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4th Grade Science Diagnostic

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What's the name of this system?

a)

Muscular system

b)

Skeletal System

c)

Nervous system

d)

Digestive system

2.

What's the name of this system?

a)

Muscular system

b)

Skeletal System

c)

Nervous system

d)

Digestive system

3.

Which part of the plant absorbs water and nutrients from the soil?

a)

a) flower

b)

b) leaves

c)

c) stem

d)

d) roots

4.

Which of these options are natural resources?

a)

a) computers and cell phones

b)

b) air, water, plants and animals

c)

c) fabric, electricity and sugar

5.

These are objects that DON'T let the light pass.

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

6.

These are objects that let the light pass completely.

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

7.

All living things are called _________.

a)

prey

b)

organisms

c)

partnerships

8.

A change in a characteristic of a living thing that allows it to survive in its environment is called _____________.

a)

an adaptation

b)

an ecosystem

c)

migration

9.

Anything that can meet a need of a living thing is _____________.

a)

an adaptation

b)

competition

c)

a resource

10.

Animals that are food for other animals are called ____.

a)

predators

b)

bait

c)

prey

d)

stewards

11.
The omnivore are animals that eat 
a)
plants 
b)
animals 
c)
plants and meat 
12.

Animals that eat only other animals are called ______________________.

a)

carnivores

b)

herbivores

c)

omnivores

13.

Animals that eat only plants are called ____________________.

a)

carnivores

b)

herbivores

c)

omnivores

14.

Which rock are most fossils found?

a)

amber

b)

igneous

c)

sedimentary

d)

imprints

15.

What is the first step of the water cycle?

a)

precipitation

b)

transpiration

c)

condensation

d)

evaporation

16.

What is the order of the water cycle?

a)

precipitation, transpiration, evaporation, condensation

b)

evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff

c)

runoff, condensation, evaporation, precipitation

d)

evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation

17.

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

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

decomposer

d)

condensation

18.

How long does it take for the Earth to rotate around its axis?

a)

1 year

b)

1 day

c)

12 hours

d)

7 days

19.

Which state of matter has a definite volume, but does not have a definite shape?

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

solid

d)

matter

20.

What is a good conductor of electricity?

a)

Rubber Ball

b)

Glass Cup

c)

Penny

d)

Plastic Spoon

21.

A boy rolled a marble on a wooden floor. The he rolls the same ball on a carpet. Why did the ball go further on the wooden floor then on the carpet?

a)

It had more friction

b)

It had less friction

c)

The carpet was too big

d)

The ball was not rolled well

22.

What is energy?

a)

the ability to do work

b)

stored energy

c)

moving energy

d)

renewable energy

23.

What is potential energy?

a)

renewable energy

b)

non renewable energy

c)

moving energy

d)

stored energy

24.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

stored energy

b)

potential energy

c)

moving energy

d)

renewable energy

25.

A moving object will have more energy when the object...

a)

changes direction

b)

stops moving

c)

moves faster

d)

loses mass

26.

What property of the wave is represented by the letter "A"?

a)

crest

b)

wavelength

c)

amplitude

d)

trough

27.

All waves carry______ as they travel from place to place.

a)

energy

b)

space

c)

water

d)

matter

28.

How is energy transferred?

a)

light

b)

heat

c)

sound

d)

electrical currents

e)

all of the above

29.

Which of the following lists only renewable resources?

a)

coal, sunlight, water, wood

b)

wind, sunlight, water, plants

c)

sunlight, wind, steel, oil

d)

natural gas, coal, oil, minerals

30.

materials found in nature that are used by living thing to meet their needs...

a)

weathered

b)

nonrenewable resources

c)

natural resources

d)

minerals

31.

How does light move?

a)

zig-zag

b)

scattered

c)

up and down

d)

straight line

32.

In science, when one object runs into another we call it a _____.

a)

crash

b)

strike

c)

hit

d)

collision

33.

When two objects collide, what will happen?

a)

both will move in the opposite direction

b)

both will stop

c)

both will move in the same direction

d)

nothing will happen

34.
Opposite magnetic poles will
a)
Attract
b)
Repel
c)
Create friction
d)
Cause the moon phases to change
35.
Which statement best describes climate?
a)
Climate is the average weather in a region over a long time
b)
Climate stays the same across the planet
c)
Climate changes every day
d)
Climate lasts for one season
36.
Glow sticks produce light for a short amount of time. The light from the glow stick is produced by...
a)
chemical energy
b)
heat energy
c)
magnetism
d)
gravity
37.
Magnetic poles that are alike will...
a)
attract
b)
repel
c)
generate electricity
38.
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. 
39.
Which statement best describes climate?
a)
Climate is the average weather in a region over a long time
b)
Climate stays the same across the planet
c)
Climate changes every day
d)
Climate lasts for one season
40.

The dropping off of sediments in a new place is called __________.

a)

weathering

b)

deposition

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

drop off zone

41.

Why do shadows change in appearance during the day?

a)

The change in how the air moves during the day

b)

The place we stand when we look at the shadows

c)

The way the Sun seems to move through the sky

d)

The way things grow when they are warmed by the Sun

42.

Caused by Earth revolving around the Sun at a tilt

a)

Shadow

b)

Seasons

c)

Pattern