WorksheetsEOT 1 Revision - Grade 4 Science
Total questions: 119
Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins
Mountains, valleys, hills and deserts are all examples of:
Highlands
Landforms
Hydrosphere
Water bodies
A large landmass is called:
Water body
Map
Continent
Abyssal Plain
What is the flattest part of the ocean floor?
Seamount
Abyssal Plain
Trench
Continental slope
What is the deepest part of the ocean floor?
Continental shelf
Abyssal Plain
Trench
Continental slope
Circle all features you might find under the ocean.
Mountains
Delta
Volcanoes
Valleys
Canyons
Choose all names of underwater mountains.
Rift valley
Seamount
Abyssal plain
Mid- Ocean ridge
Which term best describes elevation?
Height above sea level
Height below sea level
Points at sea level
Deep areas like trenches
Which map uses contour lines and numbers to show elevation?
Topographic map
Relief map
Physical map
Which of the following landforms would have many close topographical lines on the map?
Valley
Mountain
Plain
Ocean
Where do most earthquakes happen?
Near plate boundaries
Away from plate boundaries
In the middle of the ocean
Which lines best show a plain on a topographic map?
1
2
Label: River Valley Plain Plateau Ocean Desert Dunes Canyon Coast Hill Beach Lake Delta Mountain
Name 3 things that can happen/form when plates move.
Label: Latitude Longitude Prime meridian Equator
Label each picture correctly: Latitude Longitude
Study the picture and answer the following questions:
The remains of dead living things are called:
Remains
Rocks
Fossils
What do scientists learn from fossils?
Rocks and minerals
The places where earthquakes happened
How the environment changed over time
What is the deepest part of the ocean floor?
What is the flattest part of the ocean floor?
What are 2 names of underwater mountains?
What is the name of the valley found between the mid-ocean ridges?
Sediments can get pressed together which can form:
Sand
Sediments
Sedimentary rock
Fossils
Which layer is the oldest?
1
4
6
5
Which layer is the newest?
1
4
6
5
Fossils are preserved in:
Sedimentary rocks
Chalk
Coal
When lava from volcanoes cools down it can change into:
Plains
Rocks then an island
Plates
Choose all forces from the Earth that can change how it looks like.
Earthquakes
Flow of rivers
Mountains
Volcanoes
Light rain
What does it mean to find fossils of ammonites near a forest or a mountain?
Ammonites used to live on land
Land used to be covered in water
Wind moved the ammonite fossils to land
Where do most earthquakes and volcanoes happen?
Away from the ‘ring of fire’
Along (near) plate boundaries
Away from plate boundaries
Which of the following are not found near plate boundaries?
Mountains
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Abyssal plains
What can form when plates push against each other?
Oceans
Mountains
Canyons
Delta
What is the name of the scientist that studies fossils?
Seismologist
Chemist
Paleontologist
A paleontologist found a crocodile fossil in the desert. What conclusions can you make about what this landscape was like in the past?
The climate was very warm and dry
The climate was very warm and had rain
The climate was very cold and dry
The climate had very cold winters and very hot summers
Which of the following changes to Earth does not happen quickly?
Earthquakes
Volcanic eruptions
Floods
Forming an island
Which of the following changes to Earth happens quickly?
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Earthquakes
What is weathering?
When rocks break
When rocks move
When rocks stop and get dropped off
What is erosion?
When rocks break
When rocks move
When rocks stop and get dropped off
What is erosion?
When rocks break
When rocks move
When rocks stop and get dropped off
What is deposition?
When rocks break
When rocks move
When rocks stop and get dropped off
What is physical weathering?
When rocks break and their minerals change
When rocks break but have the same minerals
What is chemical weathering?
When rocks break and their minerals change
When rocks break but have the same minerals
Which of the following causes physical weathering of rocks?
Water and wind
Lichens
Rust
Plant roots
What is abrasion?
