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Science End of the Year Review

Total questions: 91

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An extinct animal is

a)

an animal that was a dinosaur

b)

an animal that no longer lives on Earth

c)

An animal that is still alive

d)

an animal that lives underwater

2.

Where can you find the oldest fossil layer?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

Where can you find the youngest fossil layer?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

What is a fossil?

a)

the picture of an animal or plant that used to be alive

b)

a memory of a plant or animal that lived long ago

c)

the remains or print left by a plant or animal that died a long time ago

d)

a plain rock from a long time ago

5.

Why do people study fossils? Choose all that apply

a)

fossils tell us where animals will be in the future

b)

fossils tell is what the Earth used to look like

c)

fossils tell us which plants and animals used to live in a particular place

d)

fossils tells us how animals used to behave

6.

which of these is NOT a fossil?

a)

the print of a plant that is now extinct

b)

a picture of an animal that lived long ago

c)

the remains of a dinosaur

d)

footprints left by an animal from long ago

7.

Which of the following animal parts would most likely form a fossil?

a)

bones

b)

skin

c)

fur

d)

blood

8.

What two forces can turn fossils into fossil fuels?

a)

nothing

b)

temperature and pressure

c)

lift and thrust

d)

wind and rain

9.

Which word means a type of rock formed from sediment that compacts and cements over time

a)

observation

b)

inference

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

environment

10.

Rocks (or objects) are broken down into smaller pieces over time.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

11.

When broken down substances find a new resting place.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

12.

When particles are moved from their original place usually by wind and water is called...

a)

weathering

b)

eroision

c)

deposition

13.

A mudslide flowing down a deep hill would be an example of ....

a)

deposition

b)

eroison

c)

weathering

d)

nothing

14.

Muddy water being carried away by a fast moving river

a)

nothing

b)

weathering

c)

deposition

d)

erioson

15.

water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking rock apart is an example of...

a)

deposition

b)

eroison

c)

weathering

16.

where are the majority of the volcanoes located?

a)

pacific plate

b)

asian plate

c)

atlantic plate

d)

tectonic plate

17.

what are the four things that erupt from volcanoes?

a)

water, blood, lava, thick ash

b)

lava, gas, thick ash, volcanic bombs

c)

gas, stones, water, volcanic bombs

d)

water, thick ash, stones, gas

18.

This part of the volcano is where the lava flows and fragment rocks are erupted. What is it called?

a)

magma chamber

b)

vent

c)

lava

d)

ash cloud

19.

This part of the volcano is located beneath the vent where the lava is stored prior to eruption. What is it called?

a)

magma chamber

b)

vent

c)

lava

d)

crater

20.

This part of the volcano is shaped like a bowl that is at the top of the volcano. What is it called?

a)

vent

b)

lava

c)

crater

d)

ash cloud

21.

What is hot molt that erupts from a volcano called?

a)

magma chamber

b)

lava

c)

crater

d)

vent

22.

What is the difference between magma and lava?

a)

magma is very hot, lava is cool.

b)

magma is a molten rock within the Earth , lava is molten rock on the Earth's surface

c)

Magma is molten rock on the Earth's surface, lava is molten rock with the Earth

d)

magma is cool, lava is hot.

23.

What are the three types of rocks that are part of the rock cycle?

a)

hard, soft, and brittle

b)

dactylic, iambic, and spondaic

c)

sand, stone, and volcanic

d)

igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary

24.

What can you infer about metamorphic rocks by their name?

a)

They form deep within the Earth

b)

They form on the Earth's surface

c)

They form under heat and pressure

d)

they have changed in some way

25.

Which of these natural disasters can humans prevent or eliminate?

a)

humans cannot prevent natural resources

b)

volcanoes

c)

earthquakes

d)

tsunamis

26.

Metamorphic rocks undergo metamorphosis. What is another example of metamorphosis?

a)

a candle burning

b)

a caterpillar turning into a butterfly

c)

a volcano erupting

d)

a 5 story building being constructed

27.

