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practice test web, erosion, renewable and non-erosion

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 2hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

non-renewable resource

a)

can be replaced

b)

limited amounts

c)

there is plenty of

2.

wood

a)

renewable

b)

non-renewable

3.

natural gas

a)

renewable

b)

non-renewable

4.

wind

a)

renewable

b)

non-renewable

5.

A students places different samples of soils in 5 different cups with a whole at the bottom. They place another cup right below each cup and pour water into the top cup. The student then measures the time it takes for the water to begin to drip from the bottom of each cup.

What property is the student most likely testing with this procedure?

a)

The differences of texture between wet and dry soils.

b)

How well different soils retain water.

c)

How much water is needed to dissolve different soils.

d)

The amount of time it takes different soils to dry.

6.

process by which

weathered and eroded

material is deposited by

wind, water, and ice

a)

Conserve

b)

Humus

c)

Soil

d)

Deposition

7.

the movement of

weathered material by

wind, water, or ice (e.g.

glaciers)

a)

Erosion

b)

Humus

c)

Soil

d)

Weathering

8.

The original source of energy for a food web is...

a)

plants

b)

sun

c)

producers

d)

decomposers

9.

Arrows in a food web represent...

a)

eating

b)

sunlight

c)

energy

d)

matter

10.
Where does the energy start in this food chain?
a)
Plant
b)
Sun
c)
Deer
d)
Wolf
11.

What are the 3 agents of change responsible for changing landforms?

a)

wind

b)

water

c)

ice

d)

steam

12.

U-shaped valleys and moraines are created by...

a)

glaciers

b)

fast water

c)

wind

d)

giants with shovels

13.

This landform is called a...

a)

Sand Dune

b)

Sea Arch

c)

Delta

d)

U-Shaped Valley

14.

What agent of change caused the SEA arch?

a)

Water

b)

Mud

c)

Glacier

15.
Which of these organisms would receive energy from the snake?
a)
Plant
b)
Rabbit
c)
Mouse
d)
Hawk
16.

Which object would a magnet attract?

a)

a glass bottle

b)

a piece of paper

c)

a steel paper clip

d)

a rubber eraser

17.
How long is a lunar month?  
a)
30
b)
29.5
c)
27
d)
27.3
18.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
19.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
20.
Name the phase of the moon for letter f
a)
Waning Gibbous
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waxing Crescent
21.

This model is showing us a...

a)

lunar eclipse

b)

solar eclipse

c)

phases of the moon

d)

earth eclipse

22.

This image is showing us a.....

a)

solar eclipse

b)

lunar eclipse

c)

phases of the moon

d)

earth eclipse

23.

When the sun gets lower in the sky, shadows get______.

a)

longer

b)

gone

c)

shorter

d)

darker

24.

Shadows are longest during _______.

a)

morning and evening

b)

noon

c)

night

25.

Shadows are shortest around______.

a)

morning and evening

b)

noon

c)

night

26.

When an object blocks the path of light, what is formed?

a)

A problem

b)

A fog

c)

A reflection

d)

A shadow

27.

Where will the tree's shadow be?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

28.
Characteristics passed from parents to their offspring.
a)
behavior
b)
learned trait
c)
inherited trait
d)
function
29.
Characteristics that are passed from parents to their offspring are called 
a)
behaviors
b)
learned traits
c)
inherited traits
d)
functions
30.
A behavior that is developed by observing others or by being taught is a 
a)
learned behavior 
b)
inherited trait
c)
adaptation 
d)
function
31.

What is camouflage?

a)

an inherited behavior, something the animal is born knowing what to do

b)

allows an animal to blend in with its surroundings

c)

a set of instructions given from parent to offspring

d)

a characteristic of an organism

32.

Many animals in an ecosystem depend on other animals for —

a)

shelter

b)

water and air

c)

energy

d)

support

33.

Is a mushroom growing from the ground living, or nonliving? 

a)
Living
b)
Nonliving
c)
None of the above
34.

What is an organism?

a)

An organism is a non-living thing like air, water, and the sun.

b)

An organism is a living thing that can live on its own.

c)

An organisms is a living thing such as rocks and plants.

d)

An organism is a non-living thing like people, plants, and animals.

35.
What is photosynthesis?
a)
The process plants use to turn carbon dioxide and water into food.
b)
The process plants use to chlorophyll and sunlight into air. 
c)
The process plants use to turn sunlight and chlorophyll into soil.
d)
The process plants use to turn chocolate and milk into chocolate milk.
36.
Where does photosynthesis take place?
a)
The leaves.
b)
The roots.
c)
The branches.
d)
The kitchen.
37.

Freezing is what happens when

a)

a liquid changes to solid

b)

gas changes to liquid

c)

solid changes to liquid

38.

Condensation happens when

a)

gas changes to liquid.

b)

liquid changes to gas.

c)

water vapor changes to ice

39.

The process of a liquid changing to gas is called

a)
condensation
b)
melting
c)

vaporization

40.
What is a force?
a)
a push or pull
b)
speed or acceleration 
c)
potential or kinetic energy
d)
balanced or unbalanced force
41.

a force that pulls objects toward each other

a)

Friction

b)

Force

c)

Gravity

d)

Magnetism

42.
The toy oven shown uses a lightbulb to bake small cakes. What types of energy does the toy oven use to bake the cakes?
a)
Light and sound
b)
Electrical and thermal
c)
Thermal and mechanical
d)
Mechanical and electrical
43.
this circuit is .....?
a)
open
b)
parallel
c)
closed
d)
The cutest little circuit evah!
44.
Would would best complete this circuit?
a)
A wire
b)
A switch
c)
A battery
d)
A light bulb
45.
A material in which electrons are not able to move easily 
a)
Circuit 
b)
Insulator 
c)
Resistance 
d)
Conductor
46.
Material that allows electric current or thermal energy to pass through easily
a)
conductor
b)
insulator
c)
flow
d)
circuit
47.

A rain gauge is a device that collects rainfall.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

What is the temperature on the thermometer?

a)

95° F

b)

96° F

c)

97° F

d)

98° F