WorksheetsScience Benchmark Review
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 32mins
Patrick broke his wrist skateboarding. The doctor told Patrick to eat foods rich in vitamin D while his wrist heals. Which type of food will help Patrick’s wrist heal?
Green Vegetables
Dairy Products
Lean Meats
Whole Grains
Brian was having muscle cramps in his legs. His doctor suggested that Brian eat more bananas. Bananas are high in potassium. What is the MOST likely reason the doctor wants
Brian to eat more potassium?
Potassium helps people sleep bet
Potassium helps muscles work properly
Potassium helps keep water balanced in cells
Potassium helps strengthen large muscles
Which is an effect of regular exercise?
weaker bones
less energy
better hearing
stronger heart
Which of the substances could be food for humans?
1
2
3
4
The chart shows the properties of different vitamins.
Why is it important to eat foods with Vitamin X and Y each day?
They help to improve eyesight.
The body cannot keep its on supply.
They help the body grow stronger bones.
The body needs to save them for future use.
The table below shows some characteristics of some materials.
Which of the materials in the table is food?
1
2
3
4
The table below shoes four kinds of oils.
Olive oil is nutritious for people. People often use olive oil for cooking and on salads. Which of the oils in the table could be olive oil?
1 and 2
2 and 3
3 and 4
4 and 1
Asa’s teacher asked his class to list 8 of their favorite playtime activities. The teacher put the activities into the table below.
Why are the activities in set A better for physical fitness?
They take more time.
They are done in groups.
They happen outdoors.
They use more muscles.
The table below lists some diseases that happen when people do not get enough vitamins in
their diet.
Which type of food would MOST likely help prevent beriberi?
citrus fruits
leafy greens
whole grains
yellow vegetables
The mineral content of several foods groups is shown below.
Which food group is best for building strong bones?
dairy products
grains
meats
seafood
Angela broke her leg and wore a cast for six weeks. When the cast was removed, her leg was very weak. Here are five activities Angela enjoys doing:
Which three activities would MOST help Angela strengthen her leg muscles?
1,2 and 3
1,2 and 4
1,3 and 4
1,4 and 5
A scientist was digging in the ground for fossils. The pictures below show the fossils she found.
How do these two fossils compare?
Both are animal fossils
Both are plant fossils
Fossil 1 is from a plant, while Fossil 2 is from an animal.
Fossil 1 is from an animal, while Fossil 2 is from a plant.
In 1971, the bones of an extinct flying dinosaur were discovered. This kind of discovery helps everyone learn more about...
impact of humans on Earth
effect of gravity on animals
history of animal species on Earth
likelihood that dinosaurs will reappear
This fossil was found beneath layers of rock.
What does this fossil have in common with a living leaf?
It has the same shape
It has tissues made of plant cells
It stores energy for growth and power.
It was dug out of the surface of the earth.
Use the map to answer the question that follows.
Why would the state of Kansas have vast deposits of marine fossils, when the state is located so far from any ocean?
Many organisms that live in the ocean must have once lived in Kansas
Animals that fed on ocean organisms must have carried them to Kansas
Groundwater must have carried the fossils to Kansas from locations far away.
Seawater must have covered Kansas at some time in the past.
A certain dinosaur lived 80 million years ago. What would provide a scientist with the MOST information about this dinosaur?
a list of gases that were in the air 80 million years ago
the types of plants that grew 80 million years ago
the climate of the location where the dinosaur lived
a complete set of fossil remains of the dinosaur
The fossils of extinct sea animals called trilobites are found in Ohio. This means Ohio was once covered by...
grass
water
forest
mountains
Sandbars form in many rivers because of
erosion of cliffs
water flowing into a lake
dams being built by beavers
sediment being moved
What causes nighttime and daytime on Earth?
The sun rotating on its axis
Earth rotating on its axis
Earth revolving around the sun
The moon revolving around Earth
Which event occurs every day?
The seasons changing
The sun rising and setting
The moon waxing and waning
The moon revolving around the sun.
Michael learned that the movement of Earth in the solar system causes changes that can be seen on the planet. Which change could be seen on Earth in the time it takes Earth to rotate once on its axis?
day becoming night
winter changing to spring
January changing to February
a new moon becoming a full moon.
The phases of the moon are caused by the
tilt of earth
tilt of the moon
revolution of the earth around the sun
revolution of the moon around the earth
Which term describes the path the Moon travels around Earth?
rotation
day
orbit
phase
The Moon revolves around Earth about once every
day
year
week
month
Which change would MOST likely increase the number of salamanders?
