WorksheetsScience Year End Review
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A simple machine is a device that helps to reduce the amount of _____ required to work.
a)
force
b)
energy
c)
work
2.
____ is done when a force is applied over a distance.
a)
energy
b)
work
c)
force
3.
A fishing pole is an example of a compound machine. What simple machines are used to make up this compound machine?
a)
lever, wheel and axle, pulley
b)
wheel and axle, inclined plane, pulley
c)
wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane
4.
Stairs
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
inclined plane
d)
wheel and axle
5.
This device
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
6.
This device
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
7.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Lever
b)
Wedge
c)
Pulley
d)
Inclined Plane
8.
Name this simple machine.
a)
Wheel and Axle
b)
Lever
c)
Pulley
d)
Wedge
9.
The role of plants in a food web is
a)
consumer
b)
decomposer
c)
predator
d)
producer
10.
Choose the complete and logical food chain.
a)
sun-plant-rabbit- eagle
b)
deer - squirrel- plant-sun
c)
sun -deer-plant- eagle
d)
eagle- squirrel-rabbit- plant- eagle
11.
How do animals depend on plant for survival?
a)
Animals help spread seeds of plants for new growth
b)
Animals are producers in a food web
c)
Plants and animals need sunlight to survive
d)
Animals eat plants and other animals that eat plants for food
12.
Cutting down trees will ...
a)
have very little effect on the living things in the ecosytem
b)
affect most of the plants and animals in the ecosystem
c)
only affect animals that live in the trees of the ecosystem
d)
only affect animals that live in ecosystem
13.
How do plants get their source of energy (food)?
a)
Plants get their food from the soil and water
b)
Plants use the energy from the sun, air, and water to make their food
c)
Plants get their food from minerals
d)
Plants get their food from the decaying plants and animals
14.
Which of the following provides organisms in an ecosystem with ALL of their basic needs to survive?
a)
habitat
b)
soil
c)
producers
d)
air
15.
A squirrel makes its habitat in a forest. A company purchases the land and cuts down the trees. What would happen?
a)
The squirrel population would continue to increase
b)
The squirrel would adapt to living there
c)
The squirrel population would decrease
d)
The tree population would increase
16.
A ______ is when the side of the Moon facing Earth appears to be not lit.
a)
New Moon
b)
Crescent Moon
c)
Full Moon
d)
Moon Phases
17.
How long does it take for the Moon to make one full revolution around the Earth?
a)
one day
b)
one month
c)
one year
d)
never
18.
How would you describe the Moon?
a)
Smooth surface with an atmosphere but no water
b)
Surface filled with carters and water but no atmosphere
c)
Filled with carters and dust, no water or atmosphere
d)
The same as Earth
19.
Why does the Moon have phases?
a)
The moon reflects light from the sun. Sometimes there is a shadow on the moon and we only see part of it.
b)
Only part of the moon is turned on and shining at a time.
c)
The Earth is blocking the moon when we don't see it.
d)
The moon moves out of sight.
20.
A ______ is when the side of the Moon facing Earth appears lite.
a)
New Moon
b)
Crescent Moon
c)
Full Moon
d)
Moon Phases
21.
Why do stars in a constellation seem to stay in one position?
a)
The Stars orbit the sun like the Earth does
b)
The Stars do not orbit the sun or earth
c)
The Stars orbit the earth like the moon
22.
What causes the seasons to change?
a)
The earth rotates on its axis
b)
The earth revolves around the sun
c)
The earth's axis is tilted
d)
Wind patterns on earth
23.
Why do we have different phases of the moon?
a)
Because the moon revolves around the earth
b)
Because the moon revolves around the sun
c)
Because the earth rotates
d)
Because the moon rotates
24.
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
a)
Earth
b)
Saturn
c)
Jupiter
d)
The Sun
25.
Stars vary greatly in .........
a)
Size and temperature only
b)
Size and color only
c)
Size, color and temperature
d)
Color and temperature
26.
The four planets that are nearest the sun are called the.........
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Small planets
d)
Gas giants
27.
How long does it take the earth to rotate once?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
20 hours
d)
36 hours
28.
Which of the following planets is Earths sister planet?
a)
Venus
b)
Neptune
c)
Mars
d)
Mercury
29.
Which of the following planets are the gas giants, outer planets?
a)
Mercury , Venus, mars
b)
Jupiter, Saturn, uranus
c)
Mars, Jupiter, venus
30.
Where is most water found on the Earth?
a)
In Glaciers
b)
In Lakes
c)
In Rivers
d)
In the Ocean
31.
What source of energy evaporates the most water from Earth's surface?
a)
Volcanoes
b)
Sun
c)
Lightening
d)
Wind
32.
