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Year in Review

Total questions: 94

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A living thing, such as a plant, that can make its own food
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Herbivore
d)
Carnivore
2.
A living thing that can't make its own food and must eat other living things
a)
Carnivore
b)
Consumer
c)
Herbivore
d)
Producer
3.
An animal that eats only plants or producers
a)
Carnivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Consumer
4.
An animal that eats only other animals
a)
Carnivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Consumer
d)
Producer
5.
A living thing that feeds on the wastes and remains of plants and animals
a)
Decomposers
b)
Fungus
c)
Scavenger
d)
Microorganism
6.
What is a mushroom an example of?
a)
Fungus
b)
Microorganism
c)
Scavenger
d)
Producer
7.
What sort of living thing can connect the top of a food chain back to the bottom when a top predator dies?
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
nothing can do that
8.
Which list correctly show a group of living things in the correct order within a food chain?
a)
wolf←deer←leaves
b)
bear→insects→salmon
c)
dog→parakeet→hamster
d)
snake←moose←berries
9.
Oxpeckers are birds that eat ticks that live on zebras.  The ticks are an example of a
a)
decomposer
b)
scavenger
c)
parasite
10.
Oxpeckers are birds that eat ticks that live on zebras.  In this relationship the birds get food and the zebras get ticks removed.  This is an example of
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
parasitism
11.
Foxes eat both rabbits and birds. What would happen to the number of rabbits if birds were removed from the food web?
a)
the number of rabbits would go up
b)
the number of rabbits would go down
c)
the number of rabbits would stay the same
12.
Hummingbirds feed on the nectar of flowering plants.  In this process, they also pollinate the plants.  What's symbiotic relationship?
a)
predation
b)
mutualism
c)
parasitism
d)
commensalism
13.
Grasshoppers, cactus plants, and rattlesnakes live in the desert. Which activity would increase the amount of energy available to living things?
a)
Rattlesnakes search for food.
b)
Cactus plants grow larger.
c)
Lizards feed on ants.
d)
Grasshoppers sit in the sunlight.
14.
What is the source of all energy on Earth?
a)
the Moon
b)
water
c)
plants
d)
the Sun
15.
Plants make their own food through a process called
a)
photogenic
b)
photons
c)
photosynthesis
d)
phytoplasm
16.

Which organism is the omnivore?

a)

grasshopper

b)

fruit fly

c)

butterfly

d)

there are no omnivores in this web

17.

What organism(s) would increase if the mouse was removed?

a)

owl

b)

grasshopper

c)

grains

d)

grasses

18.

What is not true about food chains?

a)

They show the path energy and nutrients follow in an ecosystem.

b)

Arrows are used to show the flow of energy.

c)

Producers are not necessary in food chains.

d)

The Sun is the source of all energy in food chains.

19.

Examples of how humans negatively affect local ecosystems are

a)

Building dams, deforestation (cutting down trees), building roads and shopping centers

b)

Creating laws to prohibit fishing from local streams.

c)

Planting trees and other plants to attract native species.

d)

Removing non-native species from the environment.

20.

Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?

a)

Hawk

b)

Spider

c)

Grasshopper

d)

Shrew

21.

Identify each correct food chain that demonstrates the energy flow of this food web.

a)

Plant-->Snail-->Bluebird-->Eagle

b)

Plant<--Snail<--Bluebird<--Eagle

c)

Plant-->Snail<--Bluebird-->Eagle

d)

Plant<--Rabbit<--Eagle

22.

Use the diagram to answer the question.

The Mayfly is a food source for which 3 organisms?

a)

Frog, Dragon Fly and snake

b)

Frog, trout and dragon fly

c)

Frog, salamander and trout

d)

Frog and phytoplankton

23.

What is the name of a plant or animal that is not native to a specific location, has a tendency to spread, and is believed to cause damage to the environment, economy and/or human health?

a)

Native Species

b)

Alien Species

c)

Natural Species

d)

