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Fourth Grade Science Review 1st Semester

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A student fills a container with 500 millimeters of a liquid. The student needs to heat the liquid to 35 degrees Celsius. What tool should the student use to measure the temprature or a liquid?
a)
beaker
b)
graduated cylinder
c)
balance
d)
thermometer
2.
Why do moon phases change?
a)
Earth rotates around the moon. 
b)
Earth rotates around the sun. 
c)
The moon casts a shadow on Earth.
d)
The moon orbits around the Earth. 
3.
Which earth material is best for building structures that must support heavy weight?
a)
iron
b)
wood
c)
copper
d)
plastic
4.

How are fossils preserved?

a)

amber

b)

molds

c)

cast

d)

all the above

5.

What would you be doing if the temperature was 80 degrees outside?

a)

skating on a pond

b)

wearing gloves and coat

c)

swimming in a pool

d)

raking leaves

6.

Which rock are most fossils found?

a)

amber

b)

igneous

c)

sedimentary

d)

imprints

7.

Which of these does not cause erosion?

a)

water

b)

ice

c)

sunlight

d)

wind

8.

True or false?

The Grand Canyon was formed through weathering and erosion by the Colorado River.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which of these is in the correct order?

a)

weathering, deposition, erosion

b)

deposition, erosion, weathering

c)

weathering, erosion, deposition

d)

erosion, weathering, deposition

10.

True or false?

Hard things like bones can become fossils over time.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What is the main source of energy for plants?

a)

Rain

b)

The Sun

c)

The Grass

d)

Soil

12.

A rock is moving with water in a river. This is an example of

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

decomposer

d)

condensation

13.

What is a nonliving thing?

a)

Human

b)

Plants

c)

Leaves

d)

Brick

14.

What provides humans with the energy that they need to survive?

a)

water

b)

food

c)

exercise

d)

soil

15.

What does a decomposer do?

a)

Uses photosynthesis to make food

b)

Takes in nutrients

c)

Breaks down dead organisms

d)

The grass

16.

What part of a plant makes seeds and what other part of a plant makes food?

a)

Roots and Leaves

b)

Roots and Stem

c)

Flower and Stem

d)

Flower and Leaves

17.

What does the stem do for the plant?

a)

Supports the plant

b)

Makes food

c)

Makes seeds

d)

Takes in nutrients and water

18.
Which plant part is responsible for photosynthesis?
a)
roots
b)
flower
c)
stem
d)
leaves
19.
Which of the following is NOT a job of the roots?
a)
anchor the plant
b)
make food (sugar) for the plant
c)
absorb water & nutrients
20.

Look at the map below. The letters represent 4 different locations.

Where would a hurricane most likely form?

a)

w

b)

x

c)

y

d)

z

21.

Study the table.

During what time of year were these temperatures most likely recorded?

a)

late spring

b)

mid-summer

c)

early fall

d)

mid-winter

22.

The maps show the long-term average precipitation amounts in South Carolina in January and July.

Which statement about precipitation in South Carolina is best supported by these data?

a)

Most areas of South Carolina have more precipitation during January than during July.

b)

Most areas of South Carolina have less precipitation during January than during July

c)

In July, there is usually the same amount of precipitation across the entire state of South Carolina.

d)

In January, there is usually the same amount of precipitation across the entire state of South Carolina.

23.

The diagram below represents sunlight shining on the Earth.

At which points on the Earth would it be day?

a)

Z and Y

b)

B and Y

c)

Z and A

d)

A and B

24.

A student studies two models of Earth in its orbit. The student knows that these models show two different seasons on Earth.

Which pair of statements best explains which season of the Northern Hemisphere is shown by each model?

a)

Model 1 shows spring since the Sun shines more equally in both hemispheres. Model 2 shows winter since the Sun shines more directly below the Equator

b)

Model 1 shows fall since the Sun shines more equally in both hemispheres. Model 2 shows summer since the Sun shines more directly below the Equator

c)

Model 1 shows fall since the Sun shines more equally in both hemispheres. Model 2 shows winter since the Sun shines more directly above the Equator

d)

Model 1 shows spring since the Sun shines more equally in both hemispheres. Model 2 shows summer since the Sun shines more directly above the Equator

25.

A group of students planted cucumber seeds in the spring. The data table shows some information about cucumber plants.

What did the students most likely see in the garden seven days after they planted the cucumber seeds?

a)
b)
c)
d)