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FSA Science Review

Total questions: 146

Worksheet time: 2hrs 26mins

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1.

Javier saw a model of a skeleton in a science store.  He counted the bones in the skeleton. There were 206. Which is NOT something the 206 bones in our skeleton do? Javier saw a model of a skeleton in a science store.

a)

support the body

b)

help the body move

c)

regulate temperature

d)

protect internal organs

2.

We gather information with our senses. Where is the information processed?

a)

brain

b)

ears

c)

eyes

d)

nose

3.

Javier saw a model of a skeleton in a science store.  He counted the bones in the skeleton. There were 206. Which is NOT something the 206 bones in our skeleton do? Javier saw a model of a skeleton in a science store.

a)

support the body

b)

help the body move

c)

regulate temperature

d)

protect internal organs

4.

We gather information with our senses. Where is the information processed?

a)

brain

b)

ears

c)

eyes

d)

nose

5.

What are the two large groups that we can put all animals in?

(a)  

6.

Joan saw a animals that breathes under water, is cold blooded, and lays many eggs. What type of animal is being described?

a)

Bird

b)

Amphibian

c)

Reptile

d)

Fish

7.

Leslie learned that animals can be cold-blooded or warm-blooded. What is the difference between both anmals?

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8.

How are plants and animals similar and different?

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9.

Plants produce their own food in their leaves. What is that process called?

a)

photogenisis

b)

photosynthesis

c)

reproduction

d)

redistrubution

10.

________ metamorphosis is when the insect goes through four different stages.

a)

incomplete

b)

neutral

c)

complete

d)

total

11.

A grasshopper has three stages: egg, nymph, and adult. What type of metamorphosis is this?

a)

complete

b)

incomplete

c)

neutral

d)

total

12.

What is friction?

a)

A push or pull on an object

b)

The attraction of an object to the center of the Earth

c)

An attractive or repulsive force between magnetic materials

d)

The rubbing of two object together.

13.

What are the basic needs of plants?

a)

air, water, rain, soil

b)

water, air, sunlight, space, and nutrients

c)

sun, air, space, and a pot

d)

the grounds, space, soil, leaves

14.

What are the structures of a plant?

(a)  

15.

Plants make their own food by photosynthesis. Where does this takes place?

a)

Roots

b)

Stem

c)

Leaves

d)

Flower

16.

(a)   hold the plants down, store food, and absorb water and nutrients for the plants.

17.

Flowers and plants have the ability to make more plants over again. This is called _______. It happens in the ________.

a)

reproduction; flower

b)

roots; reproduction

c)

leaves; photosynthesis

d)

food production; flower

18.

Samantha put some ice in a cup and poured some cold tea over the ice. She set the filled cup on the kitchen table. In a few minutes, she noticed that there were drop of water all over the outside of the cup. Where did the drops of water most likely come from?

a)

They evaporated out of the air above the cold liquid.

b)

They condensed out of the air surrounding the cold cup.

c)

They dripped off the ice cubes as he put them into the cup.

d)

They came off his hands after holding the melting ice cubes.

19.

Why are oceans such an important part of the water cycle?

a)

Oceans contain most of the water on Earth.

b)

Oceans help to replenish the water in rivers and streams via evaporation and precipitation.

c)

The water from oceans evaporates back into the air.

d)

All of the above.

20.

Which of the following must happen to water in order for it to evaporate off the surface of lakes and oceans during the water cycle?

a)

The water must be in motion to start the process of evaporation.

b)

The sun must warm the water enough so that some water molecules turn to gas.

c)

The movement of the wind must be strong enough to pull small water drops into the air.

d)

The water temperature must decrease enough to cause some water molecules to turn to gas.

21.

Which sequence below shows how water leaves the ocean and returns to land as it moves through the water cycle?

a)

condensation, precipitation, evaporation

b)

evaporation, condensation, precipitation

c)

evaporation, precipitation, condensation

d)

precipitation, condensation, and precipitation

22.

Where is most of Earth's water found?

a)

underground

b)

in Earth's oceans

c)

in rivers and lakes

d)

in polar ice caps

23.

Rain, sleet, snow, and hail are all examples of what?

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

groundwater

24.

These are the highest clouds in the sky. They look white, thin and wispy. They usually mean good weather.

a)

Cumulus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Stratus

25.

Clouds are made up of tiny drops of ____________ or ice. The moisture in the cloud affects the weather.

a)

dust

b)

water

c)

oxygen

d)

cotton

26.