Invasive Species

24.
Field mice are the primary food source for horned owls in an area. Due to a drought, many field mice left the area. Which result would this drought most likely have on the horned owls?
a)
The horned owl population will consume more field mice.
b)
Horned owls will follow the field mice to a different area.
c)
The horned owl population will increase in the area.
d)
Horned owls will change to a plant-based diet.
25.
The spinning of the Earth on its axis that causes night and day.
a)
Rotate
b)
Revolve
26.
The sun and everything that revolves around it.
a)
solar system
b)
galaxy
c)
universe
d)
rotation
27.
The imaginary line running through the center of Earth.
a)
axis
b)
moon
c)
constellation
d)
orbit
28.
The star at the center of our solar system.
a)
Sun
b)
moon
c)
orbit
d)
axis
29.
The moon appears to change shape because of _____.
a)
the Moon's revolution around Earth
b)
the seasons of the year
c)
the movement of stars in they sky
d)
Earth's rotation on its axis
30.
What causes Earth's seasons?
a)
the tilt of Earth's axis
b)
Earth's rotation
c)
the revolution of the Moon
d)
Earth's distance from the Sun
31.
The rotation of Earth on its axis causes the pattern of _____.
a)
night and day
b)
constellations
c)
Earth's seasons
d)
the phases of the moon
32.
Fixed patterns of stars are called _____.
a)
Constellations
b)
Nebulas
c)
orbits
d)
systems
33.
How are stars DIFFERENT from planets?
a)
Stars are solid and rocky.
b)
Stars are made of frozen gases.
c)
Stars do not move.
d)
Stars revolve around the Sun.
34.
How are planets and stars ALIKE?
a)
Both are similar in size.
b)
Both are made of hot gases.
c)
Both move in orbits around the Sun.
d)
Both look like points of light in the night sky
35.

It takes Earth _________ to make one complete rotation on its axis.

a)

24 hours

b)

365.25 days

c)

28 days

d)

24 days

36.

It takes Earth _____________ to make one revolution or orbit around the Sun.

a)

365.25 days

b)

365 hours

c)

28 days

d)

24 hours

37.
A large body made of gas or rock that orbits around a star.
a)
planet
b)
moon
c)
star
d)
super nova
38.
A rocky body that orbits around a planet.
a)
moon
b)
star
c)
axis
d)
Sun
39.

What is a saying to remember the planets in order?

a)

my very energetic mother just served us nachos

b)

my very energetic mother just served us no pizza

c)

my mother just served us nachos

40.
To "revolve" means to _________________
a)
rotate
b)
spin
c)
move
d)
orbit
41.

What causes animals to migrate?

a)

scarcity of food

b)

climate unsuitable

c)

all three options are true

d)

mating reasons; to fine a mate

42.

What season is it after autumn?

a)

It is summer

b)

It is spring

c)

It is fall

d)

It is winter

43.
If it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
a)
Spring
b)
Fall
c)
Winter
d)
Summer
44.
The largest planet in our solar system is 
a)
Uranus
b)
Neptune
c)
Pluto
d)
Jupiter
45.
Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______
a)
gas
b)
metal
c)
water
d)
rock
46.

This planet is surrounded by very large and noticable rings of dust, ice, and rocks.

a)

Neptune

b)

Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

47.
Which planet is the first planet from the sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Mars
d)
Pluto
48.
Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______
a)
gas
b)
metal
c)
water
d)
rock
49.
What is a meteor?
a)
rocky, metallic tiny planet that orbits the sun
b)
chunk of dirt and ices
c)
a mixture of gases
d)
a smaller chunk of stony matter, also known as a shooting star
50.
Which of the following is true?
a)
Earth is the center of the solar system
b)
The sun orbits the earth
c)
Gravity exists only on Earth
d)
The sun is the center of the solar system
51.
A pattern of stars is called what?
a)
constellation
b)
solar system
c)
galaxy
d)
bunch
52.
What makes the sun, stars, and moon to appear to change position in the sky?
a)
earth's revolution
b)
moon phases
c)
seasons
d)
earth's rotation
53.
The sun is a __________ sized star.
a)
small
b)
medium
c)
large
d)
x-large
54.
Why does the sun appear to be the largest star in the sky?
a)
It is far away
b)
It is very big
c)
It is the closest star to earth
d)
It is a planet
55.

Why do planets orbit the sun (and not float around in space)?

a)

the moons are keeping them in place

b)

they were hit by an asteroid

c)

they were hit by a comet

d)

the sun's gravity keeps them in place

56.
What is the farthest planet in our Solar System?
a)
Neptune
b)
Uranus
c)
Pluto
d)
Saturn
57.
How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
365 1/4 days
d)
29.5 days
58.
At location C, North America is experiencing Winter.  What is the correct sequence of seasons that would follow winter?
a)
spring, summer, autumn
b)
summer, spring, autumn
c)
spring, autumn, summer
d)
autumn, summer, spring
59.
Outer planets have _________.
a)
no moons
b)
no rings
c)
gas instead of rock
d)
suns of their own
60.
Objects made of ice, gas and dust and orbit our sun are called:
a)
Asteroids
b)
Comets
c)
Meteroids
d)
Meteors
61.

The moon appears to change shape because of _____.

a)

the Moon's orbit around Earth

b)

the seasons of the year

c)

the movement of stars in they sky

d)

Earth's rotation on its axis

62.

