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4th quarter wrap (Energy, Earth, and organisms)

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Lily notices that the weather has been sunnier than usual, and wonders what would happen to the nearby lake if the amount of sunlight increased?

a)

It would evaporate faster

b)

It would go through condensation

c)

It would get colder

d)

The lake will grow

2.

Ava is looking at herself in a mirror. How does light reflect off the mirror so she can see her reflection?

a)

It bounces right back

b)

It goes up

c)

It goes down

d)

It travels through the mirror

3.

Jackson is exploring a park that is designed to mimic a natural ecosystem. Mark everything that he might find in this park?

a)

Rivers

b)

Deer

c)

Streets

d)

Trees

4.

David is exploring a forest and observes various abiotic factors around him. Which abiotic factor is not found in a natural environment?

a)

Sun

b)

Stream

c)

Road

d)

Stones

5.

Mia is learning about organisms that can make their own food using sunlight. She asks her teacher what another term for such organisms is. What is the correct answer?

a)

heterotroph

b)

producer

c)

primary consumer

d)

secondary consumer

6.

Luna is curious about where the energy that supports all life on Earth comes from. She wonders if it is from the Earth, the moon, the sun, or the food we eat/make. What is the main source of energy for all life?

a)

the Earth

b)

the moon

c)

the sun

d)

the food we eat/make

7.

Noah places a metal rod inside a bucket of cold water and leaves it for 6 hours. What will happen?

a)

The water will get colder and the rod will get warm

b)

The water will be boiling and the rod will be cold

c)

They will turn to the same temperature

d)

The rod will get cool and the water will turn to ice

8.

Noah shines a flashlight at a mirror, as shown in the illustration.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the mirror is-

a)

absorbed

b)

stopped

c)

reflected

d)

refracted

9.

Ava is choosing materials for a new window. She wants the surface to be highly reflective so it can reflect sunlight into her room. Which of the following surfaces would be considered highly reflective?

a)

A) Wood

b)

B) Concrete

c)

C) Glass

d)

D) Leather

10.

Anika is looking at herself in a mirror. What does the mirror do to the light?

a)

Bouncing Light

b)

Bending Light

11.

Luna wants to carefully drop water onto a penny to see how many drops it can hold. What tool could she use to do this?

a)

eye dropper/ pipette

b)

microscope

c)

pan balance

d)

ruler

12.

Benjamin checks the thermometer outside his house. What is the temperature in degrees Celsius?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

9

d)

3

13.

Aiden is checking the temperature outside using three different thermometers. Which thermometer shows about 70 °F?

a)

blue

b)

green

c)

red

14.

Priya is watching a caterpillar turn into a butterfly in her garden. She wants to know what the stages are called that show how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly.

a)

Life Cycle

b)

Process

c)

Growing Up

d)

Life Steps

15.

Kai is watching a caterpillar in his garden and wonders how it turns into a butterfly. What are the stages called that show how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly?

a)

Life Cycle

b)

Process

c)

Growing Up

d)

Life Steps

16.

Anika is studying a food web in her science class. She sees carrots, grains, grasses, and grasshoppers in the diagram. Which of the following is NOT a producer?

a)

grasshoppers

b)

carrots

c)

grains

d)

grasses

17.

Abigail is studying a food web in her science class. She wants to know which animal a fox gets direct energy from. Which one should she choose?

a)

grasshoppers

b)

mice

c)

owls

d)

rabbits

18.

Imagine Evelyn is studying a food web in her science class. She wants to know which of the following organisms gets direct energy from other consumers. Which one should she choose?

a)

Fruit fly

b)

Butterfly

c)

Grasshopper

d)

Dragonfly

19.

Emma taps the side of a bucket filled with water and listens closely. How does the sound of the tap reach her ear?

a)

electricity

b)

Vibrations

c)

through reflecting light

d)

by wires

20.

When Oliver taps a drum, what causes the sound he hears?

a)

molecules

b)

vibrations

c)

people

d)

space

21.