These clouds are low in the sky and look soft and fluffy. They mean fair weather.

a)

Cirrus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Stratus

27.

Low clouds (like fog), that are thick, cover the sky, and block the sun. Usually bring rain or snow.

a)

Stratus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Cirrus

28.

What type of cloud is shown?

a)

Cumulus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Stratus

29.

What type of cloud is shown?

a)

Cumulus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Stratus

30.

What type of cloud is shown?

a)

Cumulus

b)

Cirrus

c)

Stratus

31.

During which part of the water cycle do clouds form?

a)

condensation

b)

transpiration

c)

precipitation

d)

evaporation

32.

Roland wants to be a professional photographer when he is older. He took this photo of rain that froze as it fell. What did he photograph?

a)

hail

b)

rain

c)

sleet

d)

snow

33.

It has been hot all day, but storm clouds are now forming in the sky.

What type of precipitation is most likely to occur?

a)

hail

b)

rain

c)

sleet

d)

snow

34.

Mya checked the weather and noticed it was 20 degrees Fahrenheit. She stepped outside and saw golf ball sized ice falling from the sky. What type of precipitation is it?

a)

Rain

b)

Sleet

c)

Hail

d)

Snow

35.

Butter on a hot pancake is an example of?

a)

Freezing

b)

Melting

c)

Condensation

d)

Freezing

36.

Water turning into ice is an example of?

a)

Condensation

b)

Freezing

c)

Melting

d)

Evaporation

37.

When your glasses get foggy is an example of?

a)

Freezing

b)

Melting

c)

Condensation

d)

Evaporation

38.

Steam is an example of?

a)

Condensation

b)

Melting

c)

Freezing

d)

Evaporation

39.

A lit candle is an example of?

a)

Melting

b)

Condensation

c)

Freezing

d)

Evaporation

40.

Texture

a)

What a surface feels like

b)

How large or small

c)

How hot or cold something is

d)

the surface level of a liquid

41.

Has a definite shape

a)

size

b)

objects

c)

solid

d)

gas

42.

physical properties

a)

the look, taste, smell, or sound of an object

b)

drop below the surface level in a liquid

c)

how fast something is going

d)

how hot or cold something is

43.

Temperature

a)

to draw closer to something

b)

how hot or cold something is

c)

how light or heavy something is

d)

how something feels

44.

Examples of physical properties include:

a)

chemicals, size, and temperature

b)

color, size, and temperature

c)

color, jelly beans, and a cell phone

d)

jelly beans, ice cubes, and a cell phone

45.

Which of the following describes a solid?

a)

takes the shape of its container

b)

pours easily to form a puddle.

c)

Escapes into air from an open dish

d)

keeps its shape and size

46.

The energy in most ecosystems is provided by _________.

a)

the producers

b)

the consumers

c)

the herbivores

d)

the Sun

47.

(a)   are organisms that make their own food.

48.

Select all that are correct.

There are three types of consumers. They are...

a)

Omnivores

b)

Trophivore

c)

Herbivore

d)

Carnivores

49.

What is an example of a producer?

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50.
An organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms or waste ...
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
autotroph
51.
An animal that gets energy from eating both plants and animals is a(n) ...
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
d)
autotroph
52.

Plants produce their own food through...

a)

symbiosis

b)

photosynthesis

c)

genetics

d)

magic

53.

A herbivore is a...

a)

consumer that eats both plants and other animals

b)

consumer that only eats other animals

c)

consumer that only eats plants

54.
Which of the following is a producer?
a)
Maple tree
b)
Sunfish
c)
Bunny
d)
Bear
55.

A cheetah only eats other animals and not any plants. What type of consumer is the cheetah?

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56.

What organism gives the python energy?

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57.

During a storm, the power goes out at Randall's house. His mother strikes a match to light a candle. As the match burns, it gives off light energy. What other form of energy does the burning match give off?

a)

Chemical

b)

Electrical

c)

Mechanical

d)

Thermal

58.

Katie and her family are watching a fireworks display at an outdoor Fourth of July celebration. The fireworks store chemical energy, and when they are set off, they give off two forms of energy: light and which of the following?

a)

Electrical

b)

Mechanical

c)

Sound

d)

Solar

59.

Solar power is a technology that relies on a renewable energy resource. Solar power changes energy from the Sun into a form of energy that can be used to heat our homes and run household appliances. What form of energy must solar energy be changed into in order to run household appliances?

a)

Chemical

b)

Electrical

c)

Light

d)

Thermal

60.

