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Science Test May 9

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which substance is a solid?

a)

salt water

b)

Oil

c)

lemon juice

d)

ice

2.

Which kind of scientist studies Earth's landforms, earthquakes, and volcanoes?

a)

paleontologist

b)

geologist

c)

meteorologist

d)

astronomer

3.

Sunlight is a renewable resource because it

a)

cannot be replace easily

b)

is found in nature but is not useful to people

c)

we will never run out of it

d)

cannot be used to make electricity

4.

Which statement describes how a producer gets energy?

a)

a deer eats shrubs

b)

a human rats carrots and chicken

c)

a lion hunts bird

d)

a tree makes food by using sunlight

5.
a)

plastic

b)

rubber

c)

aluminum

d)

cardbord

6.

Which planet is farthest from the sun?

a)

Earth

b)

Neptune

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

7.

A student collected weather data and made a weather map to show his data. He put an H on the map over his town. The area marked with a H is most likely having what type of weather ?

a)

snowy

b)

rainy

c)

sunny

d)

extremely hot

8.
a)

the bolt is magnetic and has the same density as the maple syrup

b)

the bolt is nonmagnetic and less dense than the maple syrup

c)

the bolt is magnetic and less dense than the maple syrup

d)

the bolt is nonmagnetic and more dense than the maple syrup

9.

A bison's feet have hooves that help it move around in its prairie environment. The hooves are an example of

a)

a learned behavior

b)

a habitat

c)

an adaptation

d)

metamorphosis

10.

which of the following is a biofuel?

a)

sunglight

b)

wind

c)

hot water

d)

wood

11.

Which statement identifies a property that could used to classify these objects into two different groups?

a)

Magnetism can be used to separate objects that are attracted by a magnet from objects that are not

b)

Density can be used to separate objects that sink in water from objects that do not.

c)

Solubility can be used to separate objects that dissolve in water from objects that do not

d)

Physical state can be used to separate objects that are solids from objects that are not.

12.

Resources can be classified as renewable or nonrenewable. Which of these resources is classified in the same category as coal?

a)

Wood

b)

Petroleum

c)

Corn Oil

d)

Wind

13.

True or False : Landslide causes large amounts of soil to move at once, happen rapidly, can be cause by earthquakes or volcanoes and change the direction of creeks and streams

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What should be added to the diagram to better explain the water cycle?

a)

rocks to release thermal energy

b)

soils to trap water from runoff

c)

The sun to provide energy for evaporation

d)

Plants to provide oxygen in the atmosphere

15.

Which statement describe the moon?

a)

It's dusty surface has craters

b)

It's atmosphere contains oxygen and other gases.

c)

It has plants

d)

It's surface is flat

16.

Which landform is the result of deposition by a river?

a)

canyon

b)

valley

c)

dune

d)

delta

17.

Which of the following events in the water cycles is an example of solar energy being absorbed?

a)

Water evaporating from the surface of an ocean

b)

Water vapor condensing to form clouds

c)

Rain freezing as it falls toward the ground

d)

Clouds releasing precipitation over a mountain

18.

A student builds a model of the solar system that includes a sphere representing Earth. The sphere turns in a full circle on its axis.

By using a model of Earth that spins on its axis, the student can best demonstrate

a)

the cycle of the four seasons

b)

the aging of a star

c)

the cycle of day and night

d)

the passing of a year

19.

Which of these material is the best conductor of electricity?

a)

aluminium

b)

glass

c)

wood

d)

plastic

20.

Where do an organism's inherited traits come from?

a)

they are made by the organism itself

b)

they are learned from its parents

c)

they are learned from its teachers

d)

they are passed on from its parents

21.

Which arrow shows the movement that causes day and night on Earth?

a)

Arrow 4, because its hows the rotation of Earth

b)

Arrow 3, because it shows the orbit of the moon around Earth

c)

Arrow 2, because it shows the orbit of Earth around the sun

d)

Arrow 1, because it shows the rotation of the sun

22.

A student is looking for evidence that Earth is always rotating on its axis. Which of the following would provide the best evidence?

a)

The appearance of shadows changing throughout the day

b)

the different amount of the rain that falls each day

c)

the presence of other planets in the night sky

d)

the different phases of the moon in a month