Scarlett is playing a trombone in a concert. The instrument makes sound when air vibrates inside it.
Is this statement true?

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Ava is walking in the forest and notices shorea seeds falling from the trees. She observes that the seeds are carried away by the wind. Why are shorea seeds able to be dispersed by the wind?

a)

It is light and has wing-like structure

b)

It has hooks to hook onto the fur of animals

c)

It has a fibrous husk that makes it float

d)

It has dry pods that split open

23.

Mia sees a dandelion in her garden. She notices its seeds floating away after a gentle breeze. How are dandelion seeds dispersed?

a)

by animals

b)

by explosion or bursting

c)

by wind

24.

Scarlett puts a pencil in a glass of water and notices that the pencil looks bent where it enters the water. The bending of a ray when light passes from air into water is called _____________. (This is shown in this picture)

a)

refraction

b)

rainbow

c)

wavelength

25.

Jackson gets a new pair of eyeglasses. When he tries them on, he can see more clearly. Are the lenses in his glasses transparent, translucent, or opaque?

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

26.

Charlotte is curious about what everything around her is made of. She wonders if all matter is made up of atoms.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Luna is curious about what makes up everything around her, from the chair she sits on to the air she breathes. She wonders, all matter is made of _________.

a)

energy 

b)

atoms 

c)

electrons 

d)

compounds 

28.

Noah is visiting the Grand Canyon and wonders how it was formed over millions of years. What geological process should he learn about?

a)

Erosion by the Colorado River

b)

Glacial movement

c)

Tectonic plate shifting

d)

Volcanic eruption

29.

Olivia is visiting the Grand Canyon and wonders how the Colorado River created such a massive gorge. What is the name of the process by which the Colorado River carved the Grand Canyon?

a)

Deposition

b)

Excavation

c)

Weathering

d)

Erosion

30.

During a family trip to The Grand Canyon, Sophia asked, "What will most likely happen to The Grand Canyon over time?" 

a)

Wind will continue to erode the rocks.

b)

The canyon will get deeper as it continues to be eroded by the river and the rocks. 

c)

A mountain will form where the rock sediments are deposited.

d)

The river will evaporate, and the canyon will stop changing.   

31.

Ava and Liam are hiking near a canyon with tall, vertical sides, as shown in the picture. They wonder what most likely led to the formation of this canyon. Which of the following most likely led to the formation of this canyon?

a)

rapidly moving water

b)

hurricane

c)

burrowing animals

d)

volcanic activity

32.

Aria is hiking in a mountainous area and comes across a V-shaped valley. She learns that the valley did not exist thousands of years ago. How was this valley formed?

a)

sediment being deposited by slow-moving water

b)

riverbanks being eroded by fast-moving water

c)

earthquakes causing the ground to split open

d)

glaciers moving sediment to a new location

33.

A mover is pushing a box to the right and applying 25 N of force. The frictional force resists the object's movement.

What direction is the frictional force being applied?

a)

Upwards

b)

To the right

c)

Downwards

d)

To the left

34.

Ethan hits a cue ball with a pool stick, causing it to roll across the table and hit other balls. Which type of energy is this?

a)

Light

b)

Kinetic

c)

Solar

d)

Hydropower

35.

Which is an example of work?

a)

b)

c)

d)

36.

During a storm, Hannah checks the weather forecast to see if it will rain. If water has a freezing point of 32 degrees Fahrenheit, which of the following temperatures would predict rain?

a)

42degrees F

b)

29 degreesF

c)

20 degreesF

d)

31degrees F

37.

Emma is looking at a tiny organism under a microscope. She learns that it is unicellular. What does unicellular mean?

a)

Many cells

b)

2 cells

c)

1 cell

d)

0 cells

38.

Samuel is walking in the park and sees a bird, a shoe, a pencil, and a dead animal. Which of these is an organism?

a)

A dead animal

b)

A living thing

c)

A pencil

d)

A shoe

39.

Aria is learning about different types of organisms in her science class. She is asked to identify which of the following is a multicellular organism.

a)

Amoeba

b)

Yeast

c)

Algae

d)

Rose

40.