When rocks grind against each other, causing them to break
When rocks get deposited in a new place
When water freezes and causes rocks to break
Which type of weathering can abrasion cause?
Physical weathering
Chemical weathering
Animals like gophers can break rocks. Which type of weathering do they cause?
Physical weathering
Chemical weathering
Which of the following breaks rocks chemically?
Wind and water
Rust
Animals
Acids from lava and plant roots can break rocks. Which type of weathering is this?
Physical weathering
Chemical weathering
How can we control the rate of sand erosion?
By using less plastic
By cutting trees
By growing plants (vegetation)
Deposition by rivers can form:
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Delta
Mountains
Rivers can move rocks (erosion). What can this form over time?
Canyons
Mountains
Hills
Which landform can be formed when wind deposits sand?
Canyons
Dunes
Plains
Mountains
What happens during physical weathering?
The size and shape of rocks change
It snows
Rust is made when water and air combine
Rocks are chemically changed
Which process can cause landslides?
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Which of the following changes does not happen quickly?
A landslide
Floods
Volcanoes
Weathering of rocks
Gravity pulls rainwater down. The flowing water causes erosion by:
Forming deserts
Forming sand dunes
Washing away soil
Forming mountains
What is the sudden movement of Earth’s crust called?
Flood
Earthquakes
Tsunami
Volcanoes
What are the cracks in Earth’s crust called?
Faults
Plates
Volcanoes
Trenches
What is the name of the scientist that studies earthquakes?
Paleontologist
Seismologist
Chemist
Where do most earthquakes and volcanoes happen?
In the middle of the ocean
Along land-water plate boundaries
Which landforms are usually found along plate boundaries?
Abyssal plains
Plains
Mountains and ocean trenches
What is the name of the earthquake waves that move in all directions?
Longitudinal waves
Transverse waves
Seismic waves
How do transverse waves move?
Up and down
Back and forth
In all directions
How do longitudinal waves move?
Up and down
Back and forth
In all directions
Which wave is faster?
Longitudinal wave
Transverse wave
Which wave causes more damage?
Longitudinal wave
Transverse wave
What happens after earthquakes make things vibrate?
Things go to a new place
Things end up in the same place
Steeper earthquake lines on a seismograph means:
A strong earthquake
A weak earthquake
A measure of how many crests or troughs move through time is:
Amplitude
Frequency
Wavelength
The height from crests or troughs to the midpoint is:
Amplitude
Wavelength
Frequency
The distance from crests or troughs is:
Amplitude
Wavelength
Frequency
The highest point in a wave is called:
Crest
Trough
The lowest point in a wave is called:
Crest
Trough
ghest point in a wave is called:
Crest
Trough
The lowest point in a wave is called:
Crest
Trough
What is the name of the device that detects and measures earthquakes?
Amplitude
Seismograph
Frequency
What word describes the amount of energy released by earthquakes?
Magnitude
Crests
Wavelength
On a Richter scale, how much more energy does a 5.0 earthquake have compared to a 4.0 earthquake?
64 times more energy
1 time more energy
Twice more energy
32 times more energy
If a seismograph records an earthquake of 7.0 magnitude, how much more energy is released compared to a 5.0 earthquake?
256 times more energy
128 times more energy
64 times more energy
32 times more energy
If the magnitude of an earthquake increases, what would happen to its amplitude?
Amplitude increases
Amplitude decreases
Amplitude stays the same
Which of the following is a way to build earthquake-proof buildings?
Use bricks
Use motion dampeners (steel and rubber)
How can we stop lateral forces from earthquakes?
Use shear walls
Use bracing (like X bracing)
Use mass dampers
All
What should you do in case of an earthquake?
Stay close to windows
Hide under a sturdy table
Stay close to doors
Run outside before the shaking stops
This damper can reduce damage from:
Volcano
Floods
Earthquakes
Hurricanes
What do the numbers in the picture represent?
Speed
Direction
Energy
Time
Which animal is the fastest?
