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4th Grade End of Year Review

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The table lists some physical properties of two objects. Based on their properties, which of the objects is most likely a metal?

a)

Object 1, because it is a solid that is less dense than water

b)

Object 2, because all metals float in water

c)

Object 2, because metals conduct thermal energy and electricity

d)

Object 1, because it can be used to provide insulation for thermal energy

2.

Students are investigating properties of objects. They observe four objects and record observations for each object in the table. Based on the students' observations, which of these tables properly identifies the objects?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

A student measured out 10 mL of four clear liquids and added one drop of a different-colored dye to each liquid. One of the liquids was water. The student then carefully poured each liquid into a graduated cylinder and let the mixture settle for 30 minutes. The student observed that the liquids had separated into layers, as shown in the diagram. Which of these procedures would help the student identify the layer of water?

a)

Stir the liquids, let them settle, and then identify the bottom layer as water

b)

Drop a piece of ice into the graduated cylinder, let the ice settle, and then identify the layer just above the ice as water

c)

Add water to the graduated cylinder, let the mixture settle, and then identify the layer that increases in volume as water

d)

Carefully pour each layer into separate plastic containers, place the containers in a freezer, and then identify the liquid that takes the longest to freeze as water

4.

What type of energy is the energy of motion or moving?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Electric

c)

Chemical

d)

Heat

5.

What type of energy will you find in a radio?

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Mechanical

d)

Chemical

6.

What energy can you find in a campfire?

a)

Mechanical and chemical

b)

Light and Heat

c)

Electric and sound

d)

Heat and electric

7.

A hair dryer changes electric energy to...

a)

heat and sound energy

b)

mechanical and chemical energy

c)

chemical and light energy

8.

Ricky created a model of a glacier to help explain how glaciers change the surface of Earth. He froze two large blocks of ice. One block was pure water. The other was water mixed with sand and rocks. He took both blocks and rubbed them across a sheet of tinfoil. The block of pure water slid smoothly over the tinfoil. The block with sand and rocks ripped the tinfoil in many places. How does Ricky's model explain how glaciers change Earth's surface?

a)

The rocks and sand contained in most glaciers create grooves in Earth's surface.

b)

The rocks and sand contained in some glaciers fill the grooves in Earth's surface.

c)

Pure glaciers and glaciers that contain rocks and sand affect the Earth in exactly the same way.

d)

The water in pure glaciers cools Earth's surface.

9.

Hailey and her brother made a sand castle at the beach. Hailey slowly poured water on top of the sand castle. Some of the sand ran down the side of the castle with the water. What type of phenomenon did Hailey demonstrate?

a)

Weathering by temperature change.

b)

Erosion by heat.

c)

Weathering by water.

d)

Erosion by water.

10.

Which of the following is not an example of erosion?

a)

The wind blowing sand from one sand dune to another.

b)

Water carrying sediment down a long bending river.

c)

Water getting into a rock and cracking the rock when it freezes.

d)

An avalanche caused by gravitational force.

11.

The sun is composed mainly of-

a)

Rocky Soil

b)

Hot Gases

c)

Liquid Water

d)

Mineral Crystals

12.

The Moon's surface has many more craters than the Earth's. What best explains the difference in the number of craters on the surface of the Moon and the Earth?

a)

The Moon rarely gets impacted by meteorites.

b)

The Earth's atmosphere protects it from impacts.

c)

The Moon's gravity attracts more meteorites that Earth's.

d)

The Earth rotates on its axis more quickly than the Moon.

13.

Which of the following is a characteristic of both the Earth and the Moon?

a)

Atmosphere containing oxygen

b)

Rocky surface covered with landforms

c)

Flowing water in oceans and rivers

d)

Fossil and fossil fuels under the surface

14.

Night and day is evidence that the earth is

a)

rotating

b)

revolving

c)

cold

d)

warm

15.

Rotation of the eath takes

a)

365 days

b)

365 1/2 days

c)

24 hours

d)

365 hours

16.

What force keeps the moon around the earth and the Earth around the sun?

a)

galaxy

b)

nature

c)

gravity

d)

phases

17.

Different faces of the moon are called

a)

full moon

b)

phases

c)

face

d)

crescent moon

18.