Flood
Drought
Fire
Landslide
What does a fire take away from a forest that squirrels need to survive?
food and soil
food and shelter
water and soil
water and shelter
A food web is shown in the photo.
Which result would MOST likely happen if a fire destroyed all the trees that grow the leaves?
More robins would fly to the area.
More crickets would be in the area.
Fewer lizards would be found in the area.
The same number of foxes would live in the area.
How are droughts ALWAYS different from floods?
They have different locations.
They happen in different ecosystems.
They have different amounts of water.
They happen at different times of the year.
Which is an example of a learned behavior?
A giraffe finds food in a tall tree using its long neck.
A goose flies south for the winter in order to find food.
A deer gives birth to twins when there is enough food to eat.
A raccoon returns to the place where it found food in the past.
Which is an example of animal migration?
Goldfinches grow new feathers twice a yea
Canada geese fly to new locations twice a year.
Eastern gray squirrels have babies twice a year.
Arctic foxes change color of their fur twice a year.
Which is MOST likely a learned behavior for a raccoon?
making a den in the hollow of a tree
opening a trashcan looking for food
moving four legs while running
having a litter of four babies
Nonrenewable sources of energy have limited supplies. Researchers are developing devices that will make renewable energy more available. Which is a source of renewable energy?
coal
gasoline
oil
wind
Which of these activities is used to conserve water?
planting crops that survive in droughts
running water while brushing teeth
washing vehicles frequently
watering grass after a rainfall
Many sports stadiums use grass, but some use fake grass called artificial turf. Artificial turf is made of fibers that look like real grass. In which way is this technology MOST likely beneficial?
it uses less water
it produces more heat
it releases less moisture
it absorbs more carbon dioxide
A ladybug is a small, brightly colored insect. Sometimes, a ladybug will fall to the ground and remain still like it is dead. How will this action MOST likely help the ladybug survive?
Remaining still helps the ladybug produce energy.
Remaining still helps the ladybug capture sunlight.
Acting dead may attract prey animals to the ladybug
Acting dead may keep predators from eating the ladybug.
A toad and a tortoise are shown in the photo.
Which trait do the toad and the tortoise have in common?
Both of them have a backbone.
Both of them have dry, scaly skin.
Both of them need to live in moist habitats
Both of them grow from young that live in water.
Cassie turned on a flashlight. In addition to light, what other type of energy did the flashlight produce?
heat
nuclear
solar
sound
The energy produced by a burner on a gas stove is primarily
electrical
thermal
mechanical
sound
Which is the BEST example of an object that refracts light?
eyeglasses
mirrors
silver bowls
television sets
Refraction causes light to....
bounce off
bend
Which object reflects light
eyeglasses
glass window
mirror
camera lens
When Jackson removed some clothes from the dryer, some of the socks were stuck to shirts. What could cause the clothing to stick together?
The dryer removed the air that kept the clothing items apart.
The socks and shirt had different types of electric charges after tumbling together.
When the items in the dryer became warm, heat caused them to stick together.
Removing water from the clothing items made them shrink and stick together.
Which pair of items will repel each other?
a neutral cotton sweater and a negatively-charged plastic pellet
a positively-charged wool sock and a neutral plastic bag
a negatively-charged balloon and a positively-charged piece of paper
a negatively-charged balloon and a positively-charged piece of paper
Which of these objects will MOST likely float in water?
glass marble
steel ball
hard rubber ball
table tennis ball
Which object will conduct electricity, conduct heat, and be attracted to a magnet?
wooden toothpick
iron nail
aluminum foil
cotton ball
Which of these types of rock can be mined for fuel?
sandstone
marble
coal
limestone
Which of these objects has the greatest mass?
brick
soccer ball
note pad
quarter
Some students have gathered a collection of rock samples from the school yard to study. They scraped the rocks against a piece of quartz from the school lab. Which property of minerals are the students investigating?
texture
hardness
color
streak
Which is not a physical property of minerals?
color
luster
hardness
flammability
How does sedimentary rock form?
sediments cool
sediments melt
sediments compress
sediments seperate
Evidence of organisms that lived on Earth a long time ago would MOST likely be found in
crystals
lava
sedimentary rock
metamorphic rock
Which type of rock most often has layers?
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
Minerals are formed by which process?
fault lines moving
metamorphosis
magma cooling
sedimentation
What is the measure of the amount of energy in food called?
Energy
Grams
Nutrients
Calories
