decide by reasoning

protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment

an organism that obtains energy by feeding on the other organisms

a substance made of two or more elements chemically combined

conditions that stay the same in the experiment

a group of stars that form a pattern in the sky

the change of state from liquid to gas

On Earth's surface, rock breaks down into tiny pieces. The pieces settle in layers, become compacted, and stick together. Which kind of rock is formed?

What causes rock to become metamorphic rock?

Which rock forms when magma cools?

A mineral can be scratched by an iron nail. What can you conclude?

Josh rubs a mineral across a tile, and observes the color of the residue left behind. What property is Josh testing?

Which type of resources cannot be easily or quickly replaced once they are used?

Which is a renewable resource used to produce electricity?

Why are minerals considered nonrenewable resources?

Which process occurs when soil from a farmer's field blows away in a strong wind?

Which process occurs when a flowing river moves sand towards the sea?

What can result from tree roots growing into the ground?

Which is a cause of both weathering and erosion?

in which part of the water cycle does liquid water turn into water vapor?

In which part of the water cycle does water return to Earth from the atmosphere?

Where does most of the water that evaporates on Earth come from?

Which shows the source of energy for the water cycle?

Margie is moving from a coastal town to an inland city at the same latitude. What should she expect the winters to be like in her new city?

What does high air pressure usually indicate?

Look at the thermometer above. What type of precipitation is MOST LIKELY at this temperature?

Zack and Emily are hiking up a mountain. Which statement describes how the weather will MOST LIKELY change as they climb?

Look at the drawing above. Which prediction is MOST LIKELY?

Which process involves a decrease in temperature?

Which is correct?

You place a piece of bread in the toaster. A minute later, the toast pops up. What evidence tells you an increase in temperature caused a chemical change?

In an experiment, the one variable that is changed or adjusted is called the

In an experiment, the factor that we measure or observe is called the

In a controlled experiment, how many independent variables can be worked with at a time?

What is being kept constant?

What form of energy is in a battery?

What forms of energy does this object give off?

Which is NOT an example of energy causing motion?

Which describes a change caused by the sun's energy?

Which description applies to the picture?

Zelie used an electric fan to power four identical toy sailboats across a bowl of water. The data table shows the distance and time for each sailboat. Which boat traveled with the MOST kinetic energy?

Which describes how forces affect a soccer ball?

Which forces can affect an object's motion without touching the object?

If you held the object in the picture near paperclips containing iron, what would be the result?

Eli pushes a box with 1 N of force, and Judy pushes with 2 N in the opposite direction. Which describes what happens to the box?

Which does NOT by applying a force to an object?

The boy pulls a wagon. What is likely to happen if the boy adds objects to the wagon?

Dan plans to push several balls across the floor with the same amount of force. He will record data about distance each one traveled. Which object to you predict will move the farthest?

The part of the flower were pollen is produced. "The male part of a flower"

Which 2 stages of the plant life cycle can occur bye the use of wind, rain, animals, and gravity.

What process allows plants to be called producers?

All animals that do not have a backbone are called?

Characteristic that are passed through our parent's genes are called?

What choices does an animal have when it's habitat or environment changes?

The stem is an important part of many plants. Which of the following is the most similar to the role performed by the stem of a plant?

The light bounces off or ___________ off the object into the eyes.

A box of candy represents which of the following types of combinations?

Jim has a pitcher of water and adds a powder drink mix to make lemonade. What is this called?

[SC.4.N.1.6] Adam is writing a lab report about a class field study on wetland animals. Vanessa is writing a lab report about a class experiment on how sunlight affects the evaporation of water. Which of the following should NOT be included in each student’s lab report?

[SC.5.E.5.3] The four planets closest the sun in our solar system are Earth, Mars, Mercury, and Venus. Which of the following lists the positions of these planets from the sun from closest to farthest?

[SC.4.E.6.3] Limestone is a kind of sedimentary rock. Which of the following is one reason why limestone is classified as a non-renewable resource and NOT as a renewable resource?

[SC.5.E.7.3] Christina compared the weather on Saturday and Sunday. She observed that the temperature and humidity were greater on Sunday. Based on this information, which of the following also describes how the weather was different on Sunday?

[SC.5.P.9.1] Jake’s father stuck a potato on the end of a fork with a long handle. He held the potato just above the flames of a campfire. Soon the outside of the potato turned black and started to smell different. Which of the following describes what Jake’s father did?

