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Science DA Review

Total questions: 79

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Heat is a form of _____.

a)

fuel

b)

minerals

c)

energy

d)

matter

2.

Why do metal pans often have wooden handles?

a)

Metal heats slower than wood

b)

wood does not conduct heat as well as metal

c)

metal gets heavier as it is heated

d)

wood burns to make heat and metal does not

3.

Steve rubs his hands together to warm them on a cold day. Which is he using to warm his hands?

a)

conduction

b)

magnetism

c)

gravity

d)

friction

4.

On a sunny day, what would most likely happen to the temperature of a lake's water?

a)

The temperature would not change from morning to afternoon.

b)

The temperature would go down from morning to afternoon.

c)

The temperature would go up from morning to afternoon

d)

The temperature would go up and down all day long.

5.

If you roast a marshmallow over a fire using a metal rod, it might burn your hand because _____.

a)

the metal conducts heat well

b)

the metal radiates heat.

c)

the metal makes heat when held tightly

d)

the metal makes electricity when heated.

6.

Which of these is the best heat conductor?

a)

metal pan

b)

rubber glove

c)

cloth pot holder

d)

a block of wood

7.

Which is NOT a way heat is produced?

a)

friction

b)

temperature

c)

mixing chemicals

d)

burning

8.

Which color car will be the coolest on a hot summer day?

a)

brown

b)

black

c)

dark blue

d)

white

9.

Which of these would make the BEST insulator?

a)

a piece of paper

b)

a metal pan

c)

a fur coat

d)

a steel fork

10.

If an ice cube is placed into a hot glass of hot chocolate, which statement is true?

a)

The hot chocoloate will freeze

b)

The temperature of the hot cholcolate will increase

c)

The temperature of the hot chocolate would stay the same

d)

The temperature of the hot chocolate will decrease

11.

Which statement describes how thermal energy moves?

a)

It flows from warmer objects to colder objects

b)

It flows in all directions

c)

It flows from colder objects to warmer objects

d)

It flows from colder objects to an insulator

12.

Which tool is the most useful for finding the temperature at which water freezes?

a)

a graduated cylinder

b)

a ruler

c)

a balance

d)

a thermometer

13.

A _ is an object that allows heat to move through easily.

a)

insulator

b)

convection

c)

conductor

d)

friction

14.

If a black jar of water and a white jar of water were placed in sunlight all day ______.

a)

the temperature in the white jar would increase the fastest

b)

both jars would increase the same amount

c)

the temperature in the black jar would increase the fastest

d)

both jars would get so hot they would explode

15.

A student is cooking some bacon in a pan. What transfer of heat is occurring?

a)

friction

b)

insulation

c)

temperature

d)

conduction

16.

When the particles of an object move faster, what happens to the temperature?

a)

The temperature goes up.

b)

The temperature stays the same.

c)

The temperature goes down.

d)

The temperature cannon be taken.

17.

If the temperature of water is 0 degrees Celsius, what most likely is happening to the water?

a)

the water is melting

b)

the water is freezing

c)

the water is turning into gas

d)

the water is boiling

18.

Lisa is boiling an egg in a pot of water. Which question can be asked to determine the source of the heat energy?

a)

What type of material is the pot made of?

b)

What is the temperature of the egg?

c)

What is heating the water?

d)

What is the temperature of the water

19.

Kamaya goes to the park during the summer. She tries to go down the metal slide, but it is too hot. Which question will best help Maya understand why the slide is so hot?

a)

Is the slide straight or curved?

b)

Is the Sun shining on the slide?

c)

Are there other slides to play on?

d)

Are there other children near the slide?

20.

Kason uses thermometers to measure the temperatures of four water samples sitting in sunlight. Which sample is the hottest?

a)

b)

c)

d)

21.

Which graph shows the change in temperature for each color after two hours in the sunshine?

a)

b)

c)

d)

22.
Emily was looking at a rock and saw tiny crystals.  Emily should know that all rocks are made up of _____.
a)
diamonds
b)
minerals
c)
fossils
d)
dirt
23.
What would you use to determine the hardness of a mineral?
a)
color tiles
b)
streak test
c)
Mohs Scale
d)
weight scale
24.
How could you determine the streak of a mineral?
a)
streak test
b)
balance test
c)
weight test
d)
scratch test
25.
A solid material that is made up of one or more minerals.
a)
mineral
b)
rock
c)
fossil
d)
soil
26.