Where is the asteroid belt?

a)

between Earth and Mars

b)

between Mars and Saturn

c)

between Mars and Jupiter

d)

between Jupiter and Saturn

63.
Which explains why the fork looks different under water?
a)
light can't pass through the glass
b)
the wavelength of light lengthens
c)
the amount of light increases when going through water
d)
light is refracted at an angle
64.
Why do we see objects as white?
a)
They absorb all light
b)
They reflect all light
c)
They absorb some light and reflect some light
65.

The Law of Reflection:

The angle light comes in is _________ the angle of reflection

a)

bigger than

b)

the same as

c)

smaller than

66.
Opaque means...
a)
No light passes through it
b)
All light passes through it
c)
Some light passes through it
67.
The color you see is the color that is ___.
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
68.
Which term means to bounce off the surface of something?
a)
Refract
b)
Absorb
c)
Reflect
d)
prism
69.
Band of color in a rainbow, or from a light passing through a prism.
a)
Spectrum
b)
Space
c)
Prism
d)
Refraction
70.
The bending of waves as they pass from one substance into another.
a)
Reaction
b)
Reflection
c)
Refraction
d)
Repost
71.

Transfer of energy when it disappears into a surface

a)

Transparent

b)

Refraction

c)

Reflection

d)

Absorption

72.
If light strikes a mirror at a 50⁰ angle, what angle will it come off of the mirror?
a)
50⁰
b)
70⁰
c)
45⁰
d)
30⁰
73.
Which color absorbs all light?
a)
White
b)
Black
c)
Orange
d)
Green
74.
A cut piece of clear glass or plastic in the form of a triangle or other geometric shape.
a)
Person
b)
Prison
c)
Prism
d)
Preacher
75.

White light hits a green leaf. Green will reflect to our eyes. What is a synonym for reflect?

a)

Occer

b)

Scope

c)

Scatter

76.

Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?

a)

Air

b)

Empty space

c)

Metal

d)

Water

77.
Sound is caused by? 
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
78.
Sound is a form of? 
a)
energy
b)
pitch
c)
volume
79.
A longer string makes a _______ pitch than a short string.
a)
louder
b)
softer
c)
higher
d)
lower
80.
The highest pitch is made by the _______ instrument.
a)
biggest
b)
wooden
c)
smallest
d)
shiniest
81.

Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?

a)

Gas molecules are packed tightly.

b)

Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.

c)

Solid molecules are packed tightly.

d)

Gas molecules move slowly.

82.
An object that does not vibrate cannot produce
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
heat
d)
electricity
83.

What 2 reasons explain why sound does not travel in space?

a)

Space is too far away.

b)

There is no matter in space.

c)

We do not know why.

d)

There are planets instead of sound.

e)

Space is a vacuum.

84.

What is frequency? (frequent)

a)

the number of vibrations per second

b)

how high or low a sound is

c)

the loudness or softness of a sound

85.
What medium (solid, liquid, gas) does sound travel fastest through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
86.

Why is the school library covered with carpet?

a)

So everyone can make a lot of noise

b)

to help absorb sounds to keep it quiet

c)

because it looks good

87.

A note is played on a guitar. Next, a higher note is played on the guitar. Which of these statements describes the higher note?

a)

Both vibrated at the same speed.

b)

The second note vibrated slower.

c)

The second note vibrated faster.

88.

A large dog and a small dog are barking. The large dog will produce a _______________________________ .

a)

vibration

b)

low pitch bark

c)

top selling novel

d)

high pitch bark

89.
How are sound and light similar?
a)
Both are forms of energy.
b)
Sound and light waves can curve around solid objects.
c)
Both can be transformed into heat energy.
d)
Sound and light are made up of vibrations.
90.

Light is sometimes reflected when it strikes an object. Which behavior of sound is similar to light being reflected?

a)

echoing off a cliff

b)

traveling through air

c)

being absorbed by walls

d)

bending around a building

91.

Why would you wear a white t-shirt on a hot sunny day?

a)

white absorbs the sun's light

b)

your favorite t-shirt is in the wash

c)

white reflects the sun's light

d)

white refracts the sun's light

92.

At what point does the direction of light change?

a)

at the rim of the glass

b)

where air meets water

c)

on the table

d)

at the eraser

93.

Three glasses are filled with different amounts of water. When the each rim is tapped, the number of vibrations is recorded. Here are the results: 500 vibrations per second, 600 vibrations per second, and 700 vibrations per second. Which one has the higher pitch?

a)

500 vibrations per second

b)

600 vibrations per second

c)

700 vibrations per second

d)

all are the same pitch

94.

The glass on the left is empty. You tap the rim of all three glasses with a pencil and notice that each one produces a different pitch. Why does each one produce a different pitch?

a)

Each one echoes differently.

b)

Sound travels faster in water and slower in air (gas).

c)

The amount of water in the glass affects how fast it vibrates.

d)

All three produce the same pitch.

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