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SLO - 4th Grade Science

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what type of rock are most fossils found?

a)

metamorphic rock

b)

igneous rock

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

none of the above

2.

What causes glaciers to move?

a)

The force of gravity causes the layers to flow downhill.

b)

The glacier begins to melt and the water runs downhill.

c)

Wind pushes the glacier downhill.

d)

An earthquake causes the glacier to move.

3.

Which statement about the ice ages is NOT true?

a)

Ice sheets covered as much as one-third of Earth's surface.

b)

Temperatures were very low.

c)

Snowfall was heavy.

d)

The oceans became larger.

4.

About how long does it take for one inch of soil to form?

a)

a few months

b)

a few years

c)

about a hundred years

d)

hundreds to thousands of years

5.

Igneous rock is formed from ...

a)

hot, magma that has cooled and hardened.

b)

pieces of rock carried by water, wind or ice.

c)

a rock that has been changed by heat, pressure, or both.

6.

A fossil was found and the animal has a strong jaw and many large, sharp teeth. That animal was most likely a ...

a)

plant eater

b)

meat eater

7.

When rocks or sediment are moved by wind, water, or gravity. This is called ...

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

weathering

8.

When rock or sediment is dropped off in a different location. This is called ...

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

weathering

9.

The process where rock is dissolved, worn away or broken down into smaller and smaller pieces is called ...

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

weathering

10.
What are the states of matter?
a)
solid, liquid, and juice
b)
solid and liquid
c)
solid and gas
d)
solid, liquid, and gas
11.

Everything is made up of ...

a)

wood

b)

water

c)

matter

12.

What is mass?

a)

A measure of how much matter an object contains.

b)

Anything that takes up space.

c)

The measure of the pull of gravity between an object and the Earth.

13.

How much space an object takes up is ...

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

length

d)

area

14.

In a ______________________ two or more types of matter are combined. Each type keeps their original chemical properties.

a)

mixture

b)

solution

c)

compound

15.

A _________________ is a mixture that is blended completely.

a)

mixture

b)

compound

c)

solution

16.

Freezing salt water is ...

a)

a compound

b)

evaporation

c)

a chemical change

d)

a physical change

17.

Rice and noodles could be separated by ...

a)

heating in an oven

b)

boiling in a pan

c)

filtering

d)

freezing

18.

Which is a chemical change to a piece of paper?

a)

folding

b)

cutting

c)

coloring

d)

burning

19.

The energy your body uses to walk, run, and lift things is _________________ energy.

a)

chemical

b)

thermal

c)

electrical

20.

Heat transferred between two objects that are touching is called _____________.

a)

convention

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

21.

______________________ is the transfer of heat through space.

a)

radiation

b)

convection

c)

conduction

22.

___________________ energy comes from the movement of charged particles. Most of it comes from power plants that burn fuel.

a)

electrical

b)

chemical

c)

thermal

23.

A stove, a heater, and a match give off ________________ energy.

a)

electrical

b)

chemical

c)

thermal

24.

Vertebrates are ________________

a)

animals with backbones

b)

animals without backbones

25.

An organism that makes its own food is known as a(n) ___________________

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

community

d)

organism

26.

Mold, fungi, and bacteria are examples of _________________.

a)

consumers

b)

producers

c)

decomposers

d)

herbivores

27.

The basic needs of most living things are _____________________.

a)

food

b)

water

c)

oxygen

d)

all of these

28.

A living thing's home is called its ______________.

a)

trait

b)

habitat

c)

species

d)

food web

29.

When an ecosystem has too many of at least one kind of living thing is called ___________________________.

a)

overpopulation

b)

drought

c)

pollution

d)

acid rain

30.

A long time with little to no precipitation in an ecosystem is called a(n) __________.

a)

acid rain

b)

overpopulation

c)

drought

d)

pollution