Canyons are formed by the process of

a)

deposition by water

b)

erosion by ice

c)

freeze thaw weathering

d)

weather and eroison by water

28.

The sun appears to move across the sky from east to west because of Earth's

a)

orbit around the moon

b)

rotation

c)

tilt

d)

orbit

29.

which of these are rapid changes to earths surface? Choose all that apply.

a)

tsunami

b)

mudslide

c)

eroison

d)

earthquakes

30.

Which of these are slow changes to earths surface? Choose all that apply.

a)

mudslide

b)

eroison

c)

deposition

d)

weathering

31.

where is the Ring of Fire located?

a)

Southern ocean

b)

Indian ocean

c)

Pacific ocean

d)

Atlantic ocean

32.

What is a disaster?

a)

when something bad happens

b)

a problem that needs to be solved

c)

a disaster that negatively impacts the human/ physical world.

33.

What do rock layers tell scientist about?

a)

earths weather

b)

earths future

c)

earths present

d)

earths history

34.

Define evidence

a)

major geological event that occurs when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy

b)

information that supports an idea

c)

the features of an area that you can see

d)

stacked levels of rocks with different compositions and fossils deposited over time

35.

which nature disaster did this?

a)

tsunami

b)

earthquake

c)

tornado

d)

flooding

36.

what natural disaster is this?

a)

tornado

b)

earthquake

c)

hurricane

d)

tsunami

37.

what is energy?

a)

the ability to do work

b)

a set of things working together

c)

the rate at which something is working

38.

What word means when one object strikes violently into another

a)

energy transfer

b)

system

c)

collision

d)

energy

39.

Which words means the conversion of one form of energy into another.

a)

energy transfer

b)

energy

c)

collison

d)

system

40.

A book sitting on a table is which type of energy?

a)

potenital

b)

kinetic

41.

riding your bike down the street is which type of mechanical energy?

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

42.

A burning log would produce which types of energy? choose all that apply.

a)

heat

b)

light

c)

kinetic

d)

sound

43.

potential energy increases as

a)

kinetic energy incresases

b)

mass and height increases

c)

speed and mass increases

d)

potential increases

44.

Which of the following are examples of kinetic energy changing into potential energy?

a)

a television is turned on

b)

a boy climbs to the top of a slide and sits down

c)

a pine tree branch is not moved by the wind

d)

a baseball sitting on a stand

45.

At which point is there the most potential energy?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

4

d)

1

46.

At which point is there the most kinetic energy?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

4

d)

1

47.

boiling an egg is an example of

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

48.

The sun and a bondfire both produce the same kind of energy. What TWO types of energy do they produce ?

a)

thermal/heat energy

b)

sound energy

c)

mechanical energy

d)

light energy

49.

When an energy is in motion, it is called....

a)

kinetic

b)

potential

c)

invisible

d)

none of the above

50.

Which of the following is an example of conduction?

a)

the sun warming your body on a hot day

b)

my hand grabbing a hot metal car door handle

c)

my hands are heated beside a campfire

d)

a roast being cooked by hot air inside an oven

51.

When you ring a doorbell, what kind of energy are you producing?

a)

light energy

b)

thermal energy

c)

mechanical energy

d)

sound energy

52.

When the electricity goes out, Mrs. Castillo lights some candles. What kind of energy are the candles producing? Choose all that apply

a)

light energy

b)

thermal energy

c)

sound energy

d)

mechanical energy

53.

What is a current?

a)

a steady flow of electricty

b)

a short burst of electricty

c)

a wire along which electricty flows

d)

a power source that supplies

54.

What device opens and closes an electric circuit?

a)

a current

b)

a power source

c)

a switch

d)

a load

55.

Where does the energy from your home electrical outlet come from?

a)

generator

b)

power plant

c)

energy LA

d)

batteries

56.

list four things that can transfer energy from place to place.

(a)  

57.

