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Science Review

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an adaptation?
a)
A feature or behavior that helps an animal survive.
b)
The food that an animal eats.
c)
How energy moves in a food web.
d)
How animals evolve throughout time.
2.
Why is it important for you animals to use camouflage?
a)
it warns predators to stay away
b)
it startles them with a flash of color
c)
it makes them look dead so predators won't eat them
d)
it hides them from predators while their parents are away
3.
Some animals use mimicry. This means they
a)
imitate other animals or plants
b)
make loud sounds
c)
steal from other animals
4.
An animal lacking a backbone
a)
Invertebrate
b)
Vertebrate
5.
An animal with a backbone
a)
Invertebrate
b)
Vertebrate
6.
If an animal migrates then they
a)
find a hole to sleep in
b)
change the color of their fur
c)
travel to a warmer location
7.
Animals that adapt...
a)
Stay the same
b)
Change certain characteristics to survive
c)
Bake cookies
8.
What does it mean to hibernate?
a)
To change your physical characteristics
b)
To sleep for an extended period of time during the winter
c)
To travel to a warmer location
d)
To eat all the oreos
9.
Animals hibernate in ______________.
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
10.
What do you call an inherited BEHAVIOR?
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned behavior
c)
instinct
d)
dominant gene
11.
Which of the following is an instinct?
a)
riding a bike
b)
building a nest
c)
sitting on command
d)
reading
12.
What is an inherited trait?
a)
A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.
b)
Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.
c)
A natural behavior that an organism inherits.
13.
What are mammals?
a)
coldblooded
b)
warmblooded
c)
hotncoldblooded
d)
noblooded
14.
An animal that kills and eats another animal is
a)
prey
b)
a predator
c)
an omnivore
d)
a carnivore
15.
An animal that gets eaten by another animal is
a)
prey
b)
a predator
c)
an omnivore
d)
a carnivore
16.
A girl collects rocks while at the beach.  She notices that the rocks are milky white and contain fossils.  What type of rock has she found?
a)
Sedimentary, because it contains fossils
b)
Sedimentary, because it is milky white
c)
Metamorphic, because it contains fossils
d)
Metamorphic, because it is milky white
17.
When a trumpet was played, a nearby sheet of paper bega to move.  What caused the paper to move?
a)
light
b)
sound
c)
electricity
d)
heat
18.
A lamp is plugged into an outlet.  Which form of energy allows the lamp to be on?
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
heat
d)
electricity
19.
Two students saw a shiny object on the ground.  Why was it shiny?
a)
it reflected light
b)
it refracted light
c)
it produced its own light
d)
it absorbed all of the light
20.
Which is an example of erosion?
a)
water sitting in a well
b)
magma rising in a volcano
c)
wind blowing sand on a beach
d)
heat melting rock underground
21.

Use the diagram above to answer the question.


Which change is necessary for this circuit to work?

a)

add a source of power

b)

add a second light bulb

c)

move the switch farther away from the light bulb

d)

replace the copper wire with a different type of metal wire

22.

Use the drawing above to answer the question below.


Some bicycles have brake pads that squeeze the sides of the wheels. Which statement best describes how the motion of a bicycle changes when the brakes are used?

a)

The bicycle speeds up due to the friction between the brake pad and the wheel

b)

The bicycle slows down due to the friction between the brake pad and the wheel

c)

The bicycle speeds up due to the magnetism between the brake pad and the wheel

d)

The bicycle slows down due to the magnetism between the brake pad and the wheel

23.

In the late spring, a student notices very tall, puffy clouds forming quickly in the sky. The clouds seem to be getting taller and are turning dark grey. Which weather forecast can best be made from these observations?

a)

Cirrus clouds are forming and fair weather is expected

b)

Cumulus clouds are forming and dry, cold weather is expected

c)

Cumulonimbus clouds are forming and a thunderstorm is likely

d)

Stratus clouds are forming and a late-season snowstorm is likely

24.
What is true about a mirror's surface?
a)
It refracts light.
b)
It absorbs all light.
c)
It reflects light.
d)
It stores light.
25.
Which energy source is described as having the greatest impact on Earth's living environments?
a)
moving air
b)
moving water
c)
geothermal
d)
the Sun
26.

Which two processes could result in the formation of high mountains with well-rounded peaks?

a)

volcanic eruptions and global warming

b)

earthquakes and tidal activity

c)

movement of tectonic plates and erosion

d)

production of greenhouse gases and weathering

27.

Which statement best describes an energy change as a book falls off the edge of a table?

a)

kinetic energy is converted to gravity

b)

potential energy is converted to gravity

c)

kinetic energy is converted to potential

d)

potential energy is converted to kinetic energy

28.
Which organism is a producer?
a)
grasshopper
b)
raccoon
c)
grass
d)
frog
29.
A ball is tossed up in the air and it comes back down. The ball comes back down because of...
a)
gravity
b)
friction
c)
erosion
d)
magnetism
30.
Water vapor is in what state of matter?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
31.
What is being shown by the line between the tops of the waves in figure (a)?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Direction
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelegth