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Science Review 1st Semester

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following objects is a liquid?

a)

Ice cube

b)

Rubber ball

c)

Apple juice

d)

Plastic spoon

2.

Which object is very flexible?

a)

A brick

b)

A piece of string

c)

A pencil

d)

A key

3.

What happens when a candy bar is left in a car on a hot day?

a)

It freezes

b)

It boils

c)

It evaporates

d)

It melts

4.

Students place ice cubes outside on the ground, on a hot summer day. Which best describes how the ice cubes change over time?

a)

Solid -> Liquid -> Gas

b)

Liquid -> Solid -> Gas

c)

Gas -> Liquid -> Solid

d)

Solid -> Gas -> Liquid

5.

What property of iron makes it good for making cars?

a)

It is magnetic

b)

It is shiny

c)

It is heavy

d)

It is strong

6.

Changing the amount of light shining on an apple will change its —

a)

Size

b)

Location

c)

Color

d)

Shape

7.

Which scientific tool would you use to determine the temperature of an object?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

All of the following have a smooth texture EXCEPT -

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

What is one way magnets are used in a house?

a)

To keep people warm

b)

To clean floors

c)

To hold things together

d)

To start a fire

10.

How might the magnet on the end of this crane be used?

a)

To pick up plastic toys

b)

To lift metal cars

c)

To move heavy stones

d)

To carry wooden crates

11.

All of the following will roll in a straight line when pushed EXCEPT -

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

What would be the best tool to measure the distance a marble moves after being pushed?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

Which of the following could be used to describe the texture of a rock?

a)

Heavy

b)

Smooth

c)

Black

d)

Small

14.

Students group rocks into three groups; large, medium and small. The students are sorting by which of the following characteristics?

a)

Texture

b)

Color

c)

Hardness

d)

Size

15.

Which of these is the largest source of salt water?

a)

Rivers

b)

Lakes

c)

Oceans

d)

Streams

16.

An ocean is larger than a lake. Another difference is that only lakes have -

a)

small waves

b)

small fish

c)

green plants

d)

fresh water

17.

What type of water would be the hottest?

a)

Water from the faucet

b)

Water from the refrigerator

c)

Boiling water

d)

Water in the bathtub

18.

Which of these is a change made by adding heat?

a)

A can of soda turning to ice in the freezer.

b)

Ice cream melting on a sunny day.

c)

Water drops forming on a cold glass.

d)

Raindrops changing into snowflakes.

19.

Which of the following will most likely cause butter to melt?

a)

Warm sun

b)

Rain shower

c)

Cold weather

d)

Small rocks

20.

What happens to an ice cube that is left on a warm kitchen counter? The ice cube -

a)

turns different colors

b)

gets a little colder

c)

loses its shape

d)

gets much larger

21.

Adding heat to a subtance can cause it the change from a -

a)

gas to liquid.

b)

gas to solid.

c)

liquid to gas.

d)

liquid to solid.

22.

A chocolate bar will melt if it is placed in which of the following?

a)

A refrigerator

b)

A hot oven

c)

A dark room

d)

A plastic bag

23.

When the paper is folded as shown, what physical property of the paper changed?

a)

Shape

b)

Mass

c)

Texture

d)

Color

24.

Which part of the pencil should be made of material that is dark and rubs off easily?

a)

Eraser

b)

Paint

c)

Wood

d)

Graphite (lead)

25.

Ice will melt if we add -

a)

sand.

b)

ice.

c)

light.

d)

heat.

26.

How will a sheet of paper change when we take it from a dark closet to a sunny room? The paper will -

a)

feel cooler.

b)

appear brighter.

c)

grow larger.

d)

weigh more.

27.

How can we make water evaporate?

a)

Put it in the freezer

b)

Shine a flashlight on it

c)

Add ice cubes to it

d)

Heat it on a stove

28.

The first picture show a penny under a bright light. Which labeled picture shows how the penny will look different when the light is turned off?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

29.

Magnets can be used to sort trash because they will pick up items made of -

a)

iron.

b)

plastic.

c)

wood.

d)

cardboard.

30.

A magnet is an important part of which of these useful tools?

a)
b)
c)
d)
31.

Magnets that sort trash might pick up all of the following EXCEPT -

a)

soup cans.

b)

old spoons.

c)

cereal boxes.

d)

paper clips.

32.

Students let a car roll down a ramp. Once the car reached the bottom, which path will it mostly likely take?

a)
b)
c)
d)
33.

Which arrow shows the ball moving in a zigzag?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

34.

The illustration represents the motion of a model rocket. How many seconds did it take for the rocket to reach its HIGHEST point?

a)

2 seconds

b)

5 seconds

c)

8 seconds

d)

10 seconds

35.

Students selected a group of rocks. All of the rocks the students collected -

a)

have very sharp edges.

b)

are the same color.

c)

are different sizes.

d)

have the same texture.

36.

Students made observations of a rock. Which of the following is an accurate description of the rock they found. The rock -

a)

has dark and light layers.

b)

is mostly very dark colored.

c)

has a smooth texture.

d)

is larger than 10 centimeters.

37.

Students sorted some rocks into two groups. Which of these rocks belongs in Group 1?

a)
b)
c)
d)
38.

All of these are sources of fresh water EXCEPT-

a)

rivers.

b)

oceans.

c)

lakes.

d)

streams.

39.

Fresh water flows from the top of mountains and hills downward in moving bodies of known as -

a)

ponds.

b)

oceans.

c)

rivers.

d)

lakes.

40.

What source of water covers most of the Earth's surface?

a)

Lakes

b)

Rivers

c)

Streams

d)

Oceans

41.

All of the following are natural resources EXCEPT -

a)

rocks

b)

soil

c)

plastic

d)

water

42.

A resource is a material people use. Some resources are manmade, while other are natural. Manmade resources are special because these resources are -

a)

difficult to find.

b)

grown on farms.

c)

created by humans.

d)

formed underground.

43.

All of the following are manmade resources EXCEPT -

a)

plants.

b)

glass.

c)

nylon.

d)

steel.

44.

Lumber is the name for wood that humans get from trees. Why is lumber classified as a manmade resource?

a)

It is often used to build things.

b)

It must be cut and shaped.

c)

It will usually float on water.

d)

It is made from trees that grow.

45.

The table shows natural and manmade resources. Which of the following should be placed in the natural resources column of the table?

a)

Concrete

b)

Fabric

c)

Bricks

d)

Air