Worksheetsscience
Total questions: 131
Worksheet time: 4hrs 52mins
Calvin wanted to race in his city's 5K race. Having never raced, he was worried that he would not finish. He worked hard and practiced everyday. He even trained with a coach. Calvin not only finished the race, but to his surprise he ended up winning 1st place in his age group! The reader can conclude that Calvin trained with a coach because --
Calvin would not practice on his own.
Calvin's parents made him work with a coach.
Calvin's goal was to win the race.
Calvin had never raced and wanted the extra help.
Hiccups can be annoying when you can't get rid of them! One day, Zane decided to do something about it. He worked day and night trying to find a cure. After months of hard work, he came up with a recipe lollipop to help treat hiccups. Made of honey and lemon, Zane's sweet and sour lollipops became an instant success. From the red sentence above, a reader can tell that Zane is--
hardworking
lazy
smart
frustrated
When people visit they train station, they do not just come to ride a train. They also get to meet Samba, train station's manager who happens to be a cat! Samba attracts millions of visitors, which helps the town. When visitors come, they also spend money at restaurants, shops, and hotels. Samba has helped bring in over 12 million dollars! The reader can tell that Samba is welcome to stay at the train station because--
She attracts passengers.
She rides on the trains.
She plays with other cats.
She gives tours.
Each year, the Pima Air Space Museum hosts the Great Paper Airplane Fly-Off. The plane that flies the farthest wins! The winner's design is used to create a giant paper airplane, in hopes that it will take flight. Creating paper airplanes encourages exploration in science and invention. The reader can conclude that the museum values science because --
paper airplanes are in museums
all museums are scientific
they encourage exploration in science and invention
they encourage competition
Play Pump may look like your average merry-go-round, but more than likely your local merry-go-round does not supply water to you. Play Pumps are used in some parts of the world where clean water is almost impossible to find. Play Pumps work by taking the energy from the movement of the merry-go-round to pump water from underground into a holding container for communities to use. The reader can conclude that --
Play Pumps are simple merry-go-rounds.
Play Pumps are important in some parts of the world.
Play Pumps are impossible to find.
Play Pumps are very expensive.
One day, Tawni stumbled upon a baby hippo stranded and alone! As a game warden, he knew how to take care of baby hippos. Soon the hippo was taken in by Tawni and given the name Patrick. Patrick quickly settled in with his new family, playing with the dogs and even living indoors. However, Patrick grew very quickly and soon began breaking furniture! Tawni had to start locking Patrick out of the house, but Patrick was still a member of the family. The reader can conclude this it is unusual for --
Tawni to play with wild animals.
hippos to live with humans.
humans to care about animals.
Patrick to break furniture.
One day, Tawni stumbled upon a baby hippo stranded and alone! As a game warden, he knew how to feed baby hippos. Soon the hippo was taken in by Tawni and given the name Patrick. Patrick quickly settled in with his new family, playing with the dogs and even living indoors. Which sentence best explains why Tawni was able to provide care for Patrick?
One day, Tawni stumbled upon a baby hippo stranded and alone.
As a game warden, Tawni knew how to feed baby hippos.
Soon the stranded hippo was taken in by Tawni and given the name Patrick.
Patrick quickly settled in with his new family.
Which sentence best support the idea that potato chips are well-liked today?
Potato chips are a crunchy and salty snack.
Potato chips have come a long way from their beginnings are fried potatoes.
Potato chips began as an accidental success.
Grocery stores sometimes have a hard time keeping bags of potato chips on their shelves before they sell out.
Earth is a great planet for human life. We have air, water, and food that are necessary for our survival. Some people think that one day we may need to move to another planet like Mars! Mr. Elon Musk is one of those people. He created the company SpaceX which builds spaceships. Mr. Musk's idea is that one day his SpaceX rockets will take humans to Mars. The reader can conclude that Elon Musk is likely to be --
friendly
competitive
innovative (creator)
worried
Earth is a great planet for human life. We have air, water, and food that are necessary for our survival. Some people think that one day we may need to move to another planet like Mars! Mr. Elon Musk is one of those people. He created the company SpaceX which builds spaceships. Mr. Musk's idea is that one day his SpaceX rockets will take humans to Mars. The reader can conclude that Elon Musk is likely to be --
friendly
competitive
innovative (creator)
worried
The dunes in the park are formed by —
A student made a list of activities that involve energy.