[SC.5.P.10.4] For a special dinner, Catherine’s mom lit some candles in the living room for decoration.

What are two forms of energy that the fire from a burning candle releases?

[SC.5.P.13.3] Mrs. Stedman pushes a shopping cart. How can she increase the speed of the cart?

[SC.5.L.14.2] The scales of fish and the feathers of birds are both made from the same protein, called keratin. What is another characteristic birds and most fish share?

[SC.4.L.16.4] The nurse shark is a type of fish, yet it is like a bat because it can bear live young. Which life cycle stage would both a nurse shark and a bat need to be at in order to bear live young?

[SC.4.L.16.3] A bobcat has the instinct to chase rodents for food. Where does this bobcat’s behavior come from?

[SC.4.N.1.6] A factory releases wastes into a nearby river. Landon notices dead fish in the river. He infers that the wastes are harmful to the fish in the river. Which of the following observations would provide the best evidence to support Landon’s inference?

[SC.4.E.6.3] There are many different natural resources found in Florida. Which of the following can be described as a renewable resource?

[SC.5.P.9.1] Matter changes in many ways. The picture shows one way in which matter changes.

Which of the following best describes this change?

[SC.5.P.10.4] When Maria plugs in and turns on her new alarm clock, the alarm sounds ringing. Which energy transformation takes place?

[SC.5.P.13.1] When James tries to lift his backpack filled with books, he finds it hard to do. Which force pulls down on the backpack when James tries to lift it?

[SC.3.L.15.1] Samson spotted an animal in his yard that he had never seen before. It was lying on top of a pile of eggs. He could also tell that the animal's skin was tough and scaly. Based on this information, what kind of vertebrate was Samson most likely looking at?

[SC.4.L.16.4] Ferns and mosses both lack flowers and seeds, yet both mosses and ferns are able to reproduce. What is the first stage of the life cycle of both mosses and ferns?

When comets come close to the Sun they develop a tail that glows so we can see it from Earth. Asteroids do not

develop tails like this. In what other way are asteroids different from comets?

Of the outer planets, which one is closest to the Sun?

Bernie put some ice in a cup and poured some cold tea over the ice. He set the filled cup on the kitchen table. In a

few minutes he noticed that there were drops of water all over the outside of the cup. Where did the drops of water

most likely come from?

During which part of the water cycle is water a gas?

Which answer choice correctly lists environments from most dry to least dry?

Sherell was looking into the night sky. She saw that the stars looked like points of light.

Which of the following causes the stars to look this way?

A star named Sirius appears as the brightest star in the nighttime sky, even though a star

named Pollux actually gives off more light. Which of the following best explains why Sirius

appears brighter than Pollux in our nighttime sky?

Which of the following best describes a galaxy?

Jacob started creating a diagram to show some of the common characteristics of the

planets in our solar system.

Which characteristic should Jacob write in the empty circle of the diagram?

Some resources are renewable, and some are nonrenewable. Which of these explains the

difference between the two types of resources?

Lyric wants to mix cocoa powder with milk and dissolve as quickly and completely as possible. Which of the following methods will work best?

Kyle and Jan are comparing two samples of matter. They make a table of the properties of each sample.

Which property provides the best evidence that both samples are solids rather than liquids?

Mindy found two seashells when she went to the beach. They appear to be almost the same size, but they have different shapes. How could she figure out if their volume is the same?

The Sun provides the energy to be used by the living things in the lagoon food chain below.

Which of the following describes the transfer of energy from a producer to a consumer?

Which statement below most accurately describes a food web?

This organ is a muscular pump that circulates blood through the body

Part of the central nervous system - controls all other organs.

Eliminate waste products from your blood - filters urea, water and excess salts.

Which two systems work together to cause movement?

What is the function of the human skeleton?

In order to provide oxygen and remove carbon dioxide, air must be pumped into and out of which of the following organs?

The organ pictured in this diagram performs which of the following functions

Which gases are being exchanged through the respiratory system?

What organ is this?

What is the function of this system?

Needle-shaped leaves help plants ____________ more water than wide leaves.

What environmental stimulus decreases during winter?

Name the colorful leaf-like structures of a flower.

What is the process by which an organism produces offspring?

The female reproductive organ, which includes the stigma, style, & ovary, is called the _______________?

These give the ability to breathe underwater to creatures that live in the water.

Structures that develop over long periods of time that helps the organism survive are called a(n) _____