What property of rock is being observed when looking for whether it is shiny?

a)

luster

b)

hardness

c)

streak

d)

color

27.
What property of rock is being observed when looking for what color is left after scratching it on a ceramic plate?
a)
hardness
b)
color
c)
cleavage
d)
streak
28.

What property of rock is being observed when looking at its hue or shade?

a)

streak

b)

hardness

c)

color

d)

luster

29.
What is Hardness?
a)
The tendency of a mineral to split easily along flat surfaces.
b)
A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.
c)
The way a mineral shines, or reflects light.
30.
What is Luster?
a)
The color of a mineral when it is ground into a powder.
b)
A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.
c)
The way a mineral shines, or reflects light.
31.
What is a Mineral?
a)
A nonliving solid material that has a definite chemical make up and is found in Earth's outermost layer.
b)
A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.
c)
The way a mineral shines, or reflects light.
32.
What are 3 properties that are used to identify minerals?
a)
luster, color and sound
b)
smell, color and hardness
c)
luster, color and hardness
d)
luster, smell and hardness
33.
Texture is based on:
a)
size & shape of a rock's mineral grains
b)
how/where a rock forms
c)
the minerals a rock is made up of
34.

A student found a rock in his backyard and wants to figure out whether it is a rock or a mineral. Which is NOT a question that we can ask to identify if the sample is a rock or mineral?

a)

Is it all one color?

b)

Could it have a fossil in it?

c)

Is it smooth or rough?

d)

How big is it?

35.

Kevin was given the following clue card to help identify 2 samples as rocks or minerals.


What questions can Kevin ask to help determine which sample is a rock?

a)

Does the sample have smooth, flat sides? Is the sample made up of only one material?

b)

Is the sample hard to break? Does the sample have a rough surface?

c)

Is the sample made of more than one type of material? Is the sample dirty?

d)

Does the sample have a rough surface? Is the sample made of more than one type of material?

36.

The students in Mr. Rowe’s third grade class are observing and classifying minerals. One group has decided they want to group their minerals by luster. Which question will best help the students classify the minerals?

a)

What color is each mineral?

b)

Can the mineral be scratched?

c)

What does the mineral feel like?

d)

Is the mineral metallic?

37.

Use the Moh’s Scale provided to answer the question below.


A student found a mineral that can scratch talc and gypsum, but not apatite. Which mineral did the student most likely find?

a)

diamond

b)

fluorite

c)

quartz

d)

topaz

38.

A plant can become a fossil.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Extinct animals may return one day.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Check the boxes that show things we can learn from fossils.

a)

what the animal ate

b)

if the animal was angry

c)

the animal's size

d)

how fast the animal was

e)

if the animal was hungry

41.

A scientist who studies fossils is called a

a)

meteorologist

b)

paleontologist

c)

zoo keeper

d)

fossilist

42.

What can an animals fossilized teeth tell us?

a)

how fast the animal was

b)

if the animal smiled

c)

the food the animal ate

d)

where the animal lived

43.

Which of the following IS NOT something we can learn from a foot print of an animal?

a)

how fast the animal was

b)

how many legs the animal had

c)

if the animal traveled in groups

d)

what the animal ate

44.

All fossils come from animals that are extinct

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Scientists can study fossils to learn about

the ___________.

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future

d)

none of the above

46.

What most likely made this fossil?

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

c)

Footprint

d)

Bone

47.

A fossil of a fish is found on top of a

mountain. You can argue that the area

was once

a)

underwater

b)

a desert

c)

much colder

d)

much warmer

48.

Which is a fossil?

a)

bone from a chicken dinner

b)

a live plant

c)

the preserved remains of a plant or animal that lived long ago

d)

a piece of pottery

49.

The body parts of this fossil tell you that this animal _________.

a)

Flew

b)

Hopped

c)

Swam

d)

Crawled

50.

What is the correct listing of steps for a fossil?

a)

1) Pressure created a rock.

2) Plant or animal is buried.

3) Plant or animal is left alone for years.

4) Plant or animal dies.

b)

1) Plant or animal dies.

2) Plant or animal is left alone for years.

3) Pressure created a rock.

4) Plant or animal is buried.

c)

1) Plant or animal dies.

2) Plant or animal is left alone for years.

3) Plant or animal is buried.

4) Pressure created a rock.

d)

1) Plant or animal dies.

2) Plant or animal is buried.

3) Plant or animal is left alone for years.

4) Pressure created a rock.

51.

Scientists discovered the fossilized remains of an unidentified animal. They can tell from its remains that it had gills and fins, but no legs. What conclusion about the animal can they draw from the evidence?

a)

It was a land mammal.

b)

It lived in the water all the time.

c)

It had legs that did not fossilize.

d)

It lived in the water and on land.

