WorksheetsScience Benchmark Test, Part I - EOY
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
Lava is flowing down the side of a volcano. What kind of rock will form when the lava cools?
fossil rock
igneous rock
sedimentary rock
metamorphic rock
Hudson is testing a rock to by seeing if another rock will scratch it. What property is Hudson testing?
luster
cleavage
hardness
streak color
Which of the following is one way animals get energy?
by producing their own food
by keeping their bodies warm
by drinking water and getting sunlight
by eating plants and using the energy stored in plants
Isabel was studying the life cycles of Monarch butterflies and alligators. Which of the following happens in the life cycles of BOTH Monarch butterflies AND alligators?
The offspring hatches from an egg
The offspring is shaped like a worm
The adult stays with the offspring during the first part of its life
The adult has a different type of body than the offspring
The energy for the food chain comes from the sun and flows through living things. What kind of living thing is the insect?
a producer
a decomposer
a primary consumer
a secondary consumer
The energy for the food chain comes from the Sun and flows through living things. What kind of living thing is the owl in this food chain?
a producer
a decomposer
a primary consumer
a secondary consumer
Which of the following is an example of the erosion of rock?
waves crashing against the rock
the roots of a tree breaking a rock
water moving sediment in a river
the wind carving shapes in sandstone
Mia is playing her guitar for Mr. Z . Two of her guitar strings are vibrating. What can Mia observe about the string that is making the higher pitched sound?
It is longer than the other string.
It is thicker than the other string.
It is shinier than the other string.
It is vibrating faster than the other string.
A bird, a frog, a deer, and a fish.
What is true of each of these animals?
They all have backbones.
They are all warm-blooded.
They all breathe through lungs.
They all give birth to live young.
Kendall is learning about Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
What is the same about all these planets?
They are made of ice.
They are extremely hot.
They have lakes and rivers.
They have gaseous surfaces.
Which of the following is the best reason why scientific explanations should always be supported by evidence?
Evidence provides examples that make an explanation clear.
Evidence proves that the explanation is about something that was tested.
Evidence gives clues as to what scientists thought the explanation should be.
Evidence shows that scientists spent a lot of time thinking about the explanation.
The picture shows 2 balloons hanging from strings.
Which of the following is shown by the way the balloons are hanging down?
Neither balloon has a charge.
Both balloons are negatively charged.
Both balloons are positively charged.
One balloon is positively charged and one balloon is negatively charged.
The picture shows a boy trying to push a box across a rug.
Which of the following BEST explains why the box is NOT moving?
The box is taller than the boy.
There is only one force acting on the box.
The force of gravity on the box is equal and opposite to the boy's push on the box.
The force of friction between the box and the rug is equal and opposite to the force of the boy's push.
Gavin recorded the air temperature outside his house every hour from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. . The graph shows the results.
Which of the following describes how the temperature changed?
It steadily increased from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
It increased until 3 p.m. and then remained the same.
It increased by 5 degrees by 3 p.m. and then decreased by 2 degrees.
It increased by 5 degrees at 3 p.m. and then decreased by 5 degrees.
A doorbell has a bell which is struck by a vibrating piece of metal when the doorbell button is pushed.
Which of the following is ONE of the energy transformations that takes place in a doorbell?
Electrical energy to sound energy.
Sound energy to electrical energy.
Mechanical energy to sound energy.
Mechanical energy to electrical energy.
Eden is trying to name the different types of energies that play a part in making her flashlight work.
What kind of energy is stored in a flashlight battery?
heat energy
light energy
chemical energy
mechanical energy
Zachary looked up at the sky each night for a year.
Which of the following is something he observed?
Stars move in different directions each night.
Different stars can be seen in different seasons.
The pattern of stars is very different each night.
The stars all look the same each night of the year.
Stephanie asks Kylie, "Will plants grow faster if you put sugar in their water?".
Which of the following will help her find out?
Grow 10 plants of the same kind, all of them in sugar water.
Grow 10 plants in plain water and 10 plants of the same kind in sugar water.
Grow 10 plants of one kind and 10 plants of another kind, all of them in sugar water.
Grow 10 plants of one kind in plain water and 10 plants of another kind in sugar water.
Marcus boiled water and then cooked an egg in the boiling water.
What does this show about the changes heat can cause?
Heat can cause physical changes only.
Heat can cause chemical changes only.
Heat can cause physical and chemical changes.
Heat is needed for all physical and chemical changes.
Mrs. Alexander is conducting an experiment to see whether turning a fan on tomato plants for 5 to 10 minutes will make the stems stronger.
Which of the following is the BEST reason why she should repeat the experiment 2 to 3 times?
To learn how to do the experiment faster.
To test the effect of wind blowing in different directions.
To verify that the results are the same each time the experiment is repeated.
To help her write a report that clearly describes the experiment and the results.
If it is 10:00 a.m. in Florida, what time of day is it on the opposite side of Earth?
Night
Sunrise
Late morning
Early afternoon
Cayden hits a drum and makes it vibrate. Then, he rests his hand on the drum and stops the vibration. What happens to the sound of the drum?
The sound stops because the vibrations have stopped.
The sound stops because it cannot pass through his hand.
The sound becomes clearer because the vibrations have stopped.
The sound decreases in pitch because the vibrations have stopped.
