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Science Full Year

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What happens when my glass of water is sitting in the sun and disappears into a gas?
a)
evaporation
b)
burning
c)
melting
d)
freezing
2.
What term describes a liquid changing to a solid?
a)
Deposition
b)
Sublimation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Freezing
3.
The state of matter that has no definite size or shape is
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
4.
Molecules are closest together in a 
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
5.
Water can be a solid, liquid, and a gas.
a)
True
b)
False
liquid
6.
The steam coming off the pot of boiling water is an example of....
a)
a solid becoming a liquid
b)
a liquid becoming a solid
c)
a liquid becoming a gas
d)
a gas becoming a liquid
7.
In which state of matter do the particles spread apart and fill all the space available to them?
a)
crystal
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
solid
8.
What part of the moon do we see from Earth?
a)
all of it
b)
the same side
c)
none of it
d)
only one quarter
9.
About how long does it take the moon to make one complete cycle around the earth?
a)
65 days
b)
8 days
c)
365 days
d)
28 days
10.
Which moon phase is when you can't see the moon at all?
a)
Waning crescent
b)
Full moon
c)
Waxing gibbous
d)
New moon
11.
Which of the following words describe the phases of the moon?
a)
none, quarter, half, three quarters, full
b)
new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full
c)
dark, light, half, quarter, blue
d)
first quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter
12.
The path the moon takes as it moves around the earth.
a)
Axis
b)
Equator
c)
Rotation
d)
Orbit
13.
Phase of the moon that looks like a dark circle and is hard to see. 
a)
Full
b)
Waning
c)
New
d)
Gibbous
14.
There are days and nights because...
a)
the Sun rotates.
b)
the Moon rotates.
c)
Earth rotates.
d)
the Moon revolves around the Sun.
15.
How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the Sun?
a)
365 1/4 days
b)
1 day
c)
1 month
d)
24 hours
16.
What causes seasons on Earth?
a)
revolution around the Sun
b)
tilt on the axis
c)
orbit of the Sun
d)
Sun's revolution
17.
 Earth rotates on an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole.  This line is called Earth's ____________________.
a)
axis
b)
rotation
c)
satellite
d)
orbit
18.
the path one object takes around another object in space
a)
orbit
b)
sunspot
c)
lunar cycle
d)
wind
19.
The angle of the sun and the tilt of the Earth causes_________.
a)
seasons
b)
day
c)
night
d)
eclipse
20.
What is Earth’s axis?
a)
Causes the moon eclipse 
b)
Causes seasons
c)
The tilting of the Earth
d)
The imaginary line that connects the north and south pole
21.
What is the force that holds us to the ground?
a)
gravity
b)
oxygen
c)
atmosphere
d)
surface
22.
What are large holes in the moon's surface?
a)
mountains
b)
houses
c)
ponds
d)
craters
23.
During the full moon the entire moon lit. 
a)
true
b)
false
24.
Which form of matter fills the space like it has in the balloon?
a)
liquid
b)
string
c)
solid
d)
gas
25.
Which form of matter take the shape of a container like this juice?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
glass
d)
gas
26.

Which form of matter has a definite shape and takes up space (has definite volume)?

a)

liquid

b)

solid

c)

gas

d)

clay

27.
What happens when my glass of water is sitting in the sun and disappears into a gas?
a)
evaporation
b)
burning
c)
melting
d)
freezing
28.
Which is a gas?
a)
T-shirt
b)
Carbon Dioxide
c)
Milk
d)
Soda
29.
What is energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor?
a)
electrical energy
b)
solar energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
potential energy
30.
What is the energy of moving objects, or the energy of moving parts of a machine?
a)
electrical energy
b)
solar energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
potential energy
31.
What is the ability to do work or cause change?
a)
reflect
b)
energy
c)
refract
d)
absorb
32.
What is it called when objects move away from each other?
a)
attract
b)
repel
c)
refract
d)
absorb
33.
What is the word for 'to take in'?
a)
reflect
b)
absorb
c)
refract
d)
opaque
34.
A ________ measures air temperature.
a)
Barometer
b)
Thermometer
c)
Anemometer
35.
A _________ shows wind DIRECTION.
a)
Wind Vane
b)
Rain Gauge
c)
Anemometer
36.
What tool measure in degrees Fahrenheit or degrees Celsius?
a)
meter stick
b)
thermometer
c)
graduated cylinder
d)
spring scale
37.
What tool can you use to find out how the mass of a pencil compares to the mass of a pen?
a)
balance
b)
meter stick
c)
thermometer
d)
measuring tape
38.
the amount of matter in an object
a)
volume
b)
mass
c)
length
39.
What is measured with a graduated cylinder?
a)
Passage of time
b)
Distance from one thing to another
c)
Weight of an object
d)
Volume of liquid
40.
The energy flows from the grasshopper to the...
a)
grass
b)
mouse
c)
sun
d)
owl
41.
In the wild, a hawk hunts and eats snakes.  What would happen if a whole community of snakes died?
a)
The number of hawks would decrease
b)
The number of snakes would increase
c)
The number of hawks would increase
d)
The number of snakes would stay the same
42.
Which organism does not need the sun to make its own food for energy?
a)
tropical tree
b)
the vines
c)
grass
d)
tiger
43.
A butterfly has colors that blend into it's habitat.  Why might this help the butterfly survive?
a)
The colors will provide camouflage from predators 
b)
the colors will help him eat his food
c)
the coloration helps him stay warm
d)
the butterfly is in style
44.
What is an organism?
a)
any living thing
b)
only animals
c)
only plants
d)
only humans 
45.
What is a vertebrate?
a)
an animal with a backbone
b)
an animal without a backbone
c)
a larger animal
d)
a smaller animal
46.
What is an inertebrate?
a)
an animal with a backbone
b)
an animal without a backbone
c)
a larger animal
d)
a smaller animal
47.
A place where plants and animals live and grow naturally is called a ______________.
a)
shelter
b)
tree
c)
habitat
d)
organism
48.
A __________ includes all living and non-living things in an environment. 
a)
population
b)
niche
c)
abitotic
d)
ecosystem
49.
_______ are consumers that eat only meat.
a)
Herbivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Carnivore
50.
________ are consumers that eat plants and meat.
a)
Herbivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Carnivore
51.
Which group do fungi, bacteria, and termites belong to?
a)
decomposers
b)
producers
c)
herbivores
d)
omnivores
52.
Which organism make their own food through the process of photosynthesis? 
a)
decomposer
b)
consumer
c)
herbivore
d)
producer 
53.
Field mice eat corn. Which would most likely happen if the field mouse population grew?
a)
There would be more corn to feed the field mice.
b)
There would be less corn due to the mice eating it.
c)
The habitat would get overpopulated because the mice woudl eat too much.
54.
Which describes a decomposer?
a)
an organism that eats only plants
b)
an organism that makes its own food
c)
an organism that breaks down dead matter
d)
an organism that recieves energy from the sun
55.
If the population of prey increases, the population of predators will ________because of the availability of food.
a)
decrease
b)
stay the same
c)
increase
56.
What are interconnected food chains called?
a)
consumers
b)
predators
c)
food web
57.
What would most likely happen if an ecosystem no longer received sunlight?
a)
The number of herbivores would increase
b)
The number of plants would increase
c)
all organisms would adapt
d)
All living organisms would eventually die
58.
A lion, captures and eats other animals. What is he considered? 
a)
prey
b)
predator
c)
producer 
d)
healthy 
59.
How do consumers get their energy? 
a)
laying in the sun
b)
eating other organisms 
c)
providing food for other organisms
d)
surviving in an ecosystem