What is water doing when it changes to water?
a)
Evaporating
b)
Condensing
c)
Precipitating
33.
What controls whether water is a gas, liquid, or solid ice?
a)
the shape or size of the cup
b)
where it has been stored
c)
if it is being used for irrigation
d)
what its temperature is
34.
Many Utah towns use water from wells for drinking. How does water get into wells?
a)
it has to be poured into them from water tanks
b)
rain sinks down through the soil into them
c)
it is pumped by large engines into the well
d)
it evaporates from inside the Earth
35.
On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?
a)
cold, rainy
b)
cold, sunny
c)
warm, rainy
d)
warm, sunny
36.
Which type of rainfall would be most helpful to farmers?
a)
rainfall that evaporates quickly
b)
rainfall that runs off the land quickly
c)
rainfall that soaks into the soil slowly
d)
very little rainfall
37.
River, streams and oceans are all points of _____________ in the water cycle.
a)
collection
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
evaporation
38.
Predict what might happen to a river when heavy rains soak the soil near it. The river will
a)
sink
b)
rise
c)
freeze
d)
not change
39.
Which way best describes how light moves?
a)
in circles
b)
slowly
c)
straight line
d)
faster through opaque objects
40.
Which material is NOT translucent?
a)
Brick
b)
Tissue paper
c)
Thin sheet of plastic
41.
What is light?
a)
A form of energy
b)
A form of sound
c)
bright stuff
d)
A form of excitement
42.
Which material is opaque?
a)
Brick
b)
Water
c)
Tissue Paper
d)
Glass
43.
Which material is transparent?
a)
Clear glass
b)
Tissue paper
c)
Shoe
d)
Wax paper
44.
What is the main source of light?
a)
Light bulbs
b)
Candles
c)
Sun
d)
Fluorescent lights
45.
Why does a straw look broken when you put it in a cup of water?
a)
It is being reflected.
b)
It is being refracted.
c)
It is broken.
d)
The colors are being separated.
46.
Which one is an example of light being reflected?
a)
Seeing yourself in a mirror
b)
Lighting a candle
47.
If you look at a yellow banana through a red filter, what color will the banana be?
a)
Red
b)
Yellow
c)
Blue
d)
Green
48.
If you are in a dark room, which source of light will appear the brightest to you?
a)
A candle on the table in front of you
b)
Car lights outside
c)
The lights next door
d)
A flashlight shining down the hallway
49.
What is the correct order of the colors of the rainbow?
a)
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
b)
red, orange, yellow, blue, green, indigo, violet
c)
orange, yellow, red, blue, purple, indigo
d)
red, orange, yellow, green, indigo
50.
Which color absorbs ALL colors?
a)
yellow
b)
white
c)
black
d)
red
51.
What kind of surface will NOT have a clear reflection?
a)
Smooth lake
b)
Mirror
c)
Bumpy, rough surface
d)
Smooth surface
52.
Why are mirrors made of glass?
a)
It is cheap.
b)
It is smooth.
c)
It can be cut in many ways.
53.
Which one is NOT a property of light?
a)
Refraction
b)
Brightness
c)
Color
54.
What is the name of the object used to separate light?
a)
Prism
b)
flashlight
c)
water
d)
Glass
55.
Sound waves are all of the following EXCEPT
a)
it requires a medium
b)
high and low
c)
soft or loud
d)
only high frequency
56.
_________ is a form of energy that travels through the air.
a)
sound
b)
volume
c)
energy
d)
wave
57.
___________ is made when something vibrates
a)
light
b)
sound
c)
drum
d)
pounding
58.
Sound travels through the air as waves.
a)
True
b)
False
59.
A sound with a high frequency has a _____ pitch. A sound with a ____ frequency has a low pitch.
a)
high, low
b)
low, high
c)
medium, high
d)
high, medium
60.
A sound that bounces off a surface is called an ________.
a)
loud sound
b)
echo
c)
repeat
d)
quiet sound
61.
Matter that carries sound waves is called a _________
a)
low
b)
high
c)
medium
d)
surface
62.
The ______ of a sound depends on the medium through which it's moving.
a)
pitch
b)
vibration
c)
speed
d)
sound
63.
the number of vibrations per second
a)
vibration
b)
volume
c)
pitch
d)
frequency
64.
A back and forth movement of matter
a)
volume
b)
vibration
c)
pitch
d)
frequency
65.
how high or low a sound is
a)
frequency
b)
volume
c)
vibration
d)
pitch
66.
the loudness of a sound
a)
vibration
b)
pitch
c)
volume
d)
frequency
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