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Science 1

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 2hrs 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where do decomposers get their energy?
a)
dead material
b)
food
c)
sun
d)
water
2.
What role do plants play in an ecosystem?
a)
consumers
b)
decomposers
c)
producers
d)
herbivores
3.
Where do herbivores get their energy?
a)
dead material
b)
meat
c)
plants
d)
sun
4.
Pick the true statement about plants.
a)
Plants absorb energy from water and minerals in the ground. 
b)
Plants perform photosynthesis and provide energy to the ecosystem.
c)
Plants make most of their energy during the night.
d)
Plants make most of their energy by breaking down food.
5.
Snakes eat grasshoppers, mice, and toads. What is their role?
a)
Herbivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Decomposer
6.
An imaginary axle that a planet spins on
a)
horizon
b)
axis
c)
the tilt of the planet
d)
altitude
7.
The day and night cycle on Earth is caused by
a)
Earth's tilted axis
b)
Earth's orbit around the Sun
c)
Earth's rotation on its axis
d)
Earth's distance from the Sun
8.
The Moon can be seen from Earth
a)
Only when it is night
b)
Only when it is day
c)
Sometimes at night and sometimes during the day
d)
Only after the Sun has set
9.
A place where the sky and Earth's surface appear to meet is the _______.
a)
Axis
b)
Line of sight
c)
Horizon
d)
Point of view
10.
What is revolution?
a)
Traveling around something
b)
Day/night cycle
c)
Spinning like a top
d)
Turning on an axis.
11.
Why does a ship sailing out to sea give us evidence that the Earth is round?
a)
It doesn't
b)
It looks like it is sinking because it is going beyond the horizon and we can only see in straight lines which shows the Earth is round
c)
The top of the mast disappears because we only see curves and the mast is too straight when it is far away
d)
The Earth isn't round
12.

Earth's axis

a)

always points to the North Star

b)

changes as we orbit the Sun

c)

always points away from the Sun

d)

never points at the North Star

13.

1. Which layer of Earth is made up of tectonic plates?

a)

outer core

b)

inner core

c)

asthenosphere

d)

lithosphere

14.

2. Tectonic plates are made up of continental crust and ________ crust.

a)

oceanic

b)

plates

c)

mantle

d)

continental

15.

14. What type of event will occur at this boundary?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Volcano Eruption

c)

Tornado

d)

Mountain Building

16.
Which type of scientist studies the weather and Atmosphere?
a)
Meteorologist
b)
Biologist
c)
Chemist
d)
Geologist
17.
Which type of scientist studies molecules, atoms and the properties of chemical elements?
a)
Chemistry
b)
Geology
c)
Cognitive Science
d)
Physicist
18.
Which type of scientist studies the composition and structure of our planet Earth?
a)
Geologist
b)
Physicist
c)
Astronomer
d)
Cognitive Scientist
19.
Which type of scientist studies living things?
a)
Biologist
b)
Chemist
c)
Geologist
d)
Cognitive Scientist
20.
A molecule is made up of one or more atoms.  (Hint: H2O Molecule)
a)
True
b)
False
21.
What causes  a Pendulum's Bob to drop towards the Earth when you let it go?
a)
Gravity
b)
Surface Tension
c)
Length of String
d)
Magnetic Force
22.
All Branches of Science use Observation and Inference.
a)
True
b)
False
23.

What are the three layers of the earth called?

a)

Crust, mantle, core

b)

Crust, mental, crow

c)

Crust, bread, loaf

d)

Crust, epi-centre, seismic

24.

The clown fish and sea anemone are an example of

a)

a living and nonliving thing working together.

b)

two living things working together.

c)

two nonliving things working together.

d)

a nonliving and living thing working together.

25.

Worms prefer to live in the ground. Which one of these do they need the most in order to survive?

a)

fertilizer

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Oxygen

d)

Grass

26.
What is the role of a producer?
a)
Use sunlight to make food
b)
Gain energy from eating other organisms
c)
Keep other species from overpopulating
d)
Breaking down dead stuff 
27.
Bacteria and fungi typically serve what role in an ecosystem?
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
d)
decomposer
28.

If the grasshopper population increases, which of these is most likely?

a)

The population of the shrews will decrease.

b)

The population of the shrews will increase.

c)

Marsh grass will increase.

d)

Cattails will increase.

29.

In food webs, what always transfers the most energy?

a)

Carnivores

b)

Omnivores

c)

Producers

d)

The animal with the most arrows pointing at it.

30.

What must be added to water to change its state from liquid to gas?

a)

More liquid

b)

Energy or heat

c)

More oxygen atoms

d)

More hydrogen atoms

31.

Which is an example of a chemical reaction?

a)

Melting ice

b)

Rusting iron

c)

Water evaporating

d)

Rubbing a marker on paper

32.

Rusting metal is an example of a _________ change?

a)

Phase

b)

State

c)

Chemical

d)

Physical

33.

Which is a physical change?

a)

Rusting iron

b)

Burning paper

c)

Cracking an egg shell

d)

Reacting baking soda and vinegar

34.

What phase of water is COLDEST?

a)

Ice

b)

Steam

c)

Liquid water

d)

All phases of water are the same temperature

35.

What physical property would you use to separate a jar of colorful jelly beans?

a)

Color

b)

Mass

c)

Length

d)

Texture

36.

Jack heats a pot of water on the stove. What process occurs as the water begins to bubble?

a)

Boiling

b)

Condensing

c)

Freezing

d)

Melting

37.

Suppose you have a container filled with iron and sand. You can separate the iron from the sand if you __________ so this is a __________.

a)

use a magnet; mixture

b)

melt the sand; mixture

c)

add baking soda; compound

d)

dissolve the sand in water; solution

38.

The orbit of a planet around the sun is a(an)

a)

ellipse.

b)

straight line.

c)

circle.

d)

parabola.

39.

What step in the water cycle occurs when a water turns into water vapor?

a)

condensation

b)

precipitation

c)

evaporation

40.

The cause of a rock breaking due to frozen water is an example of...

a)

soil formation.

b)

erosion.

c)

weathering.

41.

A plate moving along a fault often causes...

a)

an earthquake.

b)

a tornado.

c)

a hurricane.

42.

Clay holds too much water, and the plant's roots will rot.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

What option shows an example of a renewable and nonrenewable natural resources?

a)

trees and solar energy

b)

plants and oxygen

c)

water and natural gas

44.

Earth's gravity pulls all objects towards the planet's center

a)

False

b)

True

45.

The farther from the Earth's surface an object is, the stronger gravity pulls on it.

a)

True

b)

False

46.
This happens when the sun's light is blocked by the moon.
a)
Lunar Eclipse
b)
Moon Phase
c)
Waxing
d)
Solar Eclipse
47.
This term is used when the lighted side of the moon that we can see appears to be shrinking.
a)
Waning
b)
Waxing
c)
Eclipsing
d)
Moon Phase
48.
This happens when the moon's light is blocked by the earth passing between the moon and the sun.
a)
Waxing
b)
Moon Phase
c)
Solar 
d)
Lunar Eclipse
49.
This has 29.5 days in it.
a)
moon phase
b)
Lunar Month
c)
waxing
d)
waning
50.

A student has 4 boats. The students want to test whether each boat floats in water. Why would the student place all boats in the sink with water at once?

a)

only the heaviest will sink

b)

each boat will be tested in the same sink

c)

Only the lightest bar will float

d)

each boat will be tested in the same water

51.

What can be used to measure temperature?

a)

ruler

b)

thermometer

c)

finger

d)

graduated cylinder

52.

_______ cannot be easily compressed can be cut, has definite shape and volume

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

53.

Physical state is the classification of matter as a solid, liquid, or gas.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Relative Density: _________ dense than water floats.

a)

less

b)

more

55.

A student is planning an experiment to find out what time of day is the coldest. Which set of tools is the student MOST LIKELY to use in this experiment?

a)

ruler and camera

b)

thermometer and watch

c)

balance and microscope

56.

_______ most spread into open spaces and flow easily.

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

liquid

57.

an instrument that detects and records earthquake vibrations

a)

seismograph

b)

compression

c)

shearing

d)

stress

58.

the point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus of an earthquake

a)

epicenter

b)

stress

c)

vent

d)

seismograph

59.

Stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks

a)

stress

b)

compression

c)

aftershock

d)

shearing

60.

seismic waves that vibrate from side to side and can only travel through solids

a)

s wave

b)

p wave

c)

r wave

d)

q wave

61.

the opening on the top of a volcano through which lava and gases are released

a)

vent

b)

geyser

c)

compression

d)

shearing

62.

stress that pushes in opposite directions

a)

stress

b)

shearing

c)

aftershock

d)

epicenter

63.

a type of energy that can be produced when heat from inside of the earth is used

a)

geothermal energy

b)

aftershock

c)

stress

d)

geyser

64.

a small earthquake that follows a larger earthquake

a)

aftershock

b)

lava flow

c)

compression

d)

seismograph

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