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WorksheetsP2: 4th grade Science Assessment Practice
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 19mins
When water is in its’ gaseous state it can be used for which of the following?
Wash dirt off your hands
Power gas burning cars
Boil and egg
Add humidity to a room
Mr. William’s class wanted to measure the amount of rainfall that lands at their school for each month of the school year. He divided the class into 4 groups to design and perform their own investigations. At the end of November, the groups compared their data. Two of the groups had similar data, one group measured more, and one group measured less. What could the groups do to figure out why their data is different?
Compare their procedures
Try using different rain gauges
Measure in inches instead of centimeters
Compare the people in their groups
All the groups are doing science because they are all asking a question and using evidence to support their thinking.
None of the groups are doing science because they are not doing every step of the scientific method.
Only group 2 is doing science because they are following the scientific method
Only groups 2 and 3 are doing science because they are asking questions and making observations.
. Davien set up a rectangular box of soil near his classroom window. He planted six sunflower seeds and placed a heat lamp at one end of the box. After two months Davien concluded that sunflowers like warm temperatures more than cool ones. What evidence do you think he collected to come to that conclusion?
The temperature of the window
The temperature of the heat lamp
The number of leaves in the plants
The amount of sunlight the plants received
You should never turn your headphones all the way up to their maximum volume. This can damage your ears. What kind of energy from headphones can damage your ears?
Mechanical
Sound
Electrical
Chemical
Wanda and Sanjay wanted to test the effect of different soils on bean plants growing in their classroom. Wanda is using loam and Sanjay is using humus, but they are both using the same kind of plant. Wanda placed her plant close to a classroom window. Sanjay placed his plant in a dark corner of the room. The data they collected showed very different results. Which of the following is not a reason why their results were different?
Wanda used a different kind of plant than Sanjay
The type of soil affected the growth of the plant
The sunlight from the window affected the growth of the plant.
The amount of water each plant received.
Jarvis is learning about renewable and non-renewable resources in his science class. He decides to take a nature walk and make notes of all the renewable resources that he sees. Which of the following is an inference that Jarvis could have made on his walk?
The seeds on the ground are going to grow into new trees
The tallest trees had the most seeds around their base.
Decomposers like mushrooms break down dead wood.
Renewable resources will never run out.
Scientists believe that some mountains were once under water. What evidence could they gather to best support this conclusion?
Fossils of fish found on the mountains
History books about the mountains
Pictures of the mountains from a thousand years ago
Interviews with locals
A coffee cup manufacturer claims that their cup is the best. It will keep coffee hotter for a longer amount of time. How could evidence be collected to test this claim?
Measure the temperature of the coffee every five minutes.
Interview people who own the cup to see if they think the same way
Test how the coffee cup feels every ten minutes.
Design an experiment using this coffee cup and one from another company.
Which of the following is the best example of something a scientist would do?
Design a new crayon
Observe and record data about soil erosion
Build a bridge to lessen traffic
Write a poem about birds
For homework, Isabella’s teacher told students to create a model of the water cycle. Which of the following should Isabella turn in for her homework?
A drawing of the water cycle with the parts labeled.
A water bottle with some saltwater at the bottom and a warm lamp.
A computer program that allows students to click through the water cycle.
Any of the above
Lily cooks soup every day after school.Which of the following observations does not provide evidence that Lily’s stove is providing energy?
The soup is boiling.
The stove got hot.
The soup is delicious.
The stove has a temperature knob.
Michelle claimed that a cat’s meow is a higher pitch than a dog’s bark. How could she test whether this is true or not?
Measure the volume of each sound.
Measure the speed of vibrations for each sound.
Record the sounds from both animals.
Observe the animals in a house.
Elina and Keith went outdoors looking for examples of water energy. Which of the following should they add to their list?
A rock getting warm in the sun
A leaf blown across the playground
A small stick floating in a stream
A ball rolling down a hill
Objects can be affected by forces in a few ways. Which of the following correctly describes how an object can be affected by a force?
The object’s mass increases.
The object’s temperature decreases
The object’s volume changes.
The object’s direction changes.
. While on a camping trip, Jake and his family cooked marshmallows over a campfire. Even after the fire had been put out Jake could feel that the air above the rocks surrounding the campfire was warm. Which best explains how the heat was transferred to the marshmallow?
. From the rocks to the air to the marshmallow
From the rocks to the fire to the marshmallow
From the air to the fire to the marshmallow
From the fire to the air to the marshmallow
Marisol wants to make gloves she can wear in the kitchen to protect her hands from the heat of an oven. She knows she needs to choose a material that does not conduct heat well. Which material would be the worst for her to choose?
Cotton
Feathers
Wool
Aluminum Foil
Mia and Sasha are sisters that live together. They both ride their bikes to school every day. They have the same exact bikes. They leave their house at the same time. Today Mia got to school first. What can we assume?
Mia pedaled faster.
Sasha pedaled faster.
Mia and Sasha pedaled at the same speed.
Sasha got lost.
When water is boiled it releases steam. After boiling the liquid water has less mass. The mass of the liquid water and the steam that was released is which of the following?
Greater than the mass of the water after boiling
Equal to the mass lost by the water during boiling
Equal to the mass of the water before boiling
Greater than the mass lost by the water during boiling
Which of his stuffed animals could he place in the box at the same time?
All of them
The bear, tiger, and dog
The tiger, dog, and cat
The dog, cat, and bear
. Heidi left her metal bike outside in the rain all summer long. Now parts of her metal bike are turning into a dirty red color and flaking off. What process is the bike going through?
Rusting
Decaying
Burning
Cooking
Mr. Cooper works at the county’s recycling plant. He is in charge of separating the garbage that can be reused. His boss says that they should use the physical properties of the materials to help them decide what tool works the best. Which if the following statements is true?
. They should use a magnet because all metals are attracted to it
They should use a magnet because some metals are attracted to it.
They should use water because all reusable materials float.
They should use water because all reusable materials sink
