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4th grade Science

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a battery?
a)
switch
b)
power source
c)
insulator
2.
An incomplete circuit is shown.
To complete the circuit, a wire should be placed from —
a)
Point D to Point C
b)
Point B to Point C
c)
Point A to Point D
d)
Point B to Point D
3.
A north pole and a south pole will attract.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
What will happen when these magnets are brought close together?
a)
They will attract each other.
b)
They will repel each other.
c)
Both magnets will turn to the left
d)
Both magnets will turn to the right
5.
If the radio is on in the car, what form of energy allows you to hear the music?
a)
light energy
b)
sound energy
c)
mechanical energy
d)
heat energy
6.
What source of energy does a campfire provide?
a)
sound energy
b)
mechanical energy
c)
heat energy
d)
heat and light energy
7.

What is the energy source for the water cycle?

a)

sun

b)

wind

c)

rain

d)

oceans

8.

What are clouds made of?

a)

dry air

b)

water

9.

What are formed when water vapor condenses?

a)

Clouds

b)

Mountains

c)

Transpiration

d)

Valleys

10.

Which of the following is an example of precipitation?

a)

sleet

b)

hail

c)

snow

d)

all of the above

11.

When the sun gets higher in the sky, shadows get ______.

a)

longer

b)

gone

c)

shorter

d)

darker

12.

When the sun gets lower in the sky, shadows get______.

a)

longer

b)

gone

c)

shorter

d)

darker

13.

Shadows are longest during _______.

a)

morning and evening

b)

noon

c)

night

14.

Shadows are shortest around______.

a)

morning and evening

b)

noon

c)

night

15.
This is the process of breaking rock into smaller pieces.
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
16.
What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?
a)
Deposition
b)
Landslide
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
17.

A cup of orange juice with pulp is poured into a glass. Which of these procedures could be done to separate the juice from the pulp?

a)

pour the juice through a coffee filter

b)

heat the juice in a pot until boiling

c)

pour the juice in another cup

d)

allow the mixture to settle, leaving the pulp at the bottom of the glass

18.

Which of the following mixtures can be separated with a magnet?

a)

sand and salt

b)

sand and iron filings

c)

sugar and water

d)

saltwater

19.

All of these can be separated easily EXCEPT -

a)

nuts, bolts, and screws

b)

powdered drink mix, sugar and water

c)

sand and water

d)

iron filings and sand

20.
A place where plants and animals live and grow is called a ____________. It provides, food, water, shelter, and air.
a)
shelter
b)
tree
c)
habitat
d)
organism
21.
The colors & patterns on a turtles shell help it blend in with the forest floor.  This is:
a)
hibernation.
b)
behavior.
c)
migration.
d)
camouflage.
22.
Which best describes how a porcupine defends itself from predators?
a)
it changes color
b)
it has sharp quills
c)
it moves very rapidly
d)
it makes a loud noise
23.
When a cheetah teaches it's cub to hunt, this is called a  __________. 
a)
learned behavior
b)
predator
c)
physical characteristic
d)
migration
24.

What is NOT an example of an inherited trait?

a)

Eye color

b)

Hair color

c)

Favorite color

d)

Tongue rolling

25.

What do we call a behavior animals are born to do?

a)

Learned behaviors.

b)

Instincts.

c)

Environmental behaviors.

d)

Physical characteristics.

26.
A deer eats from Farmer McClard's cornfield. A flood destroyed the field of crops. What will happen to the deer now that the corn is destroyed?
a)
The deer will plant more crops.
b)
The deer will leave the area to find food.
c)
None of the Above
27.
Which of these organisms is a producer?
a)
strawberries
b)
insect
c)
mouse
d)
owl
28.
What is a source of energy for the mouse?
a)
strawberries
b)
insects
c)
other mice
d)
owls
29.
The parts of the food chain in the picture are out of order.  Which picture should be second in the food chain shown?
a)
snake
b)
sun
c)
carrot
d)
rabbit
30.
The parts of the food chain in the picture are out of order.  Which picture should be last in the food chain shown?
a)
snake
b)
sun
c)
carrot
d)
rabbit
31.
Changes in the moon's appearance are
a)
phases
b)
eclipses
c)
stages
d)
cycle
32.

What causes the moon's phases

a)

Where you are standing on Earth

b)

the amount of sunlight reflected onto the moon from the sun

c)

The tilt of Earth

d)

how fast the moon is moving