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4th Grade EOY Science

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 3hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where is the Sun in the model shown above?
a)
The sun is at location A. 
b)
The sun is at location B. 
c)
The sun is at location C. 
d)
There is not enough information to know where the Sun is located. 
2.
What is creating the shadow on this diagram of Earth. 
a)
The Sun.
b)
The Moon blocking the Sun's light.
c)
The Earth blocking the Sun's light
d)
The planets are blocking the Sun's light. 
3.
Which moon phase is missing in the sequence above?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
4.
Which diagram below BEST represents the position of the Sun, the Moon, and Earth when there is a full Moon? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
5.
On what day of this month would the Moon phase pictured below most likely appear? (Where should the full moon go?)
a)
A. February 28th 
b)
B. February 20th
c)
C. February 13th
d)
D. February 3rd
6.
A student camps on the beach for 24 hours.  How many times will he experience a high tide?
a)
A. Once
b)
B. Twice
c)
C. Three times.
d)
D. Four times.
7.
Which city had a 10°C increase in temperature from Monday to Wednesday?
a)
A. Lubbock
b)
B. San Antonio
c)
C. Houston
d)
D. Brownsville
8.
A student studied a Texas map that shows weather data for Monday, December 14.
Based on the data shown above, which statement is true?
a)
A. A.Lubbock’s temperature on Sunday was probably about 40ᴼF.
b)
B. A.San Antonio’s temperature on Tuesday will be about 30ᴼF.
c)
C. A.San Antonio will get rain and warmer temperatures on Tuesday or Wednesday.
d)
D. A.Houston should expect colder weather on Tuesday or Wednesday.
9.
Which of these events represents the same process that is happening at point D in the diagram?
a)
A.Water puddles on the playground dry up in the Sun.
b)
B. Water on the hood of the car disappears after a few minutes.
c)
C. Droplets of water appear on the outside of my glass of soda.
d)
D. Water falls on my roof and then runs down the driveway to the ditch.
10.
Which picture below shows the same process as step C of the water cycle?
a)
A.
b)
B.
c)
C.
d)
D.
11.
Why does water condense? 
a)
A.The Sun makes the water hot so it condenses.
b)
B. When water vapor cools it condenses.
c)
C. Condensation happens when water droplets join together and fall to Earth.
d)
D. Water condenses as it gets closer to the Earth.
12.
Which of the landforms pictured were created by water depositing sediment at the end of a river?
a)
A. Picture 1
b)
B. Picture 1 and 2
c)
C. Picture 1 and 3
d)
Picture 3
13.
Which of these best explains how this landform was made?
a)
A. Wind broke the rock and blew the sediments away over many years.
b)
B .Many years ago a river covered a large area between the two mountains.
c)
C. A glacier slowly carved out this valley then it melted.
d)
D. These volcanoes erupted many years ago creating new land.
14.
A student investigates soil using four cups, each with a hole in the bottom.  The student fills each cup with a different type of soil and then adds 200 mL of water to each cup.  The graduated cylinders show the amount of water that drains through the soil and out the bottom of each cup. 
Which of these soil samples retained the most water?
a)
A. Soil 1
b)
B. Soil 2
c)
C. Soil 3
d)
D. Soil 4
15.
Which properties describe sandy soil?
a)
A. retains water, contains large amounts of humus
b)
B. large particles, retains water 
c)
C. drains easily, usually dark in color, retains water
d)
D.  little to no humus, drains easily
16.
Which of the following is in danger of being used up by people?
a)
A. Water
b)
B. Sunlight
c)
C. Oil
d)
D. Oxygen
17.
A student placed this thermometer outside on a sunny day.  After an hour, clouds covered the sky and it started to rain.  What would you expect to happen on the thermometer? 
a)
A. The temperature increased.
b)
B. The temperature decreased.
c)
C. There was no change in the temperature.
d)
D. The thermometer cannot measure temperature in the rain.
18.
Water can change states of matter when thermal energy is added or taken away.  Which of these could be possible when thermal energy is added to water?
a)
A. It will melt into a gas.
b)
B. It will freeze and become ice.
c)
C.  It will evaporate as water vapor. 
d)
D. It will condense into water droplets.
19.
A student stirs sugar into the coffee.  Which statement below is not true?
a)
A. The sugar will dissolve.
b)
B. The sugar and coffee will form a solution.
c)
C. The sugar and coffee will become a solid.
d)
D. The sugar and coffee will form a mixture.
20.
Which of these does not produce mechanical energy?
a)
A.
b)
B.
c)
C.
d)
D.
21.
Why are most pots and pans made of metal?
a)
A. Metal dissolves when heated.
b)
B. Metal is a good conductor.
c)
C. Metal is a good insulator.
d)
D. Metal can change electrical energy into thermal energy.
22.
A student has two metal cups and two Styrofoam cups filled with hot water.  He placed one of each type on a metal plate and one of each type on Styrofoam plates. 

