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4th Grade Science Quiz

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A gas
a)
has a definite shape but no definite volume
b)
has a definite volume but no definite shape
c)
has fast-moving particles
2.
In a solid, the particles
a)
vibrate in place
b)
slide past one another
c)
overcome the strong attraction
3.
At higher temperatures
a)
particles in an object have less energy
b)
particles in an object move faster
c)
a gas contracts
4.
Which is a liquid
a)
Water
b)
Vapor
c)
Ice
5.
Which is a solid?
a)
Ice
b)
water 
c)
vapor
6.
Molecules are closest together in a 
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
7.
What happens to particles when they are heated?
a)
They speed up and spread out
b)
They slow down and compress
c)
They stop moving
d)
They move closer together and speed up
8.
What are the three states of matter?
a)
Rock, Brick, Shoe
b)
Solid, Liquid, Gas
c)
Liquid, Water, Soda
d)
Rain, Sleet, Snow
9.
What state of matter does this picture show?
a)
Gas
b)
Solid
c)
Matter
d)
Liquid
10.
What is anything that takes up space and has mass?
a)
Mass
b)
Volume
c)
Melting
d)
Matter
11.
Particles move fastest in this state.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
12.
Does not have its own shape or its own volume.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
13.
Which one is a gas?
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
14.
Which one is a solid?
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
15.
Which one is a liquid?
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
16.
Solid particles are...
a)
tightly packed
b)
loosely bonded and flowing
c)
free to fly in all directions
17.
What is this science tool?
a)
jar
b)
beaker
c)
thermometer
d)
ruler
18.
What is this science tool?
a)
balance scale
b)
beaker
c)
hand lenses
d)
thermometer
19.
What is this tool?
a)
binoculars
b)
microscope
c)
hand lens
20.
meter sticks would be useful when measuring...
a)
the moon
b)
yourself
c)
a fingernail
d)
a finger
21.
microscopes would be useful for looking at...
a)
blood cells
b)
cows
c)
candy
d)
criminals
22.
This tool can measure in Celsius or Fahrenheit....
a)
speed gauge
b)
ruler
c)
glassware
d)
thermometer
23.
Using the data to explain what happened in the experiment is called? 
(
Utilizando los datos de explicar lo que sucedió en el experimento se llama?)
a)
Conclusion
b)
Empirical Evidence
c)
Graph
d)
Hypothesis
24.
What should you do if you break glass in the lab?
a)
Tell the teacher, sweep up the glass, and put it where the teacher directs you
b)
Tell the teacher, sweep up the glass, and dump it into the garbage
c)
Pick up the glass with your hands
d)
Ignore it; the teacher will clean it up
25.
To tell what will happen in the future
a)
classify
b)
hypothesis
c)
predict
d)
compare
26.
The outcome or effect of an experiment
a)
conclusion
b)
Experiment
c)
Results
d)
Question
27.
Facts and information
a)
Results
b)
Data
c)
Conclusion
d)
Collaborate
28.
A testable prediction about a scientific investigation
a)
Question
b)
Observation
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Experiment
29.
When you use your five senses to determine the physical properties of an object.
a)
Data
b)
Hypothesis
c)
Conclusion
d)
Observation
30.
Which statement is an observation?
a)
That house is empty because there are no lights on. 
b)
Her hair is brown. 
c)
Her hair is brown because she dyed it. 
d)
Her hair has not been cut in two years. 
31.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. 
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
data collection
d)
metric system
32.
Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?
a)
Make observation
b)
Form a theory
c)
Collect data
d)
Form a hypothesis
33.
What is a hypothesis?
a)
A hypothesis is the right answer to an experiment.
b)
A hypothesis is the wrong answer to an experiment.
c)
A hypothesis is an educated guess.
d)
I don't know.
34.
Do you just guess to form your hypothesis?
a)
Yes, it is an "educated guess".
b)
No, you research as much as you can on your experiment and make a hypothesis with that research.
c)
No, you have to do the experiment first, find the right answer, then do your hypothesis to get the right answer.
d)
I don't know.
35.
What is this?
a)
goggles
b)
eye dropper
c)
visor
d)
beaker
36.
What is this?
a)
flask
b)
beaker
c)
graduated cylinder
d)
cup
37.
What is this?
a)
Balance
b)
Triple beam balance
c)
Mass
d)
Graduated cylinder
38.
What is this?
a)
Microscope
b)
Scope
c)
Magnifying glass
d)
glasses