Mia is learning about different types of organisms in her science class. She wants to know which of the following is considered unicellular. Can you help her choose the correct answer?

a)

Human

b)

Tree

c)

Bacteria

d)

Fungi

41.

Noah is looking at a tiny organism under a microscope. He wonders how many cells make up this unicellular organism. How many cells is it made up of?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

10

d)

100

42.

Abigail is looking at a drop of pond water under a microscope and sees a tiny living thing made up of only one cell. What is this tiny living thing called?

a)

Plant cell

b)

Animal cell

c)

Both

d)

None

43.

Anika is reading about microorganisms in her science book. She comes across bacteria and wonders, "Is bacteria an unicellular organism?"

a)

Yes

b)

No

44.

Arjun is learning about different living things in his science class. He wants to know how bacteria and sharks are different. Which best compares bacteria and sharks?

a)

bacteria are unicellular, and sharks are multicellular

b)

bacteria are multicellular, and sharks are unicelluluar

c)

bacteria have transport systems, while sharks do not

d)

bacteria reproduce, while sharks do not 

45.

Maya is looking at pond water under a microscope and notices tiny one-celled organisms moving around. Which statement best describes these one-celled organisms?

a)

they carry out all the basic processes of life

b)

they do not get rid of waste

c)

they do not need to take in nutrients

d)

they work together to do certain jobs

46.

Michael is looking at bacteria under a microscope in his science class. He notices something unique about them. Which is a characteristic of bacteria?

a)

large in size

b)

found only in one particular environment

c)

made up of many different cells working together

d)

is a single celled organism

47.

Nora is looking at different organisms under a microscope. She wants to identify which one is best classified as a single-celled organism. Which should she choose?

a)

grasshopper

b)

bacteria

c)

pine needle

d)

mole

48.

Abigail is learning about energy in her science class. Her teacher asks, "All energy on Earth ultimately comes from what source?" (a)  

Choose from the below words

Water

Sun

Consumers

Oxygen

49.

Which organisms use blow holes to breath underwater?

a)

Whale

b)

Shark

c)

Dolphin

d)

Fish

50.

Which animal can breath underwater because of gills?

a)

Whale

b)

Shark

c)

Dolphin

d)

Lizard

51.

When Priya pushes a box across the floor, friction is the ____________ that one surface exerts on another surface.

a)

gravity

b)

motion

c)

force

52.

David is deciding whether to install a hard wood floor or a carpet in his house. Which surface has more friction?

a)

hardwood floor

b)

carpet

53.

Ava is pushing a box across the floor. Sliding friction occurs when two _____________ surfaces slide over one another.

a)

liquid

b)

oil

c)

solid

54.

Arjun pushes a toy car and it ___________ over the floor, experiencing rolling friction.

a)

bounces

b)

rolls

c)

slides

55.

Benjamin places a heavy box on the floor, but it does not move. The type of friction that acts on the box while it is not moving is called _____________ friction.

a)

sliding

b)

rolling

c)

static

d)

fluid

56.

When Mia rides her bicycle through the air, fluid friction acts on her. Is this statement true?

a)

true

b)

false

57.

Emma is riding her bicycle on a rough road. The more friction there is between the tires and the road, the slower her bicycle will move.

a)

true

b)

false

58.

Noah is learning about friction in his science class. He discovers that there are _________ types of friction.

a)

2

b)

1

c)

4

d)

5

59.

When Mia rides her skateboard down the sidewalk, the wheels most likely experience-

a)

Rolling Friction

b)

Sliding Friction

c)

Fluid Friction

d)

Static Friction

60.

Sally Sue slides down a playground slide. What type of friction does she experience?

a)

Rolling Friction

b)

Sliding Friction

c)

Fluid Friction

d)

Static Friction

61.

Avery is riding a bicycle on a rough road. How does friction affect Avery's speed?

a)

more friction decreases speed

b)

more friction increases speed

c)

less friction decreases speed

62.

