WorksheetsScience Interim #4 Review
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 52mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The diagram shows a food web for a forest ecosystem. If the forest suffered from a severe drought for several months and most of the grasses in the forest dried up and died, what is the best prediction that would result from the drought?
a)
The mouse population would increase.
b)
The mouse population would decrease.
c)
The ladybugs will have to move to a different forest to find another source of food.
d)
Deer will get their energy from eating grass.
2.
Sarah planted a garden in her backyard. The tomato plants in her garden use energy from the sun, carbon dioxide, and water to make their own food. The tomato plants are examples of ...
a)
Decomposers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Consumers
d)
Producers
3.
What best describes the cause of moon phases throughout the month?
a)
As the moon orbits the Earth, the amount of reflected sunlight that we see changes.
b)
The Earth casts a shadow on the moon.
c)
The moon grows bigger and then shrinks over and over again.
d)
The amount of moonlight shining on the Earth changes.
4.
The image shows the seasons changing from ...
a)
spring to summer
b)
summer to fall
c)
fall to winter
d)
winter to spring
5.
Which of the following human actions can positively affect a food web?
a)
removing large sections of grassland
b)
starting a wildfire in a forest
c)
encouraging the growth of flowers
d)
cutting down trees to build a new home
6.
According to the food web, what would happen to the ecosystem if the mouse population decreased?
a)
The snake and hawk population would decrease.
b)
The rabbit population would decrease.
c)
The deer population would decrease.
d)
The snake population would remain the same.
7.
Which of the following describes the flow of energy in the food web?
a)
The mountain lion gives energy to the deer, and then the deer gives energy to the trees.
b)
The grass gives energy to the snake, and then the snake gives energy to the hawk.
c)
The trees give energy to the deer, and then the deer gives energy to the hawk.
d)
The grass gives energy to the rabbit, and then the rabbit gives energy to the hawk.
8.
What phase is the moon in when the side of the moon that we see is completely lit up by the sun?
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
Full Moon
d)
New Moon
9.
What do plants require to go through the process of photosynthesis?
a)
oxygen, sugar, water
b)
sunlight, carbon dioxide, water
c)
water, nitrogen, sunlight
d)
carbon, sunlight, compost
10.
In a food web, what is the source of energy that allows producers to make their own food?
a)
water
b)
consumers
c)
the sun
d)
the moon
11.
As Earth rotates on its axis, the sun appears to move to different locations in the sky throughout the day. Which of these is the result of Earth's rotation on its axis?
a)
shadows
b)
seasons
c)
moon phases
d)
tides
12.
Which of the following describes the flow of energy through the food web, beginning with the sun?
a)
sun, rabbit, snake, hawk
b)
sun, wildflowers, hawk, snake
c)
sun, grass, mouse, snake, hawk
d)
sun, grass, rabbit, mouse
13.
In the grasslands, zebras eat grass. Lions eat zebras. How are the zebras and lions interacting?
a)
Zebras are herbivores, and lions are prey.
b)
Zebras are consumers, and lions are producers.
c)
Zebras are carnivores, and lions are herbivores.
d)
Zebras are prey and lions are predators.
14.
In a forest, deer eat plants. Snakes eat small animals and birds. Raccoons eat mice, insects, fruits, and plants. What type of consumer is a raccoon?
a)
producer
b)
carnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
omnivore
15.
How does the length of the shadow change as the sun drops lower in the sky?
a)
The length of the shadow will get shorter.
b)
The length of the shadow will get longer.
c)
The length of the shadow will remain the same.
d)
The length of the shadow will disappear.
16.
In which direction would a shadow be pointing if the sun was setting in the West?
a)
North
b)
East
c)
South
d)
West
17.
Which organisms are dependent on other living things for food?
a)
Producers
b)
Plants
c)
Trees
d)
Consumers
18.
When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
19.
One day has passed when...
a)
the moon has made one complete revolution around the Earth
b)
the Earth has made one complete revolution around the Sun
c)
the Earth has made one complete rotation on its axis
d)
the moon has made one complete rotation on its axis
20.
What is the difference between producers and consumers?
a)
Producers need carbon dioxide to make their own food. Consumers need oxygen to make their own food.
b)
Producers make their own food. Consumers are dependent on other organisms for food.
c)
Consumers make their own food. Producers are dependent on other organisms for food.
d)
They aren't different. They're the same.
21.
If a forest ecosystem suffered from a drought and most of the grass dried up and died, how will this affect animals living in the forest?
a)
Animals who consume grass will remain the same.
b)
Animals who consume grass will become carnivores.
c)
Animals who consume grass will increase in number.
d)
Animals who consume grass will decrease in number.
22.
A food web illustrates the flow of ...
a)
energy
b)
survival
c)
food
d)
force
23.
A group of students conduct an experiment to test how quickly a sled comes to a stop after going down a hill on different surfaces. It takes longer for the sled to stop on ice because there is less ...
a)
Heat
b)
Gravity
c)
Friction
d)
Magnetism
24.
The wind turbine uses the air surrounding it to convert mechanical energy into...
a)
thermal energy
b)
natural energy
c)
light energy
d)
electrical energy
25.
Data on the temperature outside was collected throughout the school week. Based on the data shown, what can be inferred?
a)
A warm front moved through the area between Wednesday and Friday.
b)
A cold front moved through the area between Wednesday and Friday.
c)
Some days were more cloudy than others.
d)
Precipitation fell steadily throughout the week.
26.
What process is most responsible for forming the sand dunes in the picture?
a)
Erosion and deposition caused by ice.
b)
Weathering caused by ice.
c)
Weathering and erosion caused by wind.
d)
Deposition caused by wind.
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