)
Sandy soil does not hold enough water.
b)
Oxygen cannot pass through sandy soil.
c)
Roots cannot easily push through clay soil.
d)
Sandy soil has too many nutrients.
52.
Which type of soil can hold the greatest amount of water?
a)
Sand, because it has the biggest particles.
b)
Silt, because its particles are smaller than sand.
c)
Clay, because its particles are very small.
d)
Loam, because it is a combination of different types of soil.
53.
Which can scientists learn when they study fossils?
a)
Why plants need sunlight
b)
How volcanoes make new rocks
c)
What plants lived long ago
d)
When the next earthquake will occur
54.
Donna wants to make something that looks like a fossil. Which should she do?
a)
mix sand and clay and let it dry
b)
cover a seed with soil and water it
c)
push a shell into clay and pull it out
d)
wrap a leaf around a rock and freeze it
55.
Fossils of fish are found under land where cows now live. What does this tell you?
a)
the fish were dropped their by flying birds
b)
this land was once under the ocean
c)
farmers fed the fish to the cows
d)
fish used to live on land
56.
Which animal part would MOST LIKELY form a fossil?
a)
fur
b)
lung
c)
bone
d)
muscle
57.
These are dinosaur footprints. What is this a example of?
a)
All of the below!!!!!
b)
index fossil
c)
permineralized remains
d)
trace fossil
58.
A fossil is ____.
a)
a dead rotten animal
b)
the remains of things that lived a long, long time ago
c)
a plant that dried up
59.
People who study fossils are called ____.
a)
meterologists
b)
fossilologists
c)
paleontologists
60.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a fossil?
a)
a petrified dinosaur bone
b)
a footprint captured in mud
c)
a seashell found on the beach
61.
Which of the following is NOT something you could learn from a fossil?
a)
The size of the animal
b)
What the animal ate
c)
The color of the animal
62.
In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
rock candy
c)
hard rock
63.
Which of the following events happens FIRST?
a)
Slowly, minerals in the water replace the bone.
b)
Sediment covers the bone.
c)
An animal dies.
d)
The bone is no longer a bone, but a rock copy.
64.
What would probably happen if dinosaur remains are not covered quickly?
a)
It could decay, or rot away.
b)
It would become a fossil.
c)
It would not be able to decay.
65.
What type of fossil fills a mold, and is a model of the actual organism?
a)
cast
b)
trace
c)
carbon imprint
66.
What is hardened tree sap?
a)
coprolites
b)
index fossils
c)
gastroliths
d)
amber
67.
2. This rock was made from cooling lava. What type of rock is this?
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
68.
5. A type of rock which is under a lot of pressure and tends to be hard is called....
a)
Igneous
b)
Sedimentar
c)
Metamorphic
69.
8. What type of rock is made from volcanoes?
a)
Metamorphic rock
b)
Igneous Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
70.
How do adaptations help animals?
a)
To escape animals
b)
to hunt for food
c)
to survive in their habitats
d)
All of these are correct
71.
An example of a physical adaptation is...
a)
a turtle hiding inside its shell
b)
The spikes on a porcupine fish
c)
a rabbit burrowing underground
d)
a viper biting when threatened
72.
Which of these BEST describes how some birds survive when the weather gets cold?
a)
a. They store twigs and sticks in their nest
b)
b. They migrate to a warmer climate
c)
c. They grow more feathers to stay warm in the winter
d)
d. They hide in bushes and wait for warm weather
73.
Some animals move great distances as the seasons change. What is this called?
a)
hibernation
b)
migration
c)
habitat
d)
coloration
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