What is energy?

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61.

Select all the ways energy is used.

a)

When a volcano erupts and changes the land around it.

b)

Plants using energy to grow.

c)

Ocean waves move and crash against the shore.

62.

True or False. There is only one form of energy.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

(a)   energy is produced by power plants and travels through waves to electrical outlets.

64.

Light energy..

a)

can boil water, make you sweaty or keep you warm.

b)

makes car and other motor vehicles move.

c)

moves things.

d)

comes from any source of light, like a light bulb.

65.

What is sound energy?

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66.

This type of energy can boil water, keep you warm, or make you sweat.

(a)  

67.

__________ energy makes cars move, provides energy for toys and games, and provides energy to our bodies.

a)

sound

b)

mechanical

c)

heat

d)

chemical

68.

This form energy moves things...

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69.

Choose 1 form of energy and give an example.

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70.

Hugh is looking out his window and notices leaves moving in the trees across the street. Which of the following explains where the leaves get the energy required to cause this movement?

a)

Gravity pulls the leaves back and forth.

b)

The Sun radiates heat into the leaves.

c)

The leaves undergo photosynthesis.

d)

Wind transfers energy to the leaves.

71.

Shawn's teacher asks him to think of several actions from soccer practice that show how energy causes changes. Which of the examples below shows a change caused by applying energy?

a)

Kicking the ball

b)

Sitting on the ball

c)

Resting his foot on the ball

d)

Holding the ball in his hands

72.

Cora has a homework assignment to create a list of examples in which energy can be shown to cause a change. Which of the following should NOT be included in Cora's assignment?

a)

the Earth revolves around the Sun

b)

a man stands on the surface of the Earth

c)

a satellite orbits the Earth at a constant speed

d)

a meteorite falls through the Earth's atmosphere

73.

What is a physical change?

a)

It's when an object changes but is still made up of the same matter.

b)

It's when an the kind of matter changes in an object.

74.

Which of the following is a physical change?

a)

Fruit ripening

b)

Tearing, ripping, or cutting paper

c)

Raw meat being cooked

d)

A rubber band being stretched

75.

A _____________________ change is when the matter of an object changes.

a)

electrical

b)

physical

c)

chemical

d)

natural

76.

Which of the following is considered a chemical change?

a)

breaking a seashell

b)

meat spoiling

c)

raw meat being cooked

d)

building a sand castle

77.

A ______________ mixture is when the different substances can be separated.

a)

hetergeneous

b)

homogenous

78.

True or False: A heterogeneous mixture is when you can't separate the substances.

a)

True

b)

False

79.

Which of the following would be a heterogeneous mixture?

a)

a cake

b)

rice and beans

c)

salad

d)

trail maix

80.

What is an example of a homogenous mixture?

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81.

Which of the following is a physical property?

a)

size

b)

shape

c)

color

d)

odor

82.

What is a physical change?

a)

It's when an object changes but is still made up of the same matter.

b)

It's when an the kind of matter changes in an object.

83.

When you go from a solid to a liquid, it's called _____________.

a)

freezing

b)

boiling

c)

melting

84.

When you go from a liquid to a gas, it's called _____________.

a)

freezing

b)

boiling

c)

melting

85.

If you go from a liquid to a gas, it's called _________________.

a)

freezing

b)

boiling

c)

melting

86.

Give me an example of a physical change.

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87.

Give me an example of a chemical change.

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88.

Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?

a)

tearing, folding, or cutting paper

b)

boiling water

c)

burning wood

d)

cracking an egg

89.

A chemical change ...

a)

is when an object changes, but keeps the same matter

b)

is when you put two substances together and can't seperate them

c)

is when the matter of an object changes, and a new substance with new properties are created.

d)

is when you combine oxygen with water

90.

What is the energy needed to speed up or slow down a chemical reaction?

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91.

Select all the signs of a chemical reaction.

a)

heat and light

b)

explosions

c)

formation of a gas

d)

color change

92.

Give me 3 examples of chemical change.

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93.

How are physical changes different from chemical changes?

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94.

Micah placed a beaker of water on a hot plate. When bubbles started coming to the top of the water, he made the first sketch. After 5 min, Micah made the second sketch.


What happened during the 5 min that Micah was observing the beaker of water?

a)

Water was changed into energy during a chemical change.

b)

Water was changed into a different state during a physical change.

c)

Water was changed into a different material during a physical change.

d)

Water was changed into a different material during a chemical change.

95.

