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EZ science

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 38mins

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Class
Date
1.

What makes you move?

a)

your blood flowing

b)

your muscles expanding and contracting

c)

your food digesting

d)

your bones giving your body shape

2.

What cloud?

a)

cirrus

b)

cumulus

c)

stratus

d)

cumulonimbus

3.

What cloud?

a)

cumulonimbus

b)

cumulus

c)

cirrus

d)

stratus

4.

What cloud?

a)

stratus

b)

cumulus

c)

cumulonimbus

d)

cirrus

5.

What cloud?

a)

cumulus

b)

cirrus

c)

stratus

d)

cumulonimbus

6.

What kind of weather does high air pressure bring?

a)

clear or sunny skies

b)

cloudy skies

c)

storms

d)

cold fronts

7.

What does an anemometer do?

a)

measures wind speed

b)

measures air pressure

c)

measures wind direction

d)

measures air temperature

8.

What weather does an El Nino bring?

a)

warmer ocean water and more rain

b)

warmer ocean water and less rain

c)

colder ocean water and more wind

d)

colder ocean water and higher tides

9.

What does a barometer measure?

a)

air pressure

b)

wind direction

c)

precipitation

d)

cloud type

10.

What kind of weather does a low pressure system bring?

a)

clouds and rain

b)

clear skies

c)

cumulus clouds

d)

evaporation

11.

What body system exchanges gases?

a)

muscular

b)

nervous

c)

respiratory

d)

digestive

12.

What direction does weather usually move across North America? (1 or more correct answers)

a)

east to west

b)

west to east

c)

to east from west

d)

to west from east

13.

When it is summer in North America, what season is it in South America?

a)

winter

b)

spring

c)

summer

d)

fall

14.

What is true about the jet stream?

a)

it is warm water that moves along the Atlantic coast of North America

b)

it is air moving across North America from west to east and sometimes north to south

c)

it is air moving across North America from east to west and sometimes north to south

d)

it is cold warm water that moves along the Pacific coast of North America

15.

What is true about the Gulf Stream?

a)

it is warm water moving along the Atlantic Coast from the Gulf of Mexico

b)

it is warm water moving along the Pacific Coast from the Gulf of Mexico

c)

It is air moving west to east and sometimes north to south

d)

it is air moving east to west and sometimes north to south

16.

What precipitation will most likely fall when the temperature is 20 degrees F?

a)

rain and snow

b)

rain

c)

snow

d)

sleet and hail

17.

What form of precipitation will most likely fall when the temperature is 60 degrees F?

a)

rain

b)

snow

c)

sleet

d)

hail

18.

When it is fall in South America and Australia, what season is it in North America?

a)

autumn

b)

winter

c)

spring

d)

summer

19.

It is 25 degrees F in the morning and 55 degrees in the afternoon.

What precipitation will most likely fall?

a)

snow in the morning and afternoon

b)

rain in the morning and afternoon

c)

rain in the morning and snow in the afternoon

d)

snow in the morning and rain in the afternoon

20.

What is true about objects falling? Choose all that apply.

a)

Objects with a greater mass fall faster than objects with smaller mass.

b)

Objects with a greater mass fall more slowly than objects with smaller mass.

c)

Objects with a greater mass fall at the same speed as objects with smaller mass.

d)

Objects with the same mass fall at the same speed.

21.

An elephant and a cat jump off a cliff. Who reaches the water first?

a)

elephant because the mass is greater

b)

cat because there is less resistance

c)

elephant and cat reach at the same time because the same gravity is pulling them.

d)

elephant, then the cat because gravity pulls more on bigger objects

22.

The blue wagon has 10 pounds of sand and the red wagon has 25 pounds of sand. What is true about moving them? Check all that apply.

a)

You will need more force to move the heavier wagon.

b)

You will need the same force to move both wagons.

c)

You will need less force to move the heavier wagon.

d)

You will need less force to move the lighter wagon.

23.

A ball slows down after you kick it across a grassy field. What is the biggest reason the ball slows down?

a)

Gravity pulls the ball down.

b)

Friction between the ball and the air slows it down.

c)

Friction between the ball and the grass slows it down.

d)

Wind blows against the ball and slows it .

24.

When water passes from liquid to gas from the bottom of a plant's leaves

a)

respirtation

b)

transpiration

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

25.

When water changes from a liquid to a gas

a)

evaporation

b)

precipitation

c)

condensation

d)

run off

26.

