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4th Grade Science: Benchmark Review

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 2hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Period of 24 hours or the time it takes Earth to make one complete spin on its axis
a)
Rotation
b)
Compass
c)
Sundail
d)
Movement
2.
An imaginary line around which the Earth spins
a)
axis
b)
rotation
c)
movement
d)
compass
3.
What is the result of the Earth’s rotation?
a)
Seasons
b)
Eclipses
c)
Moon Phases
d)
Day and Night
4.
How long does it take for the Earth to make one complete rotation?
a)
365 days/1 year
b)
1 week
c)
24 hours/1 day
5.
What 2 things cause seasons on Earth?
a)
axis and orbit
b)
Winter and Fall
c)
Summer and Spring
d)
Sun and Moon
6.
The Earth revolves around the Sun every...
a)
month
b)
year
c)
day
d)
3 years
7.
When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is _____ in the Southern Hemisphere.
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
8.
What causes the seasons to change?
a)
The warming and cooling of Earth's core.
b)
The distance from the sun.
c)
Earth's revolution and tilted axis.
d)
Earth's rotation on its axis.
9.
The Moon is seen because —
a)
sunlight reflects off of its surface
b)
the stars shine on it all night 
c)
the Moon's surface is hot
d)
the Moon makes its own light
10.
What two planets are in between the Sun and Earth?
a)
Mars and Jupiter
b)
Mercury and Venus 
c)
Neptune and Mercury
d)
Saturn and Uranus
11.
The Moon revolves around —
a)
the Sun
b)
an eclipse
c)
 the Earth 
d)
 another moon
12.
When the Moon has completed one quarter of its orbit around the Earth, the Moon  appears to be a half circle. This phase is called the 
a)
full moon 
b)
 quarter moon
c)
crescent moon
d)
gibbous moon
13.
How long does it take to go through the phases of the Moon cycle?
a)
 About one day 
b)
 About one decade
c)
About one year
d)
About one month
14.
What shape of the moon is when you can see more than half on the lit side, but not all of it?
a)
full moon
b)
gibbous
c)
crescent
d)
new moon
15.
Which phase of the moon shows an entire circle reflected by the sun?
a)
New
b)
Full Moon
c)
Waxing Crescent
d)
Waning Crescent
16.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
d)
Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Earth, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
17.
Which phase of the moon can you see less than half of the lit side, but not all is gone?
a)
crescent
b)
new moon
c)
full moon
d)
gibbous
18.
The part of the earth receiving the sun's most direct rays is having
a)
spring
b)
fall
c)
winter
d)
summer
19.

1The diagram shows the water cycle. At which point in the diagram is the Sun’s heat turning water into a gas?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.

Which part of Ashley’s model represents precipitation in the atmosphere?

a)

Droplets forming on the pan

b)

Water drops falling from the pan

c)

Water vapor rising from the beaker

d)

Water heating inside the beaker

21.

Water changes from state to state in the water cycle. Which of the following best describes the process of water from the clouds dropping to Earth in the form of snow, sleet, hail, or rain?

a)

Transpiration

b)

Evaporation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Cloud formation

22.

Which of the following correctly identifies the part of the water cycle specified in the diagram?

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

transpiration

d)

evaporation

23.

___ is water vapor changes into a liquid when it comes in contact with a cooler surface

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

transpiration

d)

groundwater

24.
What is water doing when it is changed to water vapor?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
transpiring
d)
freezing
25.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
26.
What controls whether water is a gas, liquid or solid ice?
a)
 the shape or size of the cup
b)
where it has been stored
c)
if it is used for irrigation
d)
temperature
27.

The living and non-living things and the way they interact in an environment is an ____________.

a)

producer

b)

decomposer

c)

ecosystem

d)

sun

28.

An organism that makes or produces its own food is called a ____________.

a)

producer

b)

decomposer

c)

ecosystem

d)

sun

29.

Decomposers help make the soil rich when they decompose the waste or remains of other organisms.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

An animal that lives by eating other animals is called a ____________.

a)

producer

b)

prey

c)

predator

d)

plant

31.

A chain of energy that is passed from one organism to another is called a ____________.

a)

food chain

b)

food web

c)

predator

d)

plant

32.

A web of organisms that shows multiple paths of how animals get their food/energy is called a ____________.

a)

plant

b)

predator

c)

food web

d)

food chain

33.

