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3rd LEAP Science Review

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Precipitation is....
a)
rain
b)
snow
c)
sleet
d)
all of these are correct
2.
This tool is used to measure the amount of rainfall.  What is it called?
a)
snow gauge
b)
rain gauge
c)
ruler
d)
thermometer
3.
Weather is the current conditions outside.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Which tool measures air temperature?
a)
Thermometer
b)
Anemometer
c)
Wind Vane
d)
Wind sock
5.
Why would a meteorologist use a wind sock? 
a)
To measure wind direction
b)
To measure temperature
c)
To measure wind speed
d)
To measure rainfall
6.
A scientist who studies weather is called ...
a)
a meteorologist
b)
an astronomer
c)
a biologist
d)
a weatherologist
7.
What can happen when an area does not get enough rain?
a)
Drought
b)
Flood
c)
Sleet
d)
Hail
8.
Mountains can affect weather; so it can be raining on one side and sunny on the other side.
a)
True
b)
False
9.

What is weather?

a)

Weather is the clouds.

b)

The average weather in a place for a long period of time.

c)

How hot it is.

d)

The daily condition of the atmosphere.

10.

What is climate?

a)

What happening in our atmosphere at a time and place.

b)

The average temperature over many years.

c)

The average weather in a region over a long period of time.

d)

rain, snow, sleet or hail

11.

Name the four seasons.

a)

Spring

March

Summer

Winter

b)

Spring

Summer

December

January

c)

April

May

Autumn

Winter

d)

Spring

Summer

Autumn

Winter

12.

What is the climate of Cairo ?

a)

Arid

b)

Semi-Arid

c)

Mild

d)

Tropical dry

13.

Look at the graph.

In which months were the temperatures the Highest ?

a)

January

February

b)

March

April

c)

July

August

14.
Why do scientists measure changes in weather?
a)
To change the weather.
b)
To know exactly how much precipitation there will be tomorrow.
c)
To determine when the summer will start.
d)
To make predictions about what weather might happen next.
15.

The graph shows the rainfall in Florida. Which season gets the most rain?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

16.

A class of students research the annual temperatures of four major biomes. The students share the information they gather on the tundra, tropical rain forest, desert, and grasslands biomes in the charts below. Which of the following explains a similar climate to that of the tropical rain forest?

a)

The grasslands have a cooler climate during the summer months than the tundra.

b)

The tropical rain forest and deserts have similar yearly temperatures.

c)

The tropical rain forest and desert have consistent types of temperatures during the day and night.

d)

The tundra biome and the tropical rainforest biome receive direct sunlight.

17.

The map shows climates in Africa. A rain forest is a place with a warm climate that gets lots of rain. Where are the rain forests in Africa?

a)

In the widest part to the north

b)

Almost everywhere on the east side

c)

At the very end of the tip in the south

d)

In the middle on the west side

18.

The table shows how much snow falls in Central Park each year. Which two months have more than 150 millimeters of snow?

a)

January and February

b)

September and October

c)

March and April

d)

November and December

19.

Are climate and weather the same thing?

a)

Yes - they both have to do with precipitation and temperature.

b)

No - climate is weather over a long period of time, and weather is the temperature and precipitation at just one time

c)

No - weather is the temperature and precipitation over a long period of time, and climate is the temperature and precipitation at just one time

20.
What is a life cycle?
a)
The stages a living thing goes through during its life.
b)
Life
c)
The stages a non-living thing goes through during its life
d)
Changes
21.
What is the name of a baby tree?
a)
seedling
b)
string
c)
twig
d)
acorn
22.
What part of the plant is #1?
a)

flower

b)

stem

c)

root

d)

leaf

23.

Plants and animals both have life cycles.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Which life cycle is this?

a)

bird

b)

horse

c)

lizard

d)

frog

25.

Horse, whale, and a dog are examples of which kind of animal?

a)

bird

b)

fish

c)

reptile

d)

mammal

26.

Compare the life cycles of lady bug and beetle. How are they the same.

a)

The lady bug has a larva state and the beetle does not.

b)

The lady bug and beetle both have a pupa stage.

c)

The lady bug adult lays the eggs but the beetle adult does not lay eggs.

d)

The lady bug hatches into a young lady bug and the beetle hatches into a larva.

27.

Which is one way the young woodpecker will change as it grows up?

a)

it will grow more toes

b)

the beak will break off

c)

the tail feathers will become shorter

d)

will grow a red crest on its head

28.

What is the correct order the seed would grow?

a)

seed, young plant, seedling

b)

seed, seedling, young plant

c)

young plant, seedling, seed

d)

seedling, seed, young plant

29.

Which of the following will best complete the life cycle?

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

What part of the flower absorbs water?

a)

pollen

b)

fruit

c)

stem

d)

roots

31.

Plants and animals both have life cycles.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

What is the first stage in the life cycle of most animals?

a)

Egg

b)

Adult

c)

Larva

33.

The word organism means?

a)

Living things

b)

Eggs

c)

Nymph

34.

Because an elephant lives longer than a mouse, the elephant is said to have a longer?

a)

Life cycle

b)

Life span

35.

An organism that is fully grown is called?

a)

Larva

b)

Adult

c)

Pupa

36.

Describes a group of living things that are no longer living.

a)

fossil

b)

extinct

c)

endangered

d)

dinosaur

37.

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

a)

fossil

b)

extinct

c)

endangered

d)

minerals

38.

An animal has sharp, pointy teeth, what can we infer about this animal?

a)

The animal lived in the water

b)

The animal lived near the beach.

c)

The animal is a carnivore.

d)

The animal only ate plants.

39.

If a scientist found a fish fossil in the desert, what can they infer?

a)

An animal ate the fish.

b)

The water covered the area long ago.

c)

Today's fish looks the same

d)

The fish is endangered.