Cheetah
Bee
Horse
Eagle
Which animal is the slowest?
Dolphin
Turtle
Bee
Giraffe
How can you find the speed of a moving train?
Divide the distance travelled by the time
Divide the time spent by the direction travelled
Multiply the distance travelled by the time
Multiply the kinetic energy by the distance travelled
If a race car travelled a distance of 500 km in 2 hours, what was its speed?
500 + 2 = 502 km/h
500 ÷ 2 = 250 km/h
500 x 2 = 1000 km/h
500 – 2 = 498 km/h
What cannot be used to describe an object’s motion?
Temperature
Distance
Direction
Time
What is a push or pull?
Distance
Force
Direction
Speed
How would you know that a car has not accelerated?
If it speeds up
If it changes its direction
If it slows down
If it moves at the same speed and direction
Which surface would have more friction?
The floors in the classroom
Ice
A rocky road
The floors in the mall
What is the force that pulls things down?
Gravity
Friction
What is the force that slows down and stops objects?
Gravity
Friction
Which answer shows a correct speed term?
120 km/h
120 h
120 m
120 km
There are ________________ forces acting on the car.
Balanced
Unbalanced
What happens to an object if 2 equal and opposite forces are applied on it?
The object moves faster
The object moves slower
The object does not change
The object changes direction
Jacob is walking a small and a big dog. The 2 dogs started pulling Jacob in opposite directions. In which direction will Jacob be pulled?
Toward the small dog
Toward the big dog
Toward the dog applying more force
A boy pushes a box and moves it across the room. This is an example of:
Balanced forces
Unbalanced forces
What can a force do?
It can make things move
It can make things stop moving
It can change the speed and direction of moving objects
All the above
Which of the following is the average velocity of a plane that flies 700 kilometer north in 2 hours?
350 km/h south
350 km/m south
350 km/h north
350 km/m north
Which of the following defines the change of velocity over time?
Acceleration
Distance
Motion
Speed
Three cubes of equal volumes but different materials and masses were thrown from the same height at the same time. Which of the following is the correct sequence of falling according to the gravitational pull?
Foam → Wood → Lead
Wood → Foam → Lead
Foam → Lead → Wood
Lead → Wood → Foam
What is kinetic energy?
Energy of motion
Stored energy
What is potential energy?
Energy of motion
Stored energy
Suppose you are riding a bike. Which of the following would happen if you increased the speed of the bike?
Kinetic energy increases
Kinetic energy decreases
Potential energy increases
Potential energy decreases
If a truck and a motorcycle are moving at the same speed, which of them would have more kinetic energy?
The truck
The motorcycle
If a motorcycle is moving faster than a truck, which of them would have more kinetic energy?
The truck
The motorcycle
Which of the following would increase if you lifted an object higher?
Potential energy
Kinetic energy
Direction
Chemical energy
An airplane in flight has:
Potential energy because it is above ground
Kinetic energy because it is moving
Both potential energy and kinetic energy
None of the above
Which is an evidence that a bowling ball has more energy when it is moving faster than when it is moving slower?
The ball has more mass when it is moving faster
The ball can knock more pins when it is moving faster
The bowling ball can knock more pins when than a football moving at the same speed
When a bike travels on a flat sidewalk, which best describes the type of energy the bike has?
Potential energy
Kinetic energy
Sound energy
Chemical energy
Which of the following would increase when you stretch a coil?
Kinetic energy
Chemical energy
Potential energy
Direction
Which cube has more potential energy?
Cube 1
Cube 2
Choose the correct answer:
The cars are losing kinetic energy as they go down
The cars are losing potential energy as they go down
How are energy of motion (kinetic energy) and speed related?
Explain what happens to the amount of energy a cheetah has when it runs faster.
The figure shows the speed and energy of a roller coaster. Fill in the blanks using the terms: (Speed – Potential energy – Kinetic energy)
Speed
Potential energy
Kinetic energy