An area or place where an organism lives in an ecosystem is its ______________.

a)

habitat

b)

ecosystem

c)

niche

d)

carnivore

34.

An organism that obtains food by eating other organisms is called a _________________.

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

d)

bear

35.

Where does all energy in an ecosystem start?

a)

plants

b)

water

c)

wind

d)

sun

36.

Name one thing that the hawk ate.

a)

insect-eating bird

b)

snake

c)

rabbit

d)

grasshopper

37.

What type of clouds are shown in the following image?

a)

Stratus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Cumulus

38.

What type of clouds are shown in the following image?

a)

Stratus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Cumulus

39.

What type of clouds are shown in the following image?

a)

Stratus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Cumulus

40.

What type of clouds cover the sky like a "blanket?"

a)

Stratus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Cumulus

41.

What type of clouds look like cotton balls?

a)

Stratus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Cumulus

42.

What type of clouds are in the sky when the weather is good and it is sunny?

a)

Stratus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Cumulus

43.

Climate is what the weather is like over a long period of time in an area.

a)

False

b)

True

44.

A tool that measures temperature is called a...

a)

rain gauge

b)

anemometer

c)

barometer

d)

thermometer

45.

A tool that measures wind speed is called a...

a)

anemometer

b)

thermometer

c)

rain gauge

d)

wind vane

46.

What measures wind direction?

a)

thermometer

b)

anemometer

c)

wind vane

d)

rain gauge

47.

What does the picture symbolize?

a)

warm front

b)

high air pressure

c)

high temperature

d)

cold front

48.

What does the picture symbolize?

a)

cold front

b)

warm front

c)

mountains

d)

sun rising

49.

What instrument is used to measure temperature?

a)

rain gauge

b)

wind vane

c)

thermometer

d)

anemometer

50.

A(n) _____________is the boundary where two air masses meet, it usually brings changes in the weather.

a)

front

b)

forecast

c)

rain gauge

d)

thermometer

51.

What is this called and what does this measure?

a)

Wind vane; wind direction

b)

Weather vane; wind speed

c)

Anemometer; wind direction

d)

Anemometer; wind speed

52.

The table shows some weather data collected over a five day period. What trend or pattern over the five days can be observed in the collected data?

a)

There were fewer clouds on Thursday than on Monday.

b)

There was more rain on warm days than on cool days.

c)

The temperature decreased as the cloud cover increased.

d)

The temperature increased over the course of the week.

53.
a wheel with a rope or belt around it. Helps a person lift or move something up, down, or across an area. 
a)
screw
b)
pulley
54.
Often used to hold things together. 
a)
inclined plane
b)
screw
55.
-a ramp
-flat surface that is higher at one end. 
-helps a person move something up or down from one place to another
a)
inclined plane
b)
pulley
56.
-a flat bar that rests on a fulcrum
-helps a person move or lift something
-example is a see-saw
a)
lever
b)
wedge
57.
Which is an example of someone using a simple machine to do work?
a)
a boy runs across a football field
b)
a banker counts money
c)
a mother pushes a stroller up a ramp
d)
a girl eats a sandwich
58.
Flagpole
a)
wedge
b)
pulley
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
59.
This device
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
60.
This device
a)
wedge
b)
lever
c)
incline plane
d)
wheel and axle
61.
Which is not a type of simple machine?
a)
spring
b)
screw
c)
pulley
d)
wedge
62.
Friction is a force that acts in an ___________ direction of movement.
a)
similar
b)
opposite
c)
parallel
d)
west
63.
Force is-
a)
Any Push or Pull to make an object Move,  Stop, Change Speed, or Direction.
b)
Something Created By Friction
c)
Kinetic energy getting ready to be used.
64.
If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force.  What will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
65.
What pulls a ball back to earth?
a)
Gas
b)
Gravity
c)
Friction
d)
Molecules
66.
Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?
a)
Motion
b)
Friction
c)
Work
d)
Displacement
67.
If an object is not moving the forces acting upon it are _____________
a)
unbalanced
b)
weak
c)
balanced
d)
Hulk Smash!
68.

Which surface would have the least amount of friction?

a)

A road

b)

A carpet

c)

An ice skating ring

d)

Astro turff

69.

A pencil falling to the ground is an example of___.

a)

Friction

b)

Magnetism

c)

Forces

d)

Gravity

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