How many days are in a moon's cycle?

a)

24

b)

29 1/2

c)

365

d)

365 1/2

19.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
20.

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

a)

orbit.

b)

axis.

c)

rotation.

d)

revolution.

21.
If the last full moon was on April 4th, when can you expect to see the next full moon? 
a)
April 29th
b)
July 4th
c)
May 4th
d)
September 12th
22.

Is this item biotic or abiotic factors

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

23.

Is this item biotic or abiotic factors

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

24.

What is an ecosystem?

a)

different types of organisms than coexist at the same time

b)

members of the same organism that live in an environment

c)

system including biotic and abiotic factors in an evironment

d)

a place made of mostly water

25.

A bear is an example of a

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

26.

A giraffe is an example of a

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

27.

A fox is an example of a

a)

predator

b)

prey

28.
Food of almost any kind can be traced back to what?
a)
the sun
b)
animals
c)
plants
d)
soil
29.
This diagram is a model of which of these?
a)
food web
b)
food pyramid
c)
food chain
d)
life cycle
30.

Arrows in a food web represent...

a)

eating

b)

sunlight

c)

energy

d)

matter

31.

Decomposers get energy from...

a)

the sun

b)

eating plants

c)

eating animals

d)

dead things and waste

32.

Which of the following gets it's energy directly from a producer?

a)

Sun

b)

Plants

c)

Deer

d)

Snake

33.

The diagram shows a prairie food web. In the food web shown, all of the following are consumers EXCEPT –

a)

Prairie Grass

b)

Mountain Lion

c)

Squirrel

d)

Robin

34.

What is behavioral adaptation?

a)

body parts an animal has to survive

b)

are the things organisms do or act to survive

35.

What is structural adaptation?

a)

physical features of an organism that help it survive

b)

the way an organism responds to the environment

36.

What is the function of a tortoise's long claws?

a)

Swimming

b)

Dig a burrow to stay cool & away from predators

c)

Running

37.

What does camouflage mean?

a)

are the things organisms do to survive

b)

an organisms ability to look like another animal

c)

an organism ability to blend in with its surroundings or environment

38.

Which one of these is an example of a function?

a)

hardshell

b)

long toes

c)

digging

d)

dry bumpy skin

39.

Which one of these is an example of a structure?

a)

Hardshell

b)

Swimming underwater

c)

Laying eggs

d)

Digging into the ground

40.
In the ADULT stage, the organisms job is 
a)
to hatch
b)
to eat
c)
to change 
d)
to reproduce
41.
The second stage in incomplete metamorphosis is a/an_.
a)
embryo
b)
adult
c)
nymph
d)
larva
42.
After a frog hatches from an egg it looks just like an adult frog.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
In the PUPA stage, the organisms job is 
a)
to hatch
b)
to eat
c)
to change 
d)
to reproduce
44.
Which of the following goes through COMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS for its life cycle?
a)
butterfly
b)
dog
c)
oak tree
d)
grasshopper
45.
What is the stage of the caterpillar called?
a)
pupa
b)
adult
c)
egg
d)
larva
46.

select the order of the frog life cycle

a)

egg, froglet, tadpole, adult

b)

froglet, tadpole, egg, adult

c)

tadpole, egg, adult, froglet

d)

egg, tadpole, froglet, adult

47.
List the four stages of the complete metamorphosis life cycles in the correct order. 
a)
Egg, Pupa, Larva, Adult
b)
Egg, Larva, Pupa, Adult
c)
Adult, Egg, Larva, Pupa
d)
Adult, Egg, Pupa, Larva
48.

Which insect goes through complete metamorphosis?

a)
b)
c)
d)
49.

What is a circuit with several paths for electricity to flow?

a)

conductor

b)

series circuit

c)

parallel circuit

d)

open circuit

50.

What is a circuit that only has ONE path for electricity to flow?

a)

series circuit

b)

closed circuit

c)

parallel circuit

d)

light bulb

51.
This circuit has a battery, buzzer, and switch.
When the switch is closed the buzzer will sound because -
a)
the switch gives energy to the battery
b)
the buzzer is made of special plastic
c)
the wires are cooled by the surrounding air
d)
electricity can flow in a complete path
52.
Which bulbs will light?
a)
1 and 2
b)
2 and 3
c)
3 and 4
d)
4 and 2