Which cup will lose heat the fastest?
a)
A. The metal cup on the Styrofoam plate
b)
B. The Styrofoam cup on the Styrofoam plate
c)
C. The metal cup on the metal plate
d)
D. The Styrofoam cup on the metal plate
23.
Which part of this diagram should be labeled “conductor”?
a)
A. the rubber cord
b)
B. the plastic outlet cover
c)
C. the metal prongs
d)
D. the wall
24.
When the switch is closed, -
a)
A. bulbs A and E will light, but bulb C will not.
b)
B. all of the bulbs will light, but they will be dim.
c)
C. the bulbs will not light.
d)
D. only bulb A will light.
25.
Which of the following is TRUE?
a)
A. The bulb will light because the paperclip is a conductor.
b)
B. The bulb will not light because the paperclip is an insulator.
c)
C. The bulb will light because the circuit is open.
d)
D. The bulb will not light because the circuit is not closed.
26.
Four students rolled tennis balls across different surfaces.  They each used the same amount of force. 

Which of the students rolled the tennis ball across a rough surface?
a)
A.  Alex
b)
B. Alicia
c)
C. Jorge
d)
D. Lucy
27.
A student decided to test which surface of the ramp would allow the book to slide the greatest distance.  He wrote his materials below.

Materials:  books, ramp, sand paper, foil, carpet


What other material would the student need in order to complete the investigation?
a)
A. stopwatch
b)
B. spring scale
c)
C. ruler
d)
D. thermometer
28.
What do the organisms in the picture have in common?
a)
A. They depend on other organisms for food.
b)
B. They give energy to consumers.
c)
C. They compete with consumers for food.
d)
D. They give carbon dioxide to consumers.
29.
In this food web –
a)
A. the snake gets energy from the owl
b)
B. the rabbit gets energy from the snake
c)
C. the owl gets energy from the squirrel
d)
D. .the deer gets energy from the fox
30.
Which type of plant root would help a plant survive in an environment with little rain and an underground water source?
a)
A.
b)
B.
c)
C.
d)
D.
31.
What does a warbler most likely eat?
a)
A.Seeds and nuts
b)
B. Small fish and crustaceans
c)
C. Insects and nectar
d)
D. Small mammals and fish
32.
The picture above shows four sisters.  Which of the following lists only inherited traits?
a)
A. curly hair, brown hair, freckles
b)
B. hair color, skin color, braces
c)
C. freckles, eye color, ears pierced
d)
D. braids, curly hair, dimples
33.
These two life cycles –
a)
A. are alike because they both have a pupa.
b)
B. are different because one starts as an egg and the other does not.
c)
C. are alike because the baby has almost all of the same body parts as the adult.
d)
D. .are different because the grasshopper becomes a pupa and the fish does not.
34.
Which of the stages of the plant life cycle is most like stage 4 of the butterfly life cycle?
a)
A. seed
b)
B. seeding
c)
C. cone
d)
D. tree