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4th Grade Science Benchmark Review

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Plants need _____ to make food.

a)

light

b)

protection

c)

to stay warm

2.

All living things are called _________.

a)

prey

b)

organisms

c)

partnerships

3.

A change in a characteristic of a living thing that allows it to survive in its environment is called _____________.

a)

an adaptation

b)

an ecosystem

c)

migration

4.

During the coldest months of the year, some animals _________.

a)

compete

b)

camouflage

c)

hibernate

5.

The living and nonliving things in an area are called _____________.

a)

the environment

b)

an ecosystem

c)

a pod

6.

Anything that makes the air, land, or water dirty is called _________.

a)

migration

b)

pollution

c)

adaptation

7.

Animals that are food for other animals are called ____.

a)

predators

b)

bait

c)

prey

d)

stewards

8.
Which is not a type of consumer.
a)
Vegetarian.
b)
Herbivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Carnivore
9.
Mushroom
a)
Decomposer
b)
Producer
c)
Consumer
10.
They are animals that eat only meat 
a)
herbivore 
b)
carnivore 
c)
omnivore 
11.
The omnivore are animals that eat 
a)
plants 
b)
animals 
c)
plants and meat 
12.

What is the role of the sun in the water cycle?

a)

provide heat energy for evaporation

b)

provide heat energy for condensation

c)

dry out the soil for runoff to occur

d)

provide thermal energy for accumulation

13.

Which of the following is an example of precipitation?

a)

sleet

b)

hail

c)

snow

d)

all of the above

14.

What is the process called when water vapor turns to liquid water?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

15.

What do we call water in its gas state?

a)

rain

b)

snow

c)

ice

d)

water vapor

16.

Water falls to Earth as rain after water vapor ________ into clouds.

a)

evaporates

b)

accumulates

c)

condenses

d)

freezes

17.
The change in a objects position is________.
a)
Force
b)
Motion
c)
Reaction
d)
movement
18.
Tug of war is an example of what kind of force.
a)
typical force
b)
normal force
c)
balanced force
d)
direct force
19.
The force that pulls all objects toward each other is called_______?
a)
push
b)
pull
c)
gravity
d)
mass
20.

Which answer correctly orders the planets from the sun?

a)

Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune

21.

Which planet is know as the red planet?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

22.

Which planets are the terrestrial planets?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Saturn

d)

Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Earth

23.

Which planets are the gas giants?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Saturn

d)

Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Earth

24.

Which planet is our home planet?

a)

Mars

b)

Mercury

c)

Earth

d)

Venus

25.
Changes in the moon's appearance are
a)
phases
b)
eclipses
c)
stages
d)
cycle
26.

The spinning of the earth on its axis that causes day and night is called

a)

orbit.

b)

axis.

c)

rotation.

d)

revolution.

27.

The path of an object in space around another object is a(n)

a)

orbit.

b)

axis.

c)

rotation.

d)

revolution.

28.

It takes about _____ for the earth to complete one rotation.

a)

28 days

b)

24 hours

c)

365 hours

d)

365 days

29.
What is the water cycle?
a)
the 3 forms of water
b)
the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
c)
when water melts
d)
when clouds form
30.

The condition of the atmosphere or air at a specific time.

a)

climate

b)

weather

c)

front

d)

air pressure system

31.
a)
Warm Front
b)
High Air Pressure
c)
Cold Front
d)
High Temperatures
32.
a)
Low Clouds
b)
Low Temperatures
c)
Light Wind
d)
Low Air Pressure
33.
a)
High Air Pressure
b)
High Temperatures
c)
Heavy Rain
d)
Hail
34.
a)
High Pressure
b)
Warm Front
c)
Cold Front
d)
Mountains
35.
High Pressure is associated with this type of weather...
a)
Cloudy/Overcast Weather
b)
Cold Weather
c)
Warm Weather
d)
Fair Weather
36.
Low Pressure is associated with this type of weather...
a)
Cloudy/Overcast Weather
b)
Cold Weather
c)
Warm Weather
d)
Fair Weather
37.

A ___________________ studies weather and predicts upcoming changes in the weather.

a)

meteorologist

b)

astronaut

38.
A simple machine is...
a)
complicated
b)
simple
39.
An inclined plane is a flat surface with one edge raised higher than the other.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
Friction is the resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
A ramp.
a)
Lever
b)
Inclined Plane
c)
Wedge
d)
Screw
42.
What type of simple machine is shown here?
a)
Pulley
b)
Wheel and Axle
c)
Lever
d)
Wedge
43.
Something similar to a see-saw that can lift an object.
a)
Wedge
b)
Screw
c)
Lever
d)
Wheel and Axle
44.
Mechanical Advantage:  To reduce the friction of moving something.
a)
Lever
b)
Inclined Plane
c)
Screw
d)
Wheel and Axle
45.
Mechanical Advantage:  To move objects to a greater height.
a)
Pulley
b)
Wedge
c)
Lever
d)
Inclined Plane
46.
Mechanical Advantage:  To increase or decrease the applied force.
a)
Lever
b)
Pulley
c)
Wheel and Axle
d)
Screw
47.
Mechanical Advantage:  To hold things together or to lift an object.
a)
Screw
b)
Pulley
c)
Wedge
d)
Wheel and Axle
48.
Mechanical Advantage:  To change the direction of a force.
a)
Wedge
b)
Pulley
c)
Screw
d)
Wheel and Axle

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