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4th Grade Science PASS Review

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A student pulls on a guitar string and lets go. The string makes a sound. Which of these changes will result in a sound with a higher pitch?

a)

Tightening the string

b)

Making the string longer

c)

Using a thicker guitar string

d)

Pulling back farther on the string

2.

The climate of the tundra is cold and windy with little rain. Which adaptation helps a plant collect water in the tundra?

a)

white flower petals

b)

brightly colored berries

c)

wide leaves iwth jagged edges

d)

roots spread out close to the surface

3.

Which part of the water cycle is number 3?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

run-off

4.

A student is creating a model of the rocky inner planets of our solar system. Which of the following correctly orders the planets according to which is closest to the sun?

a)

Earth, Mars, Mercury, Venus

b)

Mars, Mercury, Earth, Venus

c)

Venus, Earth, Mars, Mercury

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

5.

At what time of day would your shadow be longest?

a)

morning

b)

noon

c)

afternoon

d)

night

6.

Shadows made by the sun are shortest

a)

In the morning, when the Sun is rising

b)

At midday, when the Sun is directly overhead

c)

In the evening, when the Sun is setting

7.

Sarah is planning a camping trip. She wants to camp when there is the most light in the night sky. According to the April Moon Calendar above, what night should she camp?

a)

Have a class discussion

b)

..

8.
Refract or Reflect?
a)
Refract
b)
Reflect
9.
Refract or Reflect?
a)
Refract
b)
Reflect
10.
Refract or Reflect?
a)
Refract
b)
Reflect
11.
We see the color _______ when a material absorbs all visible light.
a)
white
b)
black
12.
Which color travels the quickest and has the shortest wavelength?
a)
Red
b)
Violet
13.
The distance between two crests or two troughs is the...
a)
Crest/Peak
b)
Trough
c)
Wavelength
14.
A prism separating white light is an example of...
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
15.

Students fill a container with soil. They pour water onone side. They put earthworms in the center of the container. The students watch the earthworms for 15 min. Which question are the students most likely trying to answer?

a)

Do earthworms prefer wet conditions?

b)

Are earthworms able to move in dry soil?

c)

What is the average size of an earthworm?

d)

Do earthworms grow better in warmer temperatures?

16.
What is the first stage in a plant's life?
a)
germination
b)
seed
c)
young adult
d)
seedling
17.
What is the 2nd stage in a plant's life?
a)
germination
b)
seed
c)
adult plant
d)
young plant
18.
What part of a plant is the arrow pointing to?
a)
leaf
b)
stem
c)
roots
d)
flower
19.
The ______ holds the plant in place.
a)
stem
b)
seed
c)
roots
20.
What does the seed coat do?
a)
uses sunlight to make food for the plant
b)
makes pollen
c)
protects the seed
d)
takes in nutrients from the soil
21.
How is a seedling different from an adult plant?
a)
a seedling does not have flowers or fruit
b)
a seedling does not have a root
c)
a seedling does not have a stem
d)
a seedling does not need sunlight to grow
22.

In the Norther Hemisphere, the constellation Orion is visible only during winter. Which statement explains why this happens?

a)

Earth rotates on its axis.

b)

Orion moves around the sun.

c)

Earth revolves around the sun.

d)

Orion revolves around the galaxy.

23.

Drops of water can form a rainbow when light shines on them. Which claim does this observation support?

a)

Light can travel through space.

b)

White light is made up of all colors of light.

c)

Only some materials let light pass through them.

d)

The color of an object depends on the light it reflects.

24.

A hurricane is moving toward land. Which weather conditions should people who live there prepare for?

a)

Heavy snow and ice

b)

Flooding from waves

c)

Funnel-shaped clouds

d)

Dry air with little wind

25.

Baby deer have light brown fur with white spots. This makes them hard to see in tall grass or other plants. How does this adaptation help baby deer survive?

a)

It helps them hide from predators

b)

It helps them easily find food and water

c)

It helps them run fast when they need to

d)

It helps them find their parents if they get lost

26.

Betelgeuse is a star in the Orion constellation. The intensity of Betelgeuse is thousands of times the intensity of the sun. Betelgeuse does not appear to be as bright as the sun. What must be true about Betelgeuse?

a)

It is smaller in size than the sun is

b)

It is farther from Earth than the Sun is

c)

It is surrounded by planets that block its light

d)

It is on the opposite side of Earth from the sun.

27.

What might you be doing when you present a scientific argument?

a)

fighting with another student over a science experiment

b)

using evidence to support a claim about something in science

c)

planning the steps you will follow to answer a scientific question

d)

recording observations or data in a form that is easy to see patterns

28.

A student is up in a treehouse. She cannot hear her friend who is on the ground. What problem do the friends have with sound?

a)

Sound gets fainter as distance increases

b)

Sounds are hard to make above the ground

c)

Sounds can have different pitches depending on how they are made

d)

Sounds do not travel as well through gases as they do through solids

29.

How would a sextant most likely be used?

a)

by an astronomer to study a planet

b)

by a sailor to navigate across an ocean

c)

by a student to separate light into colors

d)

by a weather scientist to measure humidity

30.

Grasshoppers go through metamorphosis. Chickens do not. How does this make grasshoppers different from chickens?

a)

Chickens start out as eggs, but grasshoppers do not

b)

Chickens look the same as they grow, but grasshoppers change form

c)

Chickens get bigger as they grow but grasshoppers stay the same size

d)

Chickens are born as adults, but grasshoppers start out as a young form

31.

A student is planning an investigation about plants. The student wants to find out if the direction of sunlight affects the way plants grow. The student grows 3 bean seedlings in 3 pots of soil that are just the same. Then the student covers each plant with a box. What should the student do next?

a)

Shine a light on top of each box

b)

Cut a hole in the center of each box

c)

Look at the plants each day for a week

d)

Cut holes at different places in each box

32.

A student plays drums in band class. The band teacher moves closer to the student playing drum. Which statement describes how the sound of the drum changes for the teacher as the teacher gets closer?

a)

The pitch gets lower

b)

The pitch gets higher

c)

The volume gets softer

d)

The volume gets louder.

33.

Earth's atmosphere has layers. What happens in the layer closest to Earth that does not happen in the other layers?

a)

Weather takes place

b)

The moon orbits earth

c)

Other planets are found

d)

Water forms lakes and oceans

34.

Maple trees are flowering plants, and pine trees are nonflowering plants. How do maple trees differ from pine trees?

a)

Maple trees make seeds, but pine trees do not

b)

Maple trees make seeds in flowers, but pine trees make seeds in cones

c)

Maple trees make spores that grow into new trees, but pine trees make seeds

d)

Maple trees make seeds in cones, but pine trees make spores under their leaves

35.

A group of scientist is designing a spacecraft to study Neptune. the planet Neptune has a surface made up of gases. Which list contains items that would be most useful for studying the surface of Neptune?

a)

cameras, computers, fuel

b)

soil sampler, wheels, wings

c)

ruler, microscope, thermometer

d)

compass, rain gauge, solar panels

36.

During which phase do we see half of the lit side of the moon?

a)

full moon

b)

new moon

c)

quarter moon

d)

crescent moon

37.

An object is visible if you can see it. What must be true about all visible objects?

a)

They must use electricity

b)

They are made up of solid materials

c)

They either give off light or reflect light

d)

They must take in light that strikes them

38.

A student uses a sensory organ to find out the texture of a leaf. Which sensory organ does the student most likely use?

a)

eye

b)

skin

c)

nose

d)

tongue