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Worksheets2021 Spring Benchmark Review
Total questions: 83
Worksheet time: 3hrs 4mins
Which of the following is a renewable resource?
Petroleum pumped from underground
Hydroelectricity created by moving water
Oil which contains organic matter
None of the above
Patrick noticed that his new video game controller’s wire has plastic around it. Why is there plastic around the wire?
Plastic is a good conductor of electricity.
Plastic is soluble in water.
Plastic is a good insulator.
Plastic is cheaper than wire.
Which of the following lists only conductors of heat?
Rubber eraser, copper penny, plastic button
Iron paper clip, gold ring, copper wire
Iron paper clip, wooden jellyfish net, copper wire
Copper penny, iron paper clip, rock
Mrs. Johnson made a density tower for her class but forgot to label each section! How could her class determine which layer of the density tower is syrup?
Drink each liquid
Pour each liquid into separate glasses
Pour more syrup into the container and see which layer the syrup settles into
Look for the one that is brown like syrup
Below is a list of activities that involve energy. Which of the following lists are examples of sound energy being used?
1. Mr. Krabs chases Plankton to get his secret recipe back.
2. A radio playing music at the Chum Bucket.
3. A frying pan heating up a Krabby Patty.
4. A tablet charges in Sandy’s tree house.
5. Corn plants absorbing sunlight.
Activities 4 and 5
All of them
Activities 1 and 5
Activity 2
Which object is most likely a metal? How do you know?
Object 1
Object 2
Object 3
What property of light is being observed?
Light passing through water and refracting
Light passing through water and reflecting
Light passing through water and absorbing
Light is traveling in a crooked line causing the bear to appear broken
Which landform is being described and how was it formed?
-Bottom comes to a point
-Slanted sides
Canyon
Delta
Sand dune
V-Shaped Valley
Which landform is being described and how was it formed?
-Caused by blowing wind carrying sand
-Usually located on the beach or in deserts
Sand dune
Delta
Canyon
U-shaped Valley
Which landform is being described and how was it formed?
-Round bottom floor
-Vertical sides
U-shaped valley
Delta
Sand dune
Mountain
Josiah made his sister a glass of Kool-Aid and took it to her outside. His sister forgot about it and left the cup of Kool-Aid outside for a few days. When she went back to the cup she observed that a change occurred. What most likely happened to the mixture?
The water evaporated, leaving only the Kool-Aid powder in the cup.
The container was completely empty since the solution evaporated.
The Kool-Aid evaporated, leaving only the water in the cup.
The Kool-Aid solution became lighter in color and got thicker.
Which of these describes one or more living things that depend on another living organism to survive?
Rose growing in the soil and soaking up water.
Bacteria living in the ear of a goat
A chimpanzee releasing oxygen into the air
Mold growing on the ceiling in a house
Which of the following best describes erosion?
Sediments being carried from one place to another.
Sediments being dropped off at a new location down the river.
Sediments being broken apart by water.
Sediments fall and build up to form sedimentary rock layers.
Which of the following objects are more dense than water?
-Apple
-Bowling ball
-Metal paperclip
-Wood block
Wood block and Bowling ball
Metal paper clip and apple
Apple and wood block
Metal paper clip and bowling ball
Which of the following is a renewable resource?
Petroleum pumped from underground
Hydroelectricity created by moving water
Oil which contains organic matter
None of the above
Read the picture
Flash flooding
A glacier
A hurricane
Melting snow
Which of the following describes the pictures below?
Light travels in a straight light and is refracted through the mediums.
Light travels in a crooked line and is refracted through the mediums.
Light travels in a straight line and is reflected through the mediums.
Light travels in a diagonal line and is reflected through the mediums.
Which of the following would be best to use to cook and heat up food?
Wooden pan because it's a conductor
Iron skillet because it's a conductor
Plastic pot because it's an insulator
Rubber pan because it's not flammable
Which of the following are all examples of light energy?
A motor boat, plants absorbing sunlight, and the radio playing
Sharks eating fish, a laptop charging, and a television
A leaf falling off the tree, a toaster, and a ceiling fan
plants absorbing light, a cell phone’s screen, and a camera’s flash
How many solutions are shown?