1. Sharks chasing a school of fish
2. A toaster heating bread
3. A cell phone charging
4. A tree limb falling to the ground
5. Tomato plants absorbing sunlight
6. A canoe floating down a rive
Which activities on the list are examples of the use of mechanical energy?
Activities 1, 4, and 6
Activities 2, 4, and 5
Activities 1 and 2
Activities 3, 5, and 6
The dunes in the park are formed by —
* Small owl with long legs
*Lives in areas with many species of short plants
*Often nests in abandonded rodend tunnels
*Large herbivore; about 1 m tall at the shoulder
* Lives in open areas with short plants to graze
* Second-fastest land animal
* Large woodpecker; about 42 cm long
*Nests in mature trees in densely forested areas
*Loud and destructive to trees
* Large rabbit with long ears
* Lives in areas with short plants where predators are visible
* Often lives in areas that have been grazed by livestock
What can you infer about the following:
Sofia threw on mismatched socks and forgot to brush her teeth. She ran out the door just in time to see the bus drive by.
Sofia was dressing up as a clown.
Sofia was practicing for the big race.
Sofia's alarm didn't go off, and she was late for school.
Sofia's mom forgot to lay out her clothes for her.
Which clues would lead you to infer that Lucy would not be going to school today. There may be more than one correct answer.
She peeked out the window, and her eyes lit up.
Lucy crawled out of bed.
White flakes fell from the sky and covered the roads.
Lucy woke up early.
Which of the following scenarios support that it is cold outside?
The baby threw her peas over the edge of her chair and laughted as every last bit of her veggies was licked off of the floor.
"Ohhhh, Ahhh!" said the boys. As another one sparkled in the sky, they jumped for joy. Boom! As soon as the show was over, the tired boys went home to bed.
When Chara looked outside, she knew it would be the perfect day to snuggle up with her favorite book, slippers, and cup of hot cocoa. Maybe later she would have warm soup for lunch.
Rachel climbed under the covers and got out her flashlight. She snuck out her book and began to read. Before she knew it, the clock read 11pm! AS she heard her mom walking toward her room, she quickly turned off her light and pretended to snore.
Which process is most responsible for the formation of the Grand Canyon?
scraping by glaciers
erosion by water
explosive volcanic eruptions
cracking of Earth's crust by earthquakes
Looking at this picture, we can see wind, water, and ice. These elements can move sediment during what process?
weathering
erosion
deposition
hurricane
Picture a glacier moving down a mountain....Which statement about glaciers is correct?
Glaciers are the main force in the creation of mountains
Glaciers move to slowly too change Earth's landscape
Glaciers create both deep valleys and mountain lakes
Glaciers carved all of the rivers that currently exist on Earth.
The perimeter of the polygon is 40 units. What is the missing length in units?
Which is the amount of money Hilda has in her purse?
Which statement is true?
We went to the park, and ________we went home.
then
than
Ive been going to the gym every day!
change gym to Gym
change day to Day
change Ive to I've
make no change
I'm going to be your teacher until May.
Change your to you're (which means you are)
Change I'm to Im
Change May to may
Make no change
This is a photo of my grandmothers house in Mexico.
Change Mexico to mexico (MINTS)
Change photo to foto (Websters/ check spelling)
change grandmothers to grandmother's (plural to ownership)
make no change
My best friend says she can trust me?
Change friend to freind (Webster's/ Check spelling)
Change says to say's (verb usage / Webster's)
Change the question mark to a period. (end marks)
Make no change.
Which answer choice is the best written and makes the most sense?
Our playground was very clean, and proud of it.