When water cools and makes a cloud

a)

condensation

b)

transpiration

c)

evaporation

d)

precipitation

27.

When water vapor cools on the outside of a glass of water

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

transpiration

d)

digestion

28.

When water moves over land because it cannot be absorbed into the ground

a)

run off

b)

precipitation

c)

evaporation

d)

transpiration

29.

Rain, snow, sleet and hail are forms of ___.

a)

precipitation

b)

respiration

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

30.

What will cause an object to stop moving?

a)

a greater force pushing the object in the same direction it is moving

b)

an equal force pushing the object in the opposite direction it is moving

c)

an equal force pushing the object in the direction it is moving.

d)

a lesser force pushing the object in the same direction it is moving

31.

Andrew walks 2 miles. He walks the first mile in 19 minutes and the second one in 21 minutes. What is true about his walk?

a)

He sped up after the first mile.

b)

He went the same speed on both miles.

c)

He slowed down on the second mile.

d)

He went uphill on the first mile and downhill on the second.

32.

A big bowling ball and a little bowling ball are pushed with the same force. What is true about their speed?

a)

The big ball rolls faster because it has a greater mass.

b)

The little ball rolls faster because it has a lesser mass.

c)

The little ball rolls slower because it has a lesser mass.

d)

The two balls roll at the same speed because they have the same mass.

33.

What traits are inherited?

a)

hair color, eye color and earlope shape

b)

eye color, height and hair style

c)

eye color, musical ability and tongue curling

d)

language spoken, handwriting and food preference

34.

What is the main reason the Earth has seasons?

a)

the Earth rotates on its axis

b)

the Earth revolves around the sun

c)

the moon revolves around the Earth

d)

the Earth is tilted on its axis

35.

What is true about hurricanes?

a)

Hurricanes form from high pressure over North America

b)

Hurricanes form from low pressure over warm ocean water

c)

Hurricanes form from high pressure over warm ocean water

d)

Hurricanes form after thunderstorms

36.

Which are all inherited traits?

a)

dimples, ear lobe, handedness, and blood type

b)

handedness, eye color, hair style, language

c)

eye color, musical ability, tongue rolling, hair style

d)

food preference, language, art talent, math skills

37.

What can make an object moving forward increase its speed?

a)

a force pushing in the opposite direction the object is moving

b)

a force pushing in the same direction the object is moving

c)

an increase in the friction against the object

d)

a decrease in the mass of the object

38.

How would you describe the speed of this object shown here?

a)

moving at a constant speed

b)

speed is increasing over time

c)

speed is decreasing over time

d)

object is stationary

39.

How would you describe the speed of the object in this graph?

a)

the object is stationary

b)

the object is slowing down

c)

the object is speeding up (accelerating)

d)

the object is moving at a constant speed

40.

What does this graph show about the object's movement?

a)

the object is moving faster (accelerating)

b)

the object is slowing down

c)

the object is moving at a constant speed

d)

the object is stationary

41.

What does the graph show about the object's movement?

a)

the object is moving at a constant speed

b)

the object is stationary

c)

the object is moving faster (accelerating)

d)

the object is moving more slowly (decelerating)

42.

When you fry an egg, the egg undergoes a

a)

physical change because it is still an egg

b)

chemical change because frying the egg changes it

c)

physical change because you can put the egg back in the shell

d)

chemical change because the colors are the same

43.

When you mix vegetables to make a salad, you are making a

a)

physical change because the vegetables are smaller but the same

b)

chemical change because you digest them

c)

physical change because cutting them makes a new substance

d)

chemical change because you can't put them back together

44.

What are examples of physical change?

a)

shredding paper and boiling water

b)

setting of fireworks and cooking chicken

c)

freezing ice and an apple rotting

d)

burning wood and digesting food

45.

What are examples of chemical change?

a)

burning wood and digesting food

b)

slicing bread and metal rusting

c)

melting popsicles and boilng water

d)

warming soup and striking a match

46.

Plants are _______because they ___ .

a)

producers /make their own food

b)

consumers/make their own food

c)

producers/find their own food

d)

decomposers/ break down food

47.

What happens during photosynthesis?

a)

water, carbon dioxide and sunlight make sugar and oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide and sunlight make sugar, water and oxygen

c)

water and sunlight make sugar and oxygen

d)

sugar and oxygen make water, carbon dioxide and sunlight

48.