Changes to matter can be classified as physical changes or as chemical changes. Which of the following represents a physical change?

a)
b)
c)
d)
96.

A physical change ...

a)

is when an object changes, but keeps the same matter

b)

is when you put two substances together and can't seperate them

c)

is when the matter of an object changes, and a new substance with new properties are created.

d)

is when you combine oxygen with water

97.

Why are state changes (solid to a liquid, liquid to a gas, etc.) considered a physical change?

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98.

Jania is observing a physical change. What properties would she look for to change?

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99.

If two objects balance like the ones shown below, what must be true?

a)

Object A has more mass than object B.

b)

Both objects have the same mass.

c)

Object A has more volume than object B.

d)

Both objects have the same volume.

100.

Abdul uses sugar cubes to sweeten his tea. He wonders whether stirring his tea will make the sugar cube dissolve faster or slower. If Abdul stirs his tea, what effect does it have on the rate at which the sugar cube dissolves?

a)

The rate that the sugar cube dissolves will speed up.

b)

The rate that the sugar cube dissolves will slow down.

c)

The rate that the sugar cube dissolves will remain the same.

d)

The rate that the sugar cube dissolves will slow down and then stop.

101.

Imagine you have a bucket of saltwater. Which of the following would be the best way to remove the water so that you're left with only salt?

a)

Stir the saltwater for a long time. The salt will form a crystal.

b)

Leave the saltwater to sit for a long time. The salt will settle to the bottom.

c)

Boil the saltwater. The water will evaporate and only the salt will remain.

d)

Freeze the saltwater. The water will sink to the bottom and the salt will rise to the top.

102.

Which of the following solids will not dissolve in boiling water?

a)

baking soda

b)

sand

c)

sugar

d)

table salt

103.

Imagine that you have four buckets full of dark, muddy water. One bucket is frozen, one bucket is boiled, one bucket is shaken up, and one bucket is passed through a paper filter. Which bucket is most likely to become lighter in color?

a)

The frozen bucket, because the mud separates from the water.

b)

The shaken bucket, because shaking causes the mud to dissolve.

c)

The boiled bucket, because the dirt in the muddy water evaporates.

d)

The filtered bucket, because larger particles of dirt were strained out.

104.

Imagine a thick ten-kilogram block of soap and a thin ten-kilogram sheet of soap. Which answer correctly explains which will dissolve first when they are both placed underwater?

a)

The sheet will dissolve first because it has more surface area.

b)

The sheet will dissolve first because it has less mass than the block.

c)

The block will dissolve first because it is less spread out than the sheet.

d)

The sheet and the block weigh the same, so they will take the same amount of time to dissolve.

105.

Kayla wants to know if a sugar cube in a bowl of water will dissolve more quickly if it is stirred with a spoon than if it is left alone. Which answer explains the effect that stirring will have?

a)

Stirring makes the sugar move around, and it dissolves more slowly because it is not staying still.

b)

The sugar will dissolve more slowly because the movement of the water makes it stick together.

c)

The sugar dissolves more quickly because the motion of the spoon creates heat, which melts the sugar.

d)

When the sugar is stirred, more surface area will come into contact with the water, so the sugar dissolves more quickly.

106.

Sam drops a sugar cube weighing one gram in a cup of cold water and lets it sit until the sugar cube dissolves. Malcolm adds one gram of powdered sugar to a cup of hot water and stirs it with a spoon. Rosa adds a one-gram packet of sugar granules to a cup of cold water and stirs it with a spoon. Angela adds a sugar crystal weighing one gram to a cup of hot water and does not stir it.


Whose sugar is most likely to dissolve the fastest, and whose is slowest?

a)

Malcolm's sugar dissolves fastest, and Sam's dissolves slowest.

b)

Rosa's sugar dissolves fastest, and Malcolm's dissolves slowest.

c)

Sam's sugar dissolves fastest, and Angela's dissolves slowest.

d)

Angela's sugar dissolves fastest, and Rosa's dissolves slowest.

107.

The two objects shown are the same size. However, one object is made of wood, and the other object is made of plastic. Which of the following properties of the objects will be the same?

a)

mass

b)

texture

c)

volume

d)

weight

108.

Janice found two sea shells when she went to the beach. They appear to be almost the same size, but they have different shapes. How could she figure out if their volume is the same?

a)

Weigh each one on a scale to see which is heaviest.

b)

Fill each one with water to see which will hold the most.

c)

Drop each one in a beaker of water to see which raises the water level the most.

d)

Measure the length of each one with a measuring tape to see which is longest.