When Daniel slides a box across a rough floor and then across a smooth floor, he notices that the box is harder to move on the rough surface. Rough surfaces have _________ compared to smoother surfaces.

a)

greater friction

b)

less friction

c)

the same level of friction

63.

Scarlett places a hot cup of tea next to a cold glass of water. Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.

a)

high to low

b)

low to high

c)

high to high

d)

It can travel high to low and low to high. 

64.

Elijah is learning about heat sources in his science class. His teacher asks, "What is the biggest heat source for our planet?" Elijah thinks carefully and answers: ______________________.

a)

Earth

b)

fire

c)

Moon

d)

Sun

65.

Grace is baking a cake and needs to check the oven temperature. What are two temperature scales she might use to measure the temperature?

a)

Grams and Kilograms

b)

Fahrenheit and Celsius

c)

Teaspoon and Tablespoon

66.

Sophia is learning about how heat can be created in different ways. She wonders which example creates heat through electricity.

Which example creates heat through electricity?

a)

a microwave

b)

the sun's rays

c)

breaks on a bicycle 

d)

burning coal

67.

Aria and Michael are rubbing their hands together to warm them up. The heat produced is called ____________________.

a)

burning

b)

electricity

c)

friction

d)

gloves

68.

Grace is checking the outdoor thermometer to see how cold it is outside. What temperature does the thermometer show?

a)

20° F

b)

21° F

c)

22° F

d)

24°F

69.

Lily wants to lift her school bag onto a table. What does she need to do this?

a)

The ability to do work

b)

Heat and Electricity

c)

A force that causes motion

d)

None of these

70.

Lily is interested in a field of study that combines science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. What is this engaging field called?

a)

Engineering

b)

STEM

c)

Robotics

71.

Michael is interested in a field of engineering that involves the design, construction, operation, and application of robots. Which specialized type of engineering should he pursue?

a)

STEM

b)

Robotics

c)

Engineering

72.

A toy car rolls faster down a ramp when the ramp is made steeper. What force is causing the car to move down the ramp?

a)

Magnetism

b)

Gravity

c)

Friction

d)

Electricity

73.

Emma wants to find out how fast her toy car is moving. What tool should she use?

a)

Thermometer

b)

Ruler

c)

Stopwatch

d)

Barometer

74.

Elijah rubs his hands together quickly on a cold day, and they get warm. What type of energy transformation is happening?

a)

Light to sound

b)

Electrical to chemical

c)

Motion to heat

d)

Chemical to nuclear

75.

Priya is trying to move a heavy box across the floor. Which of the following would increase the amount of friction between the box and the floor?

a)

Making the surfaces smoother

b)

Using wheels

c)

Adding oil between the surfaces

d)

Making the surfaces rougher

76.

Samuel throws a ball straight up into the air. Which of these statements is TRUE about the ball's motion?

a)

The ball moves faster as it rises

b)

The ball has no energy at the top

c)

Gravity slows the ball down as it rises

d)

There is no force acting on the ball after it leaves the hand.

77.

Emma strikes a drum with a stick, causing it to vibrate. Which form of energy is produced by the vibrating drum?

a)

Light energy

b)

Sound energy

c)

Thermal energy

d)

Chemical energy

78.

A person pushes a shopping cart, and it begins to move. What must be TRUE about the forces acting on the cart?

a)

The force of gravity is greater than the push

b)

The push is greater than the opposing friction

c)

There is no friction at all

d)

The cart moves only because of gravity

79.

Sophia is filling her car with gasoline and preparing a meal. She wonders what type of energy is stored in food and fuels like gasoline?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Thermal

c)

Chemical

d)

Electrical

80.

Michael stretches a rubber band and then releases it. Which situation shows potential energy turning into kinetic energy?

a)

A fan spinning

b)

A stretched rubber band being released

c)

A light bulb turning on

d)

A ball sitting on the ground

81.

Michael and James are pushing a box from opposite sides with equal force. What happens to the box?

a)

The box speeds up

b)

The box slows down

c)

The box changes shape

d)

The box does not move