Which of the following are producers?

a)

grass, sunflowers, apple trees, pine trees

b)

apple tree, bee, daisy, worm

c)

raccoon, starfish, hawk, beetle

d)

oak tree, cactus, ant, dandelion

49.

Which of the following are biotic factors?

a)

tree, grass, sand, crickets

b)

water, wind, sun, rocks

c)

crab, butterfly, sunflower, maple tree

d)

worm, sand, spider, flea

50.

Which of the following are abiotic factors?

a)

sand, wind, sun, rain

b)

dolphin, salt water, sea gull, eel

c)

cherry tree, bee, ivy, groundhog

d)

rocks, rain, ants, worms

51.

What best describes a hurricane?

a)

high pressure systerm

b)

low pressure system

c)

high temperatures

d)

stationary front

52.

What is the best instrument to use to predict weather changes?

a)

a thermometer

b)

anemometer

c)

barometer

d)

rain gauge

53.

If a baby zebra does not have stripes, or a rabbit has one long ear and one short ear, these are probably a __________

a)

mutation

b)

twin

c)

sibling

d)

offspring

54.

If the winds in NC change and come from the south, the weather will most likely be

a)

warmer

b)

colder

c)

drier

d)

cloudier

55.

If the winds in NC change and come from the north, the weather will most likely be

a)

warmer

b)

colder

c)

wetter

d)

clearer

56.

The main organ of the circulatory system is the ___

a)

brain

b)

stomach

c)

heart

d)

lungs

57.

Cardiovascular system is another name for the

a)

circulatory system

b)

skeletal system

c)

digestive system

d)

nervous system

58.

A herbivore is a ___

a)

consumer because it eats plants

b)

consumer because it eats meat

c)

producer because it makes its own food

d)

decomposer because it breaks down waste

59.

Why does a thermometer have liquid in it?

a)

It expands or rises when it gets warmer and when it gets colder

b)

It expands or rises when it gets warmer and contracts or gets smaller when it gets colder

c)

it turns red when it gets colder

d)

It expands when it gets colder and warmer

60.

What can fill up a lake or river that has lost some of its water?

a)

precipitation and evaporation

b)

condensation and run-off

c)

run off and precipitation

d)

precipitation and transpiration

61.

What are examples of transfer of heat by radiation?

a)

sunlight, heat over a candle, a hot spoon in coffee

b)

sunlight, heat next to a fire, a lightbulb

c)

a hot metal pan and a sunlight

d)

hot air balloon rising, ice melting and a lightbulb

62.

As the sun warms water in a pond, what happens?

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

transpiration

d)

evaporation

63.

What happens to water when it freezes?

a)

it gets warmer and expands

b)

it gets colder and expands

c)

it gets colder and contracts

d)

it gets colder and the volume stays the same

64.

What are examples of new substances being formed?

a)

lighting a match and rust on metal

b)

water evaporating and cutting bread

c)

water freezing and wood burning

d)

making a salad and cooking an egg

65.

What ways does water enter the air in the water cycle? Mark all that are true.

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

66.

What is an estuary?

a)

where the mountains meet the plains

b)

where a river enters a lake

c)

where a river joins another river

d)

where the ocean water mixes with river water

67.

What is true about decomposers? choose all that are correct

a)

decomposers break down dead organisms

b)

decomposers turn sunlight into energy

c)

decomposers return nutrients to the ecosystem

d)

plants and animals eat decomposers

68.

What organism is at the beginning of every food chain or food web?

a)

the smallest animals

b)

the largest animals

c)

plants

d)

decomposers

69.

What is needed for the most variety of life in an ecosystem?

a)

many different animals

b)

many different plants

c)

many different consumers

d)

many different water sources

70.

How have plants adapted to the tundra?

a)

by using moonlight for growing

b)

by growing tall only in the summer

c)

by storing water in their leaves

d)

by having roots that grow close to the surface

71.

How have desert plants adapted to their environment?

a)

by finding shade to grow in

b)

by storing water

c)

by releasing water during the hot days

d)

by recycling nutrients of dead animals

72.

Why can frogs and snakes live in the same garden?

a)

both keep weeds out

b)

both eat the same pests

c)

both have different niches in the garden

d)

they take turns drinking water

73.

Which of the following are all decomposers?

a)

slugs, snails, snakes and worms

b)

bacteria, fungi, woodpeckers and worms

c)

worms, fungi, mushrooms and slugs

d)

snails, slugs, fungi and rain