40.

How are an elephant and a mammoth alike?

a)

They are both endangered.

b)

They are both extinct.

c)

They both have tusks.

d)

They both live in a warm climate.

41.

What needs to happen FIRST for a fossil to form?

a)

A plant or animal must be covered by sediment.

b)

A plant or animal must die and decompose.

c)

Sediments fill a a mold to form a cast.

d)

An earthquake shifts the land up.

42.

Which of these animals is extinct?

a)

Camel

b)

Rhino

c)

Red Panda

d)

Saber-toothed cat

43.

What can we infer about animals with dull teeth?

a)

They ate other animals.

b)

They ate only plants.

c)

They ate nothing.

d)

They only ate fish.

44.

a trait or behavior that helps a living thing stay alive and reproduce

a)

learned behavior

b)

inherited trait

c)

ecosystem

d)

adaptation

45.

to make more of the same kind

a)

predator

b)

reproduce

c)

prey

d)

behavioral adaptation

46.

an animal that hunts and eats other animals

a)

predator

b)

prey

c)

structural adaptation

d)

learned behavior

47.

an animal that is hunted and eaten by other animals

a)

predator

b)

prey

c)

behavioral adaptation

d)

inherited trait

48.

A specific characteristic of an individual organism.

( example: thick fur)

a)

trait

b)

individualism

c)

feature

d)

gene

49.

Everything that surrounds an organism.

a)

adaptations

b)

environment

c)

mutation

d)

adaptive trait

50.

adaptations can be :

a)

camouflage

b)

hunting skills

c)

ability to survive cold weather

d)

all of the above

51.

Differences in traits are called

a)

variations

b)

adaptations

c)

natural selection

d)

population

52.

To _________ is to stay alive.

a)

design

b)

prey

c)

survive

d)

infer

53.

A colony of ants is a (a)   that works together to survive.

54.

There are some animals that survive by living alone.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

Some animals, such as wolves and lions, (a)   for food in groups.

56.

Look at these facts about penguins:

-Some penguins in the group watch for predators while others care for the young.

-They can huddle together to stay warm.

-Some penguins in the group can hunt for food.


These are all advantages of __.

a)

living in cold climates

b)

having feathers

c)

having a black and white coat

d)

penguins living in groups

57.

Animals have better chance of surviving when living in groups.

a)

no

b)

some

c)

all

58.

Frogs have to blend in with their environment. This lets them hide from predators. What can you tell about these frogs?

a)

The frogs have equal chances at survival.

b)

Neither frog will be able to survive in their environment.

c)

The blue frog has a better chance at survival.

d)

The green frog has a better chance at survival.

59.

Which organism is more likely to survive in this environment?

a)

White organism with no fur

b)

White organism with fur

c)

Brown organism with fur

d)

None of them will survive

60.

Which animals would stay safe from predators

by blending in with their environment?


Check all that apply

a)

Giraffe

b)

Polar bear

c)

Zebra

d)

Owl

61.

What is an organism?

a)

an animal that hunts and eats other animals

b)

a living thing, such as a plant or an animal

c)

The parts and the way those parts work together

62.

Balanced force

a)

when objects touch

b)

to apply

c)

when the forces exerted on opposite sides of an object are equal in strength

d)

when the forces exerted on opposed sides of an object are NOT equal in strength.

63.

contact

a)

when objects touch

b)

the path along which an object moves

c)

pull

d)

push

64.

The Path along witch an object moves

a)

push

b)

direction

c)

pull

d)

gravity

65.

to Exert energy means to ________

a)

apply a force

b)

repel a force

c)

pull

d)

push

66.

This is an example of a _____

a)

pull

b)

gravity

c)

push

d)

lift

67.

This is an example of a _______

a)

push

b)

gravity

c)

lift

d)

pull

68.

A force that pulls objects toward Earth is ________

a)

push

b)

gravity

c)

pull

d)

friction

69.

A push and a pull on an object is an example of a _______

a)

mean thing to do

b)

gravity

c)

force

d)

speed

70.

A force exerted by a magnet that can cause it to attract objects made from certain kinds of metal and attract or repel other magnets is a __________.

a)

magnetic force

b)

strong force

c)

electric force

d)

unbalanced force

71.

When an object is NOT in motion, the object is at __________

a)

speed

b)

rest

c)

gravity

d)

motion

72.

The basketball is an object that is _______.

a)

at rest

b)

showing gravity

c)

an electric force

d)

in motion

73.

The picture represents a forces exerted on opposite sides of an object that are not equal in strength.

a)

seesaw

b)

magnetic force

c)

unbalanced force

d)

balanced force

74.

______________________ is a type of force that keeps objects in motion or slows them down.

a)

force

b)

gravity

c)

energy

d)

friction

75.

The ability to do work is called ___________________.

a)

force

b)

gravity

c)

energy

d)

friction

76.

Which of these is an example of work?

a)

sitting in a chair

b)

kicking a soccer ball

c)

sleeping

d)

reading a paper

77.

Which of these would take the most force to lift?

a)

one book

b)

a cotton ball

c)

a pencil

d)

a box of bricks

78.

An object in motion will stay in motion unless what happens?

a)

 a force acts on it

b)

 it becomes frozen

c)

 it decides to stop

d)

 it falls asleep

79.

 Gravity is a natural force that _____ all objects towards the center of earth.

a)

pushes

b)

pulls

c)

rotates

d)

spins

80.

The measure of how far an object has traveled?

a)

direction

b)

speed

c)

distance

d)

mass

81.

What will happen when a light-weight object and a heavy object run into each other?

a)

They bounce away equally.

b)

The small object bounces backwards.

c)

The large object bounces backwards.

d)

 The small object becomes part of the large one.