-Pepperoni pizza
-Skittles
-taco
-Salt water
-Sand in the ocean
-Clothes in a laundry basket
-Sweet tea
-Chocolate milk
-Pickle Juice
4
5
1
2
Armando plugged his Xbox controller into his Xbox. Which of these objects uses the same source of energy as the Xbox controller.
A fan using mechanical energy.
A microwave using electrical energy.
A television using sound energy.
A frying pan using thermal energy.
Sandy has a sore throat and decides to make a saltwater solution to soothe it. She mixes 30 grams of salt with 100 milliliters of water. If Sandy sets the solution down in the sun and the water evaporates, how many grams of salt will be left?
30 grams
100 grams
130 grams
70 grams
What would happen if switch 1 and switch 2 were closed but not switch 3?
The red and blue light bulb would be off.
Only the yellow bulb would operate.
Only the red, blue and white lights would operate.
Only the red bulb will operate.
Which of the following statements would be true?
If wire 1 was cut, only the black and yellow bulbs would light up.
If wire 2 was cut, only the black bulb would light up.
If wire 2 was cut, only the white light would light up.
If wire 3 was cut, all bulbs would light up.
Which of the following is NOT soluble in water?
Sugar
Salt
Oil
Honey
Mr. Washington mixed iron filings with sand. Then, he asked his students to separate the iron filings from the sand. Which of the following is the best tool to use to separate the iron filings from the sand?
Hand lens
Test tube
Bar magnet
Eye dropper
A skater pushes off of a ramp with his right food. He quickly places his foot back on the board and rides down the ramp. What force acts between Chris’s foot and the platform as he pushes off?
Gravity
Friction
Conductivity
Magnetic Attraction
A toy car rolling along different surfaces will experience different amounts of friction. The toy car would encounter the most friction when rolling on which of the following surfaces?
A sandy beach
A sheet of glass
A smooth wooden board
A piece of construction paper
Peach trees have sweet-smelling blossoms and produce rich fruit. What is the main purpose of the flowers of a peach tree?
To attract bees for pollination
To create flower arrangements
To protect the tree from disease
To feed migratory birds
Which part of the plant takes in the most water?
Leaf
Flower
Roots
Stem
The ability of a substance to dissolve is called...
malleability
ductility
solubility
conductivity
Day and night on Earth are caused by Earth's
orbit
rotation
revolution
axis
It takes ________ hours for Earth to complete one rotation.
8
16
24
36
People in the shaded area of Earth are experiencing ______________.
sundown
sunrise
day
night
Which of these cycles is a direct result of Earth's rotation?
Day and Night
Moon Phases
Rainfall and evaporation
Seasons
On which side of a house in Texas should a window be placed so that the people inside the house can see the sunrise each day through the window?
North
South
East
West
a substance or object that allows energy to flow through it easily.
Conductor
Insulator
Electric Energy
Scooby Doo
Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?
a force that pulls a magnetic material across a distance
Force
Gravity
That Gucci
Magnetism
A student builds a circuit made up of a battery, two light bulbs, and a switch. What will the student most likely observe in this circuit?
Light bulb 1 and light bulb 2 will both be on
Light bulb 1 will be off, but light bulb 2 will be on
Light bulb 1 and light bulb 2 will both be off
Light bulb 1 will be on, but light bulb 2 will be off
The diagram shows a series circuit with three lit bulbs. How many of the bulbs will remain lit if the wire is cut a the point shown by the arrow?
0
1
2
3
Most cars have lights, power locks, radios and other equipment that uses electricity. Electric circuits power this equipment. Each circuit has a fuse that completes it. The picture shows one type of fuse a car may have. Which of these describe one thing that could happen if the wire in a car fuse burns out?
The car's light will burn brighter
The car's radio will not work
The car's turn signal will blink to slowly
The car's power windows will open faster
Many types of fans are used in homes. One type of electric fan is shown above. In addition to mechanical energy, which of these is produced as electric current passes through the circuit of this fan?
Heat
Mass
Light
Water Vapor
All the lightbulbs in this circuit are lit. Which change would cause all the bulbs to go out?
Removing wire 1
Removing wires 2 and 4
Removing wires 2 and 5
Removing wires 3 and 4
Each school year for 30 years, the amount of rain that fell at a school was measured and recorded. Tracking rainfall over a long period provides the most information about which characteristic of an area?
Climate
Temperature of one day
Weather
Type of soil
