WorksheetsGL Practise
Total questions: 96
Worksheet time: 3hrs 14mins
Which term describes an animal that does not have a backbone?
Reptile
Mammal
Invertebrate
Vertebrate
A conductor is...
A material that allows electricity to flow
A material that does NOT allow electricity to flow
What is an electric circuit?
a light bulb
a conductor and an insulator
a continuous path for electricity to travel in
a battery and a magnet
Which is an example of an insulator?
copper foil
sponge
steel paperclip
metal brass ring
What force holds things together?
magnetic force
electric force
millenium force
light force
Which TWO are examples of energy sources? Select TWO.
A d-cell battery
A light bulb
A solar panel
A motor
What does it mean when magnets ATTRACT?
They come together and stick
They separate from each other
They point north
They pick up sponges
What does it mean when magnets REPEL?
They come together and stick
They separate from each other and push away
They point north
They pick up sponges
Which is an example of something that WILL stick to a magnet?
steel nail
yarn
rubber tire
wooden stick
Which is an example of something that WILL NOT stick to a magnet?
steel nail
metal brass ring
rubber tire
copper wire
What is a consumer?
an organism that eats another organism to get energy
an organism that makes its own food
an organism that eats decomposers
an organism that breaks down dead organisms and returns nutrients back to the soil
What is producer?
an organism that eats another organism for energy
an organism that makes its own food with the sun
an organism that breaks down dead organisms and returns nutrients back to the soil
an organism that eats a decomposer
What is a decomposer
an organism that eat another organism to get energy
an organism that uses the suns energy to make its own food
an organism that eats decomposers
an organism that breaks down organisms and returns nutrients back to the soil
A herbivore...
eats other animals
eats producers
eats consumer number 2
makes its food
A producer uses....?.... to makes its food.
another organism
the sun
plants
the soil
the main source of energy is...
the water cycle
the plants
the sun
the food web
The arrows in a foodweb or foodchain represent?
The transfer of food
the transfer of energy
the transfer of animals
the transfer of plants
Decomposer?
mushroom
grass
wolf
seed
what is missing in this food chain?
producer
decomposer
consumer 1
consumer 2
Which animal is the tertiary consumer?
mouse
eagle
snake
grasshopper
What would happen if you REMOVE the mice in this ecosystem?
grasshoppers would decrease in population
producers would decrease
snake would increase in population
the eagles would die
how many organisms are consumers?
1
2
3
4
How many organisms are producers?
1
2
3
4
In a food chain, what do the arrows point to?
The flow of energy
Animals
Flowers
The prey
True or False
All tree's are producers
True
False
Animals that breakdown dead organisms are called?
Producers
Consumers
Decomposers
Animals
This is an example of a?
Food Web
Food in the wild
Food Chain
Grasslands
In this food web the mouse is a ?
Producer
Consumer
Consumer and Carnivore
Producer and Consumer
A missing link in the food chain would cause that organism who eats that population to?
Increase
Decrease
Maintain
True or False
In the food web only one animals is getting energy?
True
False
Which statement correctly describes the transfer of energy in a food chain in this wetland?
Energy is transferred from hawks to shrews to grasshoppers to marsh grasses.
Energy is transferred from marsh grasses to crickets to hawks to frogs.
Energy is transferred from grasshoppers to crickets to frogs to hawks.
Energy is transferred from cattails to crickets to shrews to hawks.
Based on this food web, how many organisms get their energy from grass?
3
4
2
1
The diagram shows a prairie food web. In the food web shown, all of the following are consumers EXCEPT – (a)
Which planet is known as the "red planet"?
Mars
Venus
Saturn
What is the largest planet in the solar system?
Saturn
Earth
Jupiter
What is the 3rd planet from the sun?
Mars
Earth
Neptune
Which one has the planets in the correct order?
Mercury
Venus
Saturn
Neptune
Earth
Mars
Uranus
Jupiter
Jupiter
Mars
Earth
Neptune
Venus
Mercury
Saturn
Uranus
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Today, we know that the sun is the center of the solar system.
