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180 Days of Science (4th Grade)

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What part of a fossil tells you it is a vertebrate?

a)

shell

b)

backbone

c)

muscles

d)

stem

2.

Animals that live on land are called:

a)

mammals

b)

land-lovers

c)

aquatic

d)

terrestrial

3.

Leaves are important to a plant because:

a)

keep the plant from falling over

b)

help the plant make food

c)

protect plant from bugs

d)

produce seeds

4.

What part of the plant drinks water?

a)

leaves

b)

root

c)

stem

d)

flower

5.

A nocturnal animal sleeps:

a)

in the day

b)

in the night

c)

hibernates

6.

What kind of bird can hover in one place?

a)

hawk

b)

hummingbird

c)

duck

d)

albatross

7.

Which bone is part of the lower leg?

a)

femur

b)

tibia

c)

metatarsals

d)

phalanges

8.

What is this?

(a)  

9.

Which part of the fish absorbs oxygen?

a)

gill filaments

b)

mouth

c)

lungs

d)

fin flaps

10.

Which part of the human eye converts light into electrical signals?

a)

pupil

b)

retina

c)

iris

d)

cornea

11.

What organ in a dog processes smell?

a)

olfactory bulb

b)

nostril

c)

Jacobson's organ

d)

ears

12.

What can dogs hear that humans cannot?

a)

loud sounds

b)

high-pitch sound

c)

music

d)

echoes

13.

Which animal plants new trees?

a)

woodpecker

b)

squirrel

c)

beaver

d)

gopher

14.

What is a swirling mass of clouds and wind on land called?

a)

tornado

b)

hurricane

c)

typhoon

d)

tsunami

15.

If something is moving fast, what kind of energy does it have?

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

c)

thermal

d)

chemical

16.

What is potential energy?

a)

movement

b)

stored energy

c)

radiation

d)

heat

17.

What is a filament?

a)

wire

b)

glass

c)

electricity

d)

heat

18.

What type of energy is created by a heat lamp?

Select ALL correct.

a)

heat

b)

light

c)

chemical

d)

treble

e)

atomic

19.

What part of the radio speaker amplifies the sound waves?

a)

cone

b)

power cord

c)

electromagnet

d)

case

20.

What creates sound waves?

(a)  

21.

Match the following

a)

uses electricity

1.

television

b)

does NOT use electricity

2.

tree

c)

uses human power

3.

flute

22.

Which does NOT convert electrical energy into heat?

a)

toaster

b)

light bulb

c)

headphones

d)

hair dryer

23.

The faster something is moving, the (a)   energy it will transfer.

24.

Which properties of an object affect its energy transfer?

a)

speed and size

b)

speed and weight

c)

weight and color

d)

weight and temperature

25.

What kind of light bulb is most efficient?

a)

fluorescent

b)

LED

c)

CFL

d)

incadescent

26.

The top of a wave is a ______.

a)

crest

b)

amplitude

c)

trough

d)

boats

27.

What are letters in Morse Code?

a)

dots and dashes

b)

spots and lines

c)

arrows and marks

d)

crosses and circles

28.

Mirrors (a)   images and light.

29.

What are the large masses of rock that move on the Earth's crust?

a)

fault lines

b)

tectonic plates

c)

earthquakes

d)

seismographs

30.

The layers of Earth's surface are called:

a)

strata

b)

diggers

c)

soil

d)

sections

31.

Marble, slate and quartz are examples of what kind of rock?

a)

igneous

b)

sedimentary

c)

roll

d)

metamorphic

32.

Which organism is fossilized by carbonization?

a)

dinosaur

b)

sabre-toothed tiger

c)

fern

d)

fish

33.

(a)   is when layers of Earth's surface are worn away.

34.

The Colorado River flows through which natural wonder?

(a)  

35.

Where is wind erosion common?

a)

forests

b)

deserts

c)

grasslands

d)

oceans

36.

In which state are most of America's volcanoes?

a)

Alaska

b)

Washington

c)

Virginia

d)

Oregon

37.

What kind of fish is this?

They swim upriver to lay their eggs where they were born.

a)

tuna

b)

salmon

c)

fishface

d)

shark

38.

Tsunamis are a:

a)

giant wave

b)

huge volcano

c)

enormous earthquake

d)

nasty infection

39.

What animal might this bone belong to?

a)

bird

b)

dog

c)

human

d)

dinosaur

40.

Which is an example of humans changing the world?

a)

tornado

b)

hurricane

c)

pollution

d)

deforestation

41.

This natural substance that is all over Earth exists in gaseous, liquid, and solid states.

(a)  

42.

The hardened remains of a living thing that died long ago.

a)

fossil

b)

extinct

c)

endangered

d)

minerals

43.

In which type of rock are most fossils found?

a)

sedimentary rock

b)

metamorphic rock

c)

igneous rock

d)

fossils

44.
When something is _____________________ it no longer exists.
a)
paleontologist 
b)
 fossil
c)
preserved
d)
extinct
45.

Use safety (a)   to keep your eyes safe.

46.

What part of the carrot plant do people eat?

a)

leaves

b)

root

c)

stem

d)

flower

47.

Which bone is the longest?

a)

tibia

b)

femur

c)

fibula

d)

patella

48.

Which item uses electrical energy to create thermal energy?

a)

blanket

b)

space heater

c)

fan

d)

DVD player

49.

What happens when objects collide?

a)

They speed up.

b)

They change directions.

c)

They slow down.

d)

All 3 effects happen.

50.

What causes an earthquake?

a)

a fault stops moving

b)

a seismograph records motion

c)

a fault suddenly slips

d)

a strong storm

51.

(a)   are huge waves that often occur after earthquakes or volcanic eruptions in the ocean.

52.

What is this?

(Hint: two words)

(a)  

53.

(a)   are built across streams or rivers to provide drinking water, energy, and prevent flooding.

54.

Topographic (a)   show us the shape of Earth's surface and show a more realistic view of the landscape.

55.

What kind of scientist is this?

a)

paleontologist

b)

astronomer

c)

physicist

d)

herpetologist