109.

Flowers have both male and female parts. What is the male part called?

a)

Ovary

b)

Stamen

c)

Pistil

d)

Stagen

110.

The ______ and ______ are the female parts of a flower.

a)

Stamen

b)

Stagen

c)

Ovary

d)

Pistil

111.

(a)   is the process where pollen is moved into the pistil.

112.

How does pollen move from plant to plant?

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113.

______ occurs in the plant ovary, resulting in a seed

a)

Pollenation

b)

Pollution

c)

Fertilization

114.

When a seed is fertilized, it turns into a fruit. What is the purpose of the fruit?

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115.

This is the process by which a plant grows from a seed..

a)

Germination

b)

Celebration

c)

Fertilization

d)

Pollenation

116.

What is the name of our Galaxy?

a)

The Milky Way

b)

The Universe

c)

Earth

d)

Xi-9

117.

(a)   are clusters of groups of stars, dust, and gas that are held together by gravity

118.

What is the order of everything in space from smallest to largest?

a)

The universe, The milky way, the solar system, earth

b)

Our galaxy, the universe, earth, the solar system

c)

Earth, the solar system, the milky way, the universe

d)

The solar system, the milky way, earth, the universe

119.

The _________ is composed of everything in existence, including galaxies, solar systems, and planets.

a)

Galaxy

b)

Solar System

c)

Earth

d)

Universe

120.

How many stars are in our solar system?

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121.

The solar system...

a)

is composed of everything in space.

b)

is a cluster of stars, dust, and gas that are held by gravity

c)

is made up of the Sun and all of the other objects that orbit.

122.

What type of planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars?

(a)  

123.

What are the characteristics of inner planets?

a)

They are smaller in size, have rocky surfaces, higher temperatures, and shorter revolutions.

b)

They are larger, have rings, colder temperature, made of gas, and have longer revolutions.

124.

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are _________ planets.

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125.

What are the characteristics of outer planets?

a)

They are smaller in size, have rocky surfaces, higher temperatures, and shorter revolutions.

b)

They are larger, have rings, colder temperature, made of gas, and have longer revolutions.

126.

The Earth (a)   around the Sun.

127.

True or False. The Earth rotates on it's axis as it revolves around the Sun.

a)

True

b)

False

128.

How long does it take the Earth to rotate?

a)

12 hours

b)

1 month

c)

1 year

d)

1 day

129.

At any given time, how much of the Earth is facing the Sun? 

a)

Half of the Earth

b)

The whole Earth

c)

A quarter of Earth

130.

What's the difference between rotation and revolution?

a)

Rotation is the way the Earth spins. Revolution is how Earth moves around the Sun.

b)

Revolution is the way Earth spins.  Rotation is how Earth moves around the Sun.

c)

Rotation is the way Earth spins.  Revolution is how Earth moves around other planets.

d)

Rotation is the way Earth moves around the moon.  Revolution is how Earth moves around the Sun.

131.

The moon _______ around Earth.

a)

rotate

b)

revolves

c)

collides

d)

pulls

132.

Cierra is looking at the sky at night and notices the moon is missing. What explains why Cierra can't see the moon?

a)

It's a full moon.

b)

It's daytime.

c)

The sun is out.

d)

It's a new moon.

133.

Which picture represents a full moon?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

134.

Which picture represent a last quarter moon?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

135.

Which picture represent a first quarter moon?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

136.

When light bounces off a surface, that means that it's being (a)   .

137.

What type of energy is being used in the picture?

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138.

The picture is showing light being bent, which word means the bending the light?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Absorption

d)

Incidence

139.

Select all items that use chemical energy

a)

Remote

b)

Plants

c)

Humans

d)

Vehicles

e)

C

140.

How does light travel?

(a)  

141.

Sound energy is created by _______.

a)

music

b)

objects

c)

instruments

d)

vibrations

142.

How low or high a sound is called the ________.

a)

Vibrations

b)

Sounds

c)

Pitch

d)

Frequency

143.

What causes high pitch sounds?

a)

fast vibrations

b)

slow vibrations

c)

medium vibrations

144.

(a)   vibrations causes low pitch sounds. 

145.

You have a flashlights, calculator, food, and a hover board. What is the type energy being used?

a)

heat

b)

light

c)

chemical

d)

mechanical

146.

Which of the following would provide heat energy?

a)

TV and a laptop screen

b)

Gasoline and batteries

c)

Stove and fire

d)

Electrical outlets and power plants