True
False
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Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
The order of the planets from the sun
( closets to farthest)
Pluto is considered a dwarf planet?
true
false
An ice cube has
clumps of particles
particles that are far apart
closely-packed particles
What can you tell about matter from how its particles move?
if it's a plant or animal
if it's living or nonliving
if it's a solid, liquid, or gas
How particles look are called its
states of matter
density
volume
What is matter?
phase changes
mass and volume
volume
What determines if an object will sink or float?
density
gravity
shape
What do we call a bowl of peas and carrots?
mixture
solution
solvent
An object that floats has _____ density than an object than sinks.
less
more
An object that sinks in water has _____ density than water.
less
more
A solution is a mixture.
TRUE
FALSE
In a solution something has to __________.
sink
dissolve
disappear
Water changes from state to state in the water cycle. Which of the following best describes the process of water from the clouds dropping to Earth in the form of snow, sleet, hail, or rain?
Transpiration
Evaporation
Precipitation
Cloud formation
___ is water vapor changes into a liquid when it comes in contact with a cooler surface
evaporation
condensation
transpiration
groundwater
___ is the Sun heats the water in rivers, lakes, or oceans and turns it into steam
evaporation
condensation
transpiration
groundwater
___ is plants absorb water from the soil and release it as water vapor through the leaves
evaporation
condensation
transpiration
groundwater
The ________________ is the driving force of the Water Cycle.
moon
stars
sun
When drops of water fall down from the sky...
evaporation
condensation
precipitation
Precipitation occurs because
the droplets evaporate in the air
the droplets are too light for the air to hold
the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold
When tiny droplets of water form in the air as clouds it is called
precipitation
evaporation
condensation
What makes an energy source renewable?
it is always available when you need it
nature will always provide more of it
it is more expensive
it will run out one day
What is the ability to do work?
Matter
Soil
Energy
Rocks
True or False: Burning fossil fuels is good for the environment.
True
False
A force that SLOWS down motion..
gravity
friction
force
acceleration
A push or pull that makes an object change movement..
force
gravity
work
motion
All sound is made by ..
squeaks
space
vibrations
beeps
Sammy strikes a drum in his music class. His teacher says that this drums vibrates more slowly than the other drums in the room. What happens when the drum waves vibrate more slowly than the other drums in the room?
The pitch of the sound will be louder.
The pitch of the sound will be lower.
The sound waves become closer together.
The sound waves move in a different direction.
Michael stretches a rubber band between his hands. Olivia plucks at the rubber band on Michael’s hand. They both observe a sound. To hear a higher pitched sound from the rubber band, what should Olivia do?
Pluck the rubber band harder.
Pluck the rubber band softer.
Stretch the rubber band more.
Stretch the rubber band less.
The force that pulls all objects towards each other
motion
speed
gravity
velocity
any push or pull
force
velocity
speed
gravity
Which surface would have the least amount of friction?
A road
A carpet
An ice skating ring
Astro turff
Which surface would have the most amount of friction?
A road
Carpet
An ice skating ring
Astro turf
A pencil falling to the ground is an example of___.
Friction
Magnetism
Forces
Gravity
Some animals _______ from one ecosystem to another to find food and water.
migrate
adapt
hibernate
During the coldest months of the year, some animals _________.
compete
camouflage
hibernate
A circuit has a switch, a battery, and a bulb. When the switch is closed, the light turns on. What type of energy moves through the wires of this closed circuit?
sound
chemical
electrical
physical
Brayson made the circuit shown here in his science class. What is the most likely reason that the bulb is not lit?
The bulb is cracked.
He did not use the right size battery.
He used too many pieces of wire.
He left the switch open.
Metal is __________________ because it allows heat and electricity to flow through.
magnetic
a conductor
an insulator
a circuit
The rubber coating on a wire cord is __________________ because it does not allow electricity to pass through to you.
magnetic
a conductor
an insulator
a circuit
Students are using the set-up pictured here to test how energy can move through a circuit. In order to complete this circuit, they should connect wires between which two points?
A and C
A and B
A and D
B and D
