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Worksheets4th Grade Science Review
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which process of the water cycle occurs as heat from the Sun warms water on Earth?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Runoff
d)
Precipitation
2.
In which season will South Carolina most likely have the warmest weather?
a)
fall
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
winter
3.
Water falls to the ground as rain. Which step of the water cycle happens next?
a)
water in the air condenses to form droplets
b)
water evaporates to form water vapor
c)
water flows downhill as runoff
d)
water droplets in clouds combine
4.
What type of severe weather is this?
a)
hurricane
b)
snowstorm
c)
tornado
d)
thunderstorm
5.
What is a front?
a)
a place where two air masses meet
b)
the front part of a hurricane
c)
an area of very high wind
d)
an area that has nice weather
6.
What tool is used to measure the direction of the wind?
a)
wind vane
b)
anemometer
c)
thermometer
d)
telescope
7.
A person who studies the weather is called a (an) ___________.
a)
weatherman
b)
weather specialist
c)
meteorologist
d)
cloud watcher
8.
Which of these is a form of precipitation?
a)
ocean water
b)
snow
c)
runoff
d)
cloud
9.
Which kind of cloud looks like a blanket of low clouds in the sky?
a)
stratus
b)
cirrus
c)
cumulous
d)
fog
10.
Which of these must happen to form a cloud?
a)
water vapor condensing
b)
rain falling
c)
snow falling
d)
ice melting
11.
What do Earth and Saturn have in common?
a)
they are the same size
b)
they both give off their own light
c)
they both move around the sun
d)
they are both made of gas
12.
Which list of phases is in the correct order?
a)
new moon, full moon, first quarter, last quarter
b)
new moon, first quarter, last quarter, full moon
c)
new moon, first quarter, full moon, last quarter
d)
full moon, first quarter, new moon, last quarter
13.
Which list of phases is in the correct order?
a)
new moon, full moon, first quarter, last quarter
b)
new moon, first quarter, last quarter, full moon
c)
new moon, first quarter, full moon, last quarter
d)
full moon, first quarter, new moon, last quarter
14.
In Winter, the Northern Hemisphere gets
a)
direct light at noon
b)
less direct light than in summer
c)
more direct light than in summer
d)
no light
15.
As the Earth rotates (spins), the part facing AWAY from the Sun has __________.
a)
spring
b)
day time
c)
night time
d)
summer
16.
What does Earth have that the moon does not?
a)
an atmosphere
b)
a rocky surface
c)
mountains
d)
plains
17.
The ______ is the name for the central star in our solar system.
a)
Solaris
b)
Sun
c)
Moon
d)
Polaris
18.
The Sun appears to rise in the ______ and set in the _______.
a)
East, West
b)
North, South
c)
West, East
d)
South, North
19.
Earth has seasons because Earth's axis is ______.
a)
straight
b)
parallel
c)
tilted
d)
vertical
20.
Tides are the daily rising and falling of the _______.
a)
moon
b)
earth
c)
oceans
d)
land
21.
_______ are bodies, natural satellites, that orbit the Sun, a star.
a)
Meteorites
b)
Stars
c)
Planets
d)
Comets
22.
Which plants reproduce with spores?
a)
oak trees
b)
cotton plants
c)
wildflowers
d)
mosses
23.
Which living thing most likely lives in a swamp?
a)
monkey
b)
cactus
c)
robin
d)
alligator
24.
An animal that becomes completely inactive in the winter is ______.
a)
migrating
b)
competing
c)
reproducing
d)
hibernating
25.
Which term means "a harmful material released into the environment?"
a)
resource
b)
pollutant
c)
nutrient
d)
waste
26.
Which organisms change their environment?
a)
plants only
b)
animals and humans only
c)
animals, plants, and humans
d)
humans and plants only
27.
Which term describes an animal that does not have a backbone?
a)
reptile
b)
mammal
c)
vertebrate
d)
invertebrate
28.
How do animals use their sensory organs?
a)
to change their environment
b)
to keep other animals from reproducing
c)
to make more animals like themselves
d)
to get signals from their environments
29.
Animals are born with certain behaviors that allow them to survive. These are called ______.
a)
instincts
b)
acquired
c)
created
d)
learned
30.
Which of the following is NOT a vertebrate group?
a)
fish
b)
reptiles
c)
insects
d)
mammals
31.
Which object works by reflecting light?
a)
mirror
b)
prism
c)
light bulb
d)
hand lens
32.
Which object does not make a shadow on a sunny day?
a)
a tree branch
b)
a sheet of clear glass
c)
a penny
d)
a paper bag
33.
All light appears to be _____, but is actually made up of lots of colors.
a)
black
b)
blue
c)
white
d)
red
34.
Light is a form of energy that travels in a _____ line.
a)
curved
b)
perpendicular
c)
straight
d)
right
35.
A magnet attracts a toy. The toy might be made of _______.
a)
steel
b)
rubber
c)
copper
d)
plastic
36.
Which energy change happens inside of a toaster?
a)
electricity to heat and light
b)
light to heat
c)
sound to heat
d)
electricity to sound
37.
Which of these materials is an insulator?
a)
rubber
b)
aluminum
c)
copper
d)
steel
38.
Which of these happens to an electromagnet if electricity stops flowing through it?
a)
gets stronger
b)
gets weaker
c)
stops being magnetic
d)
strength stays the same
39.
If you make a circuit with two bulbs and one bulb burns out but the other stays lit, it is a ______ circuit.
a)
parallel
b)
open
c)
series
d)
electromagnet
40.
Which of these is energy you can hear?
a)
electricity
b)
sound
c)
heat
d)
light
41.
If two magnets with unlike poles are placed near each other, they will _____ each other.
a)
absorb
b)
attract
c)
repel
d)
refract
42.
Which of these is a qualitative observation.
a)
bike is 2 meters tall
b)
6 bikes in the yard
c)
seat is 6 inches long
d)
more black bikes than blue
43.
Information you gather with your senses is called _______.
a)
an opinion
b)
a question
c)
a belief
d)
an observation
44.
Which tool would be most useful for observing the details of an insect's wings?
a)
thermometer
b)
balance
c)
hand lens
d)
telescope
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