52.

What must happen to an organism's body for it to become a fossil?

a)

It must remain above ground.

b)

It must dry out in the sunlight.

c)

It must be buried right after death.

d)

It must be eaten by other animals.

53.

Where are most fossils formed?

a)

near volcanoes, because the high heat of the lava helps to form fossils

b)

in glaciers, because fossils are created when an organism is frozen quickly

c)

in sedimentary rock, because being buried in sediment helps to form fossils

d)

near earthquakes, because the shaking ground traps organisms to create fossils

54.

The picture shows a tooth fossil of the extinct

Megalodon shark next to teeth from a great white

shark, which is still found today.


Which of the following best explains the

difference in the size of the teeth?

a)

Sharks were once larger than the sharks that are living today.

b)

The fossilized tooth was filled with water, which made it grow in size.

c)

Sharks alive today do not live long enough to grow very large teeth..

d)

The fossilized tooth had extra sediment around it, which became a part of it

55.

Which feature helps the most to identify the organism as a plant?

a)

size

b)

color

c)

smell

d)

shape

56.

The organism represented in this fossil

a)

fed mostly on fish and algae.

b)

moved by using many tiny legs.

c)

lived in an environment that required a hard shell for protection.

d)

had an internal skeleton that was used to maintain the organism's shape.

57.
In order for a fossil to form, which of the following events must happen FIRST?
a)
Slowly, minerals in the water replace the bone.
b)
Sediment covers the bone.
c)
An animal dies.
d)
The bone is no longer a bone, but a rock copy.
58.
_____ is any living thing, plant or animal, even you!
a)
A paleontologist
b)
An organism
c)
A fossil
d)
A rock
59.
If scientists found this fossil, what could they infer?
a)
what fish are like today
b)
that this fish lacked oxygen
c)
what kind of animal ate this fish
d)
that water once covered the area
60.

What happens to insects when they become trapped in amber?

a)

they form molds

b)

they are preserved (they stay the same)

c)

they decay

d)

they form casts

61.

Long ago, small organisms became trapped in sticky tree sap that hardened. What is the hardened sap called?

a)

a cast

b)

an imprint

c)

a mold

d)

amber

62.

Which is NOT a reason scientists study fossils?

a)

They tell us how long a species existed on Earth.

b)

To learn how organisms are related to each other.

c)

How organisms communicated with each other.

d)

Fossils tell scientists the types of environments that organisms lived in.

63.

Which rock type would be best to find fossils?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

64.
What caused this rock to break apart?
a)
ice
b)
plant
c)
wind
d)
rain
65.
What caused this rock to break apart?
a)
ice
b)
plant
c)
wind
d)
rain
66.
The process by which small pieces of rocks and soil are carried away to new locations is called...
a)
deposition
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
faults
67.
Wind blasting sand at rock and carving out caves
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
68.
Wind blowing sand from one location to another
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
69.
How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?  The freezing water—
a)
keeps the rocks in place
b)
makes the rocks last longer
c)
expands cracks and breaks rocks
d)
causes rocks to fall in landslides
70.
What was sand before it was broken down?
a)
soil
b)
rock
c)
water
d)
cement
71.
What is the placement of the rocks after they are broken down and moved?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
72.
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
73.
What made this landform known as a valley?
a)
Glacier
b)
hill
c)
deposition
d)
rocks
74.
What caused this canyon to form over many years?
a)
Water
b)
Deposition
c)
valley
d)
Plants
75.
How does wind cause weathering?
a)
Wind does not cause weathering.
b)
Wind makes the clouds move.
c)
Wind is strong and cause tornadoes.
d)
Wind blows sand on the rock and wears it down. 
76.
How does water cause erosion?
a)
It makes rocks wet.
b)
It rains and get everything rainy and gooey.
c)
Rain, rivers, and ocean waves wash rock from one place and move it to another.
d)
Artic air and freezing rain can cause rocks to freeze.
77.
What  is the slow process that breaks rock into smaller pieces?
a)
erosion
b)
gravity
c)
weathering
d)
deposition
78.

What happens when hardened lava builds up over a long period of time?

a)

a landslide

b)

a flood

c)

rivers form

d)

mountains form

79.
A large boulder slowly becomes smaller over hundreds of years. How did this rock change size?
a)
People broke it into little pieces.
b)
Animals scratched it.
c)
Wind and rain weathered it.
d)
Plants used up all the nutrients.