Our playground, was very clean, and we were, very proud of it.
Our playground was very clean. We were very proud of it.
None of these are well written.
Yesterday, we ___________ an owl in our backyard.
see
saw
sawed
seen
I have not saw an owl before, so I am going to start looking out for one!
change saw to see
change saw to seen
change saw to sawed
Make no change! The sentence sounds great!
Combine the following sentences:
- We bought a dog.
- We named it Fluffster.
We bought a dog named Fluffster.
We bought a dog and named it Fluffster.
We bought a dog, so we named it Flufflster.
We bought a dog because we named it Fluffster.
We sends my mom a big bouquet of roses last year on Mother's Day!
change sends to sended (usage)
change sends to sent (usage)
change Mother's Day to mother's day (MINTS)
Make no change
We sends my mom a big bouquet of roses last year on Mother's Day!
change sends to sended (usage)
change sends to sent (usage)
change Mother's Day to mother's day (MINTS)
Make no change
Choose the list that best describes how fossil fuels are formed.
Organism growth, burial, volcanic eruptions
Faults in Earth's crust, burial, glacier formation
Organism growth, burial, compaction
Erosion burial, earthquakes
Which diagram shows compaction which leads to the formation of sedimentary rock?
Erosion is major process in the formation of sedimentary rock. What is erosion?
Rocks are broken into smaller pieces that remain the in same location.
Pressure compacts layers of sediment and turns them into rock.
Pieces of soil or rock are carried from one place to another.
Sediment falls to the bottom of a lake to form sedimentary layers.
Plants are growing on the surface of this pond. How do plants like these form fossil fuels?
Dead plants sink to the bottom and get buried by sediment for millions of years.
Dead plants sink to the bottom and get consumed by decomposers.
Dead plants produce carbon dioxide for the fish, which form fossil fuels.
Dead plants get buried for millions of years and form fossils that attract carbon.
The model below shows layers of sediment on the floor of an ocean. Which is the best explanation of how these layers can become rock over years?
Sand in the sediment melts and turns into rock.
The weight of the water compacts the sediment into rock.
Changing water temperatures turn sand in the sediment into rock.
Pollution caused by humans turns the sediment into rock.
Monahans Sandhills State Park in Texas has 4,000 acres of sand dunes. Some as tall as a 6 story building. Which is the most likely way that sand dunes were formed?
rainstorms
tornadoes
earthquakes
strong winds
The shape of a delta can change over time. The size and shape of this delta over time are NOT likely to be changed by -
The amount and size of tides along the shore
The amount and size of sediments carried by the river and streams.
The amount of fishing in the delta
The amount and size of waves from the ocean that reach the shore.
The picture below shows a canyon in Northern Arizona. Which best describes how this canyon was most likely formed?
Floods eroded the sandstone away from the canyon walls.
Glaciers eroded the canyon rock as they melted and moved.
Ice wedged into cracks in the rock and weathered the canyon.
Wind blew large rocks that smashed against the canyon walls.
This wide U-shaped valley is shown in the picture. It was most likely formed by -
Floods eroded the sediment away.
Glaciers eroded the sediment as it melted and moved.
Wind blew large rocks that smashed against the canyon walls.
A hurricane carried away sediment
Which shows a person using an alternative energy source to perform a task?
Citizens in a community were surveyed about the type of energy resource they like for a new power plant. The results are shown below. How many citizens chose alternative energy resources?
850
485
365
687
Which alternative energy source is generated beneath Earth's crust and can be used to heat buildings?
Hydroelectric energy
Geothermal Energy
Wind Energy
Solar energy
The diagram below shows rock layers next to a road. Layer 3 contains many plant fossils. Layer 3 most likely formed in which of these environments?
Desert
Forest
Ocean
Tundra
-
Plastic ball
Glass marble
Metal paper clip
Wood block
-
Which two objects are most likely less dense than the water?
Some beetles break down the remains of dead animals. Some mushrooms break down the remains of dead trees. How do these actions most benefit plants?
