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Science Benchmark Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a consumer?
a)
An animal
b)
An organism that eats another organism
c)
A organism
d)
A animal that eats another animal 
2.
Which is an example of a carnivore?
a)
A pig
b)
A cow
c)
A worm
d)
A wolf
3.
In a food web, the arrow shows what?
a)
energy
b)
life
c)
food
d)
health
4.
What is a decomposer?
a)
A deceased organism
b)
breaks down dead organisms
c)
breaks down other organisms
d)
breaks down non-living things 
5.
What is special about a producer?
a)
They make their own food 
b)
They break down their own food
c)
They build their own homes
d)
They move from place to place in search of food 
6.
What does a healthy ecosystem look like? 
a)
One organisms is missing from the ecosystem
b)
One organisms helps bring the entire ecosystem alive
c)
One organism is in charge
d)
Some organisms eat other organisms to survive
7.

Which measurement is the amount of SPACE a substance takes up?

a)

volume

b)

mass

c)

density

d)

length

8.

Which measurement is the amount of MATTER a substance has?

a)

volume

b)

mass

c)

density

d)

length

9.

Which method of measuring volume would be BEST to use if measuring the volume of a liquid?

a)

Measure its water displacement.

b)

Measure it in a graduated cylinder.

c)

Use a ruler to measure length X width X height.

10.

A digital scale measures...

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Liquid

d)

Solid

e)

Gas

11.

Magnetism is a type of ____________

a)

force

b)

book

c)

plant

d)

animal

12.

When two magnets attract, they ______________

a)

push apart

b)

change color

c)

get colder

d)

pull together

13.

When two magnets repel, they ________________

a)

change color

b)

pull together

c)

push apart

d)

get colder

14.

Materials with _______________ surfaces have less friction.

a)

smooth

b)

rough

c)

both

15.

A boy sits halfway down a grassy slope. What force stops him sliding down?

a)

Weight

b)

Gravity

c)

Friction

d)

Magnetism

16.

On which surface will a toy car travel the furthest?

a)

Carpet

b)

Polished Wood

c)

Ice

d)

Grassy field

17.

What is gravity?

a)

A force that pulls

b)

A force that pushes

c)

energy

d)

friction

18.

A _____ is a pull or a push.

a)

force

b)

friction

c)

gravity

d)

speed

19.
Do all small objects float?
a)
Yes
b)
No
20.
LEAF
a)
FLOAT
b)
SINK
21.
LEAF
a)
FLOAT
b)
SINK
22.
If an object’s molecules are tightly packed, it is _______________________________.
a)
Less dense and will float
b)
Neither of the choices
c)
Denser and will float
d)
Denser and will sink
23.

A group of students completed a float or sink experiment. They put six objects into a bucket of water. The objects were made of three different materials: clay, plastic, and steel. The diagram shows the results of the experiment.


Which material always sank in this experiment?

a)

clay

b)

plastic

c)

steel

24.

A group of students completed a float or sink experiment. They put six objects into a bucket of water. The objects were made of three different materials: clay, plastic, and steel. The diagram shows the results of the experiment.


In the diagram, where is the duck located in relation to the spoon?

a)

below

b)

above

c)

next to

d)

under

25.

What is energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

The ability to do work.

26.

What is NOT a renewable energy source?

a)

coal

b)

wind

c)

solar

d)

water

27.
What is mechanical energy?
a)
The energy of motion
b)
The ability to cause motion (kinetic and potential energy)
c)
Stored energy
d)
How far something goes in a specific time
28.
Energy makes everything happen in the universe. 
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Not all living things need energy to move, grow, and change.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
What is a insulator?
a)
a material that slows the transfer of heat
b)
a material that transfers heat easily
c)
a material that is fluffy
d)
a material that is temperature controlled
31.
What is a conductor?
a)
a material that slows the transfer of heat
b)
a material that transfers heat easily
c)
a material that is fluffy
d)
a material that is temperature controlled
32.
What is the BEST example of a conductor? 
a)
A wooden block
b)
A ceramic mug
c)
A glass cup
d)
A metal bowl
33.
A jacket is a good example of an . . .
a)
Insulator
b)
Investigator
c)
Conductor
d)
Interrogator
34.

Which of the following is a good conductor of heat and electricity?

a)

newspaper

b)

copper wire

c)

glass plate

d)

plastic bottle

35.

The following are conductors EXCEPT-

a)
b)
c)
d)
36.

A resource is considered renewable if it -

a)

can be created only over millions of years

b)

is made of Earths’ materials like rocks and minerals

c)

can be replaced in a relatively short amount of time

d)

is useful to humans in making energy and materials

37.

Students were asked to generate a list that contained nothing but renewable resources. Which student was the the only one to make a correct list?

a)

Student A

b)

Student B

c)

Student C

d)

Student D

38.

The T-chart shows how some natural resources are classified. Which of the following should be placed where the question mark is to complete the chart?

a)

Ice

b)

Wind

c)

Natural Gas

d)

Animals

39.

Why is water classified as a renewable rather than a nonrenewable resource? Water is classified as renewable because it -

a)

is constantly replaced

b)

is important to all life

c)

can be frozen into ice

d)

evaporates into the air

40.

To save and use a resource carefully

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

c)

Conservation

d)

Resource

41.

A resource that can be replaced in a human lifetime

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

c)

conservation

d)

resource

42.
A ______ is when the side of the Moon facing Earth appears to be not lit. 
a)
New Moon
b)
Crescent Moon
c)
Full Moon
d)
Moon Phases
43.
If the last full moon was on April 4th, when can you expect to see the next full moon? 
a)
April 29th
b)
July 4th
c)
May 4th
d)
September 12th
44.
Why does the Moon have phases? 
a)
The moon reflects light from the sun. Sometimes there is a shadow on the moon and we only see part of it. 
b)
Only part of the moon is turned on and shining at a time. 
c)
The Earth is blocking the moon when we don't see it. 
d)
The moon moves out of sight. 
45.
____ comes before Winter in the Southern hemisphere. 
a)
summer
b)
spring
c)
fall
46.
Imaginary line that runes through Earth. 
a)
orbit
b)
day
c)
tilt
d)
axis
47.
When the Northern Hemisphere learns toward the sun, daylight is - 
a)
shorter
b)
longer
c)
equal
48.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
49.
What season is letter A in the northern hemisphere?
a)
Winter
b)
Summer
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
50.
________________ are physical traits passed down from adults to offspring through genetics. 
a)
Instincts
b)
Learned Behaviors
c)
Inherited Traits
d)
Skills