All living and non-living things in an area is called...

a)

senses

b)

survive

c)

environment

58.

How an animal gets information from its environment is called

a)

senses

b)

survive

c)

environment

d)

habitat

59.

What word means : To stay alive ?

a)

senses

b)

environment

c)

observe

d)

function

e)

survive

60.

What something can do is called.....

a)

observe

b)

structure

c)

function

d)

investigation

61.

The way something is shaped or what it is made out of that makes it good for a specific function.

a)

structure

b)

function

c)

investigation

d)

habitat

62.

an attempt to find out something

a)

habitat

b)

structure

c)

investigation

d)

function

63.

What is the difference between internal and external structures?

(a)  

64.

All of the following are internal structures except,

a)

brain

b)

heart

c)

fur

d)

stomach

65.

All of the following are external structures except,

a)

nose

b)

paws

c)

eyes

d)

heart

66.

What are the three things that all living things do?

(a)  

67.

Choose all the internal structures

a)

skin

b)

brain

c)

lungs

d)

heart

e)

bones

68.

Choose all the internal structures

a)

veins

b)

muscles

c)

bones

d)

fur

e)

blood

69.

Choose all external structures

a)

fur

b)

tail

c)

head

d)

lungs

70.

choose all the external structures

a)

arms

b)

claws

c)

legs

d)

tree roots

71.

Your imaginary animal must avoid eating the poisonous berries in its environment. These berries look, feel, and taste the same as non-poisonous berries. If you had to choose one of the characterstics below for your animal which would you choose.

a)

with taste buds, the animal could eat the berries and taste which ones are poisonous

b)

with specialized eyes, the animal can see which berries are poisonous and which are not

c)

with a strong sense of smell, the animal the berries to determine which are poisonous

d)

with sense receptors on the fingers the animal could feel the berries before eating them to determine if they are poisonous or not

72.

Which animal is preparing for a seasonal change in the environment?

a)

a bat flying at night

b)

a deer drinking water

c)

an owl eating a mouse

d)

a squirrel storing nuts

73.

Which characteristics helps a fox find food?

a)

thick fur

b)

sense of smell

c)

long tail

d)

pointed teeth

74.

This type of animal eats meat ONLY.

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

75.

This type of animal eats plants ONLY.

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

76.

This type of animal eats plants and meat.

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

77.

What word means to break down dead plants and animals. Mushroom is an example of this.

a)

producer

b)

decomposer

c)

consumer

d)

habitat

78.

Which of the following makes its own energy from the sunlight , air and soil ?

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

79.

Cannot make their own food/energy. Must eat other living things.

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

80.

What is the distance from the rest position to the crest.

a)

amplitude

b)

weavelength

c)

trough

d)

crest

e)

Frequency

81.

This is the distance from crest to crest or trough to trough. What is it called?

a)

amplitude

b)

weavelength

c)

trough

d)

crest

e)

Frequency

82.

Light always travel in (a)   lines.

83.

a wave that vibrates at an oscillating path. ocean waves is an example of this type of wave.

a)

longitudinal waves

b)

transverse waves

84.

These types of waves move in the same direction. Sound is an example of this type of wave.

a)

longitudinal waves

b)

transverse waves

85.

the location of objects by reflecting sounds. Dolphins use this type of communication.

a)

echolocation

b)

transverse waves

c)

longitudinal waves

86.

The rate at which something occurred or repeats itself over a period of time.

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

e)

frequency

87.

This is the highest point of the wave. What is it called?

a)

amplitude

b)

wavelength

c)

crest

d)

trough

e)

frequency

88.

This is the lowest point of the wave. What is it called?

a)

amplitude

b)

wavelength

c)

crest

d)

trough

e)

frequency

89.

When light can go through something it is called?

a)

translucent

b)

transparent

c)

opaque

90.

when light cannot go through something it is called?

a)

translucent

b)

transparent

c)

opaque

91.

When light can partially go through it is called?

a)

translucent

b)

transparent

c)

opaque

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