By releasing oxygen to the air.
By making space for new animals.
By decreasing the population of herbivores.
By returning nutrients to the soil.
Some facts about birds called cattle egrets are listed above.
Which of these facts best describes how these birds depend on other animals to survive?
Fact 1
Fact 2
Fact 3
Fact 4
A student observes the following activities while walking in a park.
Which of these living organisms was interacting with another living organism in the environment?
Fire ant
Blue jay
Bee
Hawk
The food web above represents organisms in a field.
What role do raccoons play in this food web?
Prey
Producer
Consumer
Decomposer
A food web for some organisms in an African rain forest is shown above.
Which organisms in this food web eat only consumers?
Okapis
Civets
Leopards
Gorillas
A partial forest food web is shown above.
In this food web energy is transferred directly between-
Blue grouse and wolves
Elk and sharp-shinned hawks
Conifer seeds and red crossbills
Conifer leaves and northern goshawks
One stage in the life cycle of an apple tree is the release of seeds.
Which of these animal activities is most like the stage of the life cycle in which seeds are released?
A snake shedding its skin
A swarm of bees leaving a hive
A tadpole growing into an adult
A bird laying an egg
Data for four animal populations in a wooded area were collected before and after a shopping mall was constructed near the area. The graph above shows changes in the populations.
Which animal's food sources most likely increased after the mall opened?
Squirrels only
Snakes, squirrels and raccoons
Raccoons only
Snakes, squirrels and deer
The nesting habits of four types of birds are described in the table above.
If all the dead branches and dying trees in a wooded area are removed, which birds nesting habit would be most affected?
Baltimore oriole
Barn swallow
Downy woodpecker
Belted kingfisher
Eagles catch fish in rivers with their talons. They fly with the fish to a tree branch and tear the fish into small pieces. Which bird most likely catches and eats its food the way an eagle does?
The table above gives information about four types of fish. These fish all have mouth structures that allow them to eat different types of food.
Which of these fish has mouth structures that allow it to eat algae by taking large bites of the hard coral on which the algae grows?
Parrotfish
Koi
Goby
Seahorse
Crayfish live in water and often hide under rocks or plants. They come out to look for food and will eat both plants and animals.
Which of these is a trait that crayfish most likely inherits from its parents?
The number of legs it has
The amount of food it eats each day
The type of plants in its habitat
The average distance it travels each day
A farmer keeps bees to pollinate crops. The farmer makes several observations about the bees.
Which of the observations above describes a learned behavior?
Bees make return trips to drink sugar water from a bowl placed 40 meters from their hive.
Bees have dark eyes and black-and-yellow stripes.
Bees produce honey from the nectar they collect.
Bees will sting when threatened or disturbed.
For a Science assignment a student was asked to observe some organisms and then make a table to classify the organisms' traits as inherited or learned. The student's table is shown above.
How many of these observations describe learned behaviors and how many describe inherited traits?
1 learned behavior, 7 inherited traits
2 learned behaviors, 6 inherited traits
3 learned behaviors, 5 inherited traits
4 learned behaviors, 4 inherited traits
Calvin wanted to race in his city's 5K race. Having never raced, he was worried that he would not finish. He worked hard and practiced everyday. He even trained with a coach. Calvin not only finished the race, but to his surprise he ended up winning 1st place in his age group! The reader can conclude that Calvin trained with a coach because --
Calvin would not practice on his own.
Calvin's parents made him work with a coach.
Calvin's goal was to win the race.
Calvin had never raced and wanted the extra help.
Hiccups can be annoying when you can't get rid of them! One day, Zane decided to do something about it. He worked day and night trying to find a cure. After months of hard work, he came up with a recipe lollipop to help treat hiccups. Made of honey and lemon, Zane's sweet and sour lollipops became an instant success. From the red sentence above, a reader can tell that Zane is--
hardworking
lazy
smart
frustrated
Jane's 3rd grade class acted like a three-ring circus when they came in